33/34 Ford rolling chassis in San Diego

[CharlieLed]

Anybody else found this on ebay? 2466577397
I am looking for a frame for my 34 3W project but I'm not sure if this one is worth the time...I need some expert advice on this setup. Tube axle, 9" rearend,....

[Rocky]

Not worth the time? Hmmmmm....Charlie, there's no way of telling if there's terminal rust damage or if the thing's sprung outta shape in a collision without someone taking a good look. I see it's stored at Lakeside which, if I remember right, is right out there snuggled up to El Cajon and not all that far from S.D proper...I usta commute daily. Why not ask a local HAMBer to whip out there and take a good look at it. Measure for diamond [diagonal corner to corner] shape and check for severe marbleing of the metal. I see the bottoms of the x-member's rails have been torched to clear some kinda big tranny [just like my 34 pickup was] but that's not necesarily a negative thing...saves you from hacking it yourself and is pretty easily repaired/modified to suit your tranny application.
That thing looks pretty good to me in the photos but it needs more inspection before I'd slap my $$$ down. Good news is, there's still 8 days on the auction...bad news is, it's already over $1000.
You need more info, bro.........

[CharlieLed]

Thanks Rocky...I live close enough to Lakeside to go take a look at it myself, I was just wondering how much "liberty" someone has taken with the mods on this frame. I am not a 34 Ford expert but I am an engineer so when I look at that "X"-member in the center I have to wonder how much good it is if it doesn't connect each side together. Did this start out as a stock '34?

[OGNC]

I wondering wht there are muffler clamps on the front axle?

[choprods]

that is an aftermarket/eighties design, frame-right?

[FORD FAN]

Charlie,
The X member usually has a flat plate on top and bottom connecting them . Otherwise they would be worthless. This looks a lot like Chassis Engineering's X member. The part of the frame rails inside of the x is not boxed. I used their kit but had to make a lot of modifications to it to make it work as I had already boxed my rails. This is on a 32 frame but similar.All you need is a couple of pieces of flat stock to weld in. From the pic it looks very solid. I would loose the parallel 4-bars on the front though.
Don

[Mart]

Looks like a pretty good starting point if you've got nothing already. The X member needs rejoining top and bottom, it needs coilovers on the rear. What's there looks well made though. I'd say it's a reworked original frame. Over a grand now, with 8 days to go. It'll get a bit spendy I reckon, lots of interest.
Mart.

[tommy]

It sure looks like a state of the art frame from the late 70's-early 80's. Thr pre billit resto-rod era. Everything I see was a kit for the original 34 frame. The original x member box had to be removed for the 350 trans. (everybody used the 350 trans http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif)Missing are the 2 1/8" plates that connect the x frame rails in the middle. One on top with a hump and one on the bottom that also served as the trans mount. They bolted on. That's an original X frame. After market X members of that era were welded sections of straight channel with out any smooth curves. I'd bet a 100 bucks that the steering box is an early mustang. (can't see it but it works well) There are thousands of 33-34s still running the hyways equipped just like that.

Add up the cost of the axle,front and rear 4 bar kit, disc brake kit, drag link, pitman arm, etc., etc....

[choprods]

Yeah Tommy-I agree-that [perimeterONLY frame rails] with center member is 1700 dollars by itself....so a roller like that at 25oo would be a buy in this market......[Oh and dont forget shipping] that is getting as hi as buying price!

[Brooding Swede]

To bad you didn't see it when it was first posted. It was a " buy it now" at 2000. When the reserve was met at 1000 the buy it now went away. I saw it right when it was posted sorry and I forgot about it. Good luck it looks good from my house. If I was out west I most likely would have bid.BS

[CharlieLed]

I contacted this guy to find out where he was located and to set up a time to take a look at this chassis...the guy writes back and says somebody's on their way over to buy it! Still got 8 days left on the ebay auction and this guy is selling it...I give up.

[fab32]

Looks like a good buy to me. If we had one in that kind of shape available here in RUSTOLAND it would sell in a heart beat. As has been stated, start adding up the compoonents, you get to $2000 pretty quick. The center crossmember has to be removed to transplant a modern drivetrain anyway so that's no problem. I'd go for it if it were me.

Frank

[CharlieLed]

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I contacted this guy to find out where he was located and to set up a time to take a look at this chassis...the guy writes back and says somebody's on their way over to buy it! Still got 8 days left on the ebay auction and this guy is selling it...I give up.

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Soooo now I get an email from this guy sayin' that he got a call from the guy's wife who was supposed to buy this chassis, SHE said they weren't ready for this project! I guess it isn't sold after all...what a zoo

[CharlieLed]

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To bad you didn't see it when it was first posted. It was a " buy it now" at 2000. When the reserve was met at 1000 the buy it now went away. I saw it right when it was posted sorry and I forgot about it. Good luck it looks good from my house. If I was out west I most likely would have bid.BS

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I just got another email from the guy...he will take the $2,000 buy-it-now price even though it's not listed that way on ebay any longer. I told him that I'd stop by tomorrow after 10 AM. If there's anybody interested who wants to see better pics I can take them tomorrow...