AMAZING chassis work...

[kustombuilder]

went out to help at the Ionia Hot Rod Shop a couple days last week with HotRodDrummer and his ole man, Denny Lesky. always cool to see whats goin on there, ALOT of creativity going on in that little shop and UNREAL talent and attention to detail. i think one day Denny just might drive himself NUCKINFUTS being such a perfectionist (i USED to think I was bad).

anywho, just wanted to show off this duece chassis that they are just about done with. it's goin under a full fendered 3 window for a customer in Chicago. there where 3 pics of this chassis in the last issue of the Rodders Digest but they did not do it justice at all. i personaly hope the guy details the chassis and shows it at a few shows before the body goes on. so many details will be lost (or very hard to find) once the body goes on. these guys do just AMAZING work and it's a thrill being able to help out and learn from someone as talented and knowledgable as Denny.

this sucker is sporting an early Cad V8 with tripower and a TH350 trans with 9" rear...

[kustombuilder]

most people will say you can't run a TH350 (or any auto trans) with a stock 32 K-memeber, well i don't think "CAN'T" is in Denny's vocabulary...

[kustombuilder]

looks just like Henry made it don't it?? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif thats countless hours of cuttin, weldin and grindin there, but this one is just the prototype, the next ones should take much less time now that patterns have been made. they will likely be available for the do it yerselfer before long too...

just look at some of the details, if you know your duece chassis you'll easily realize how many subtle and not so subtle details went into this thing. the rivets, the stamped looking pieces, the "belled" holes. it's friggin art man!!

[kustombuilder]

moving our way to the back side of the K-member. check out the new rear suspension mounting points for the front of the split rear bones. those are old rubber bushings (i forget from what) welded to the ends of the old bones (which have also been extensively modified), no urethane crap here...
and how about those RIVETS!! i just get such a rush every time i look at these pics.

[springer]

one of these days you need to swing by and bring me with you to that shop. I would love to see there work up close.

[Unkl Ian]

Have they made your Super Top Secret front axle yet ?

At your suggestion,I e-mailed them asking about doing one,but never heard back.

[kustombuilder]

now lets see the top of that part...

[kustombuilder]

for comparison sake lets take a look at a stock 32 K-member they just had layin around the shop...

[kustombuilder]

[ QUOTE ]
Have they made your Super Top Secret front axle yet ?

At your suggestion,I e-mailed them asking about doing one,but never heard back.

[/ QUOTE ]

unfortunately we have not started on my axle but that is because i quite workin on the model A to work on Donzie's 50 Chevy. someday http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif...

Springer, Ionia is half way between you and me. get off your ass and drive out there, i don't need to hold your hand do i?? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[kustombuilder]

this is one of my favorite parts here, check out these motor mounts. i'm not tellin how the upper part was made but that part was easy http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif, the lower part is the pretty part though and will be seen by all when the hood is open...

[springer]

no you don't need to hold my hand. I need you to kidnap me so I will have the chance to go.

[kustombuilder]

clever viewers may have noticed the front suspension mounting points (on the frame) in a previous pic, for those who did'nt check it out... the bones are split but instead of some tierod ends welded to the ends of he bones each half was givin it's own "ball" and "socket", like stock, only different http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif...

[Unkl Ian]

[ QUOTE ]
i quit workin on the model A...

[/ QUOTE ]
I was glad to see Posie take his truck,in his own direction.
Nobody will confuse the 2 when yours is finished. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[kustombuilder]

here is the topside of the "socket"...

[kustombuilder]

we've so far only covered the center of the chassis and there are SOOOO many more interesting details to cover. are you sick of it yet?? do you want me to stop?? ...i did'nt think so...

visable here are the "stepped" boxing plates with "belled" holes along with the drilled rear cross member and simple but smooth upper shock mounts for the rear...

[kustombuilder]

the other side of those snazzy shock mounts... notice also the C-notch in the frame (i made that http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif) and the c-notch in the crossmember for exhaust clearance. we'll get to that panhard mount in a minute...

[Chopped50Ford]

WOW http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[kustombuilder]

alright, here is that wicked panhard bar mount at the axle end. that part looks familiar does'nt it?? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif...

[kustombuilder]

here is the other end of that bar...

[kustombuilder]

oh no! we're not done yet, check out the two piece lower rear shock mounts. it looks like some stock, stuff does'nt it!!

[kustombuilder]

HMMM?? where to go next... how about the front shock mounts! those are the prototypes and (I THINK) they are going to be sellin em if anyone were interested ...

[kustombuilder]

is anyone else as REVVED up about this stuff as me??? i'll prolly look at this post more than anyone else and i made it http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif, hell i watched (and occasionaly helped) the thing get built but it still thrills me to see it...


well i forgot to get a pic of the trans mount after i bolted it in but here is the main piece of it... this part mounts to the trans with a rubber "biscuit" type mount (just like the motor mounts) on either side between this mount and the frame. such detail!!!!

[kustombuilder]

here you can see one side of where the biscuit goes on the frame side of things...

[kustombuilder]

even after seeing this i don't think most of us can still grasp the amount of labor and number of hours that went into this thing. i don't know what the customer paid but it's a bargain at twice the price i assure you!!

well it was'nt all work and no play, after ridding into town with Denny in REGRET (his historic 32 tudor sedan) we met up with Denny's buddy Tom(?) and i got to ride in his sweet 32 roadster that is runnin strong on Denny's FIFTH ever chassis. this sucker gets up and GOES with only a crate motor 350 and automatic and let me tell you the ride was smooth and stable, even at over 100mph!!!

[slowpoke]

OK amateur question here...the boxing plates with "belled" holes...does drilling the boxing plates or cross members weaken the frame any? Is it done for purely esthetics reasons or something else?

Looks really nice. I really like the rivets.

[kustombuilder]

later that day Charlie Chops and his buddy stopped out for a visit. here Denny (left) and Charlie discuss the FRESH louvers Charlie just punched (THAT morning) in the hood of his 40 Chevy convert...

[kustombuilder]

[ QUOTE ]
OK amateur question here...the boxing plates with "belled" holes...does drilling the boxing plates or cross members weaken the frame any? Is it done for purely esthetics reasons or something else? Looks really nice. I really like the rivets.

[/ QUOTE ]


does'nt weakin it a bit, it was originaly done to lighten the vehicle. in this case it is mostly asthetic and "belling" the holes just makes the holes look more finished.

[kustombuilder]

[ QUOTE ]
At your suggestion,I e-mailed them asking about doing one,but never heard back.

[/ QUOTE ]

it's not like them not to get back with you. i know the past couple weeks their computer has been down. try callin... 1-616-527-6051...

[thirtytwo]

those rivits really make everything look factory...it looks good i like everthing but the front shock mounts, i think a muncie would look better in there too http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Tman]

That is some VERY nice work.

[Ayers Garage]

Minor detail, but that's a 700R4 trans, not a 350 trans.

[slammed]

Old school combined with restraint and plenty of forethought, while still making any change's almost invisible. Function. Service-ability. Industrial Art. Keep posting the pic's, please.

[kustombuilder]

[ QUOTE ]
Minor detail, but that's a 700R4 trans, not a 350 trans.

[/ QUOTE ]

oh, yeah, i knew that http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif...

[Mojo]

I really dig the rivets too, also the shapes of the brackets (double-walling in certain areas), they look very original. I really like the seperated ball and sockets on the frontend, very nice. Great looking chassis, real work of art.

[QQMOON]

Nice very Nice
JR

[SlowLearner]

Thanks for those. I agree, it will be a real shame when all that is covered by full fenders.

Tell us about the rivets please. Real "peened"(sp?) rivets? Hot? Cold? How??
Thanks -Keith

[Rusty]

Nice works. Steal remains old school looking. Keep up the great work.

[klazurfer]

That must be the finest Chassis I have EVER seen .IMPESSIVE !!! Thanx a LOT for posting ! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[flt-blk]

Wow, lot's of things to learn from this.
TZ

[Taildraggin]

Thanks for sharing the pics
I like the look of the rivets.
Real sweet http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Fat Hack]

Wow...excellent post, Mike! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

That car needs to have a Wonder Woman "invisible Body" on it so you can see that killer chassis when it's done! Really dig the small details and the thought that went into it...those motor mounts KICK ASS!!!

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[just steve]

Belling the holes probably adds some strength to the boxing plates too -- anything to add a third dimension to an otherwise flat part.

I'm VERY proud to have Ionia stuff on my '32's chassis . . . I've known Denny and Matt for awhile now and have always been impressed with the quality and creativity that goes into their parts. I'd put them up against any chassis builder in the country. It's functional, well-engineered, and very traditional looking.

Kustombuilder -- wish I could've run more pics of that frame in RD . . . but only had a few that Matt sent to me. It's got some of the coolest ideas in it; I especially like the panhard bar mount made from the wishbone end.

later,
Steve.

[side_valve]

Great pics, thanks for posting them. Very cool fab work.

[haring]

I love all the new parts with original-style details -- the mounts for the bones, rear shock mounts, etc. Beautiful and inspiring.

I do not like the front shock mounts, though. Despite having similarities to the rest of the work, they seem too new. All of the really cool work will be hidden and these mounts, the least appealing part, will be more visible.

Given the incredible thought and design given to the other parts, I think a creative interpretation of the classic F-1 mount could have worked great here.

Just my opinion based upon the look of the rest of the work.

Thanks for sharing those pictures. I'm sure they have generated lots of ideas for other people.

[kustombuilder]

[ QUOTE ]
wish I could've run more pics of that frame in RD . . . but only had a few that Matt sent to me. It's got some of the coolest ideas in it; I especially like the panhard bar mount made from the wishbone end.

later,
Steve.

[/ QUOTE ]


i understand. hopefully you'll get a chance to run some full color pics of the chassis once it's all painted.

Mike

[kustombuilder]

[ QUOTE ]

Tell us about the rivets please. Real "peened"(sp?) rivets? Hot? Cold? How??
Thanks -Keith

[/ QUOTE ]


well KEITH, they are REAL rivets, peened over with a special made tool and an air hammer. i have'nt been present during one of their rivet running sessions, so i am uncertain if they do it hot or cold. i would think doing it hot would save some time and HEADACHES!! it is a two man operation though.

[Kevin Lee]

Those have to be some of the coolest details I've ever seen. Motor and wishbone mounts are genius. You mentioned production - do you know if those motor mounts be available?

[kustombuilder]

[ QUOTE ]
- do you know if those motor mounts be available?

[/ QUOTE ]

git on the phone and give em a call!! i'm sure they'd make you up a pair. they should be there right now toiling away on the next chassis or finishing the body and exhaust on the duece 5 window they have in the shop right now...

[NealinCA]

Very nice. I really appreciate the time spent fabricating parts that look like castings/forgings/factory stampings, etc. I spend hours trying to think up stuff like that. The rivets really give it an early feel. I plan to build a 30's era 4-cyl racer, so I need to start practicing my riveting skills http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Neal

[Jeem]

The ends of the 'bones are BADASS as well as the rest of the chassis. Do they have a zerk or do you just run it 'til shit wears through? hehe. Thanks for putting those pics up Mikey!

[kustombuilder]

[ QUOTE ]
The ends of the 'bones are BADASS as well as the rest of the chassis. Do they have a zerk or do you just run it 'til shit wears through? hehe. Thanks for putting those pics up Mikey!

[/ QUOTE ]

JEEM JEEM BURRITO SUPREME!!! howza my brutha? ...i imagine they keep it greased one way or another...

[Jeem]

Hey, your boys spoke to me about a car they wanted to do a while back, S'up?! Probly busy makin' hot rods huh?

[kustombuilder]

[ QUOTE ]
Hey, your boys spoke to me about a car they wanted to do a while back, S'up?! Probly busy makin' hot rods huh?

[/ QUOTE ]

i duntknow. what do i look like, their secretary??!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Jeem]

Now that you mention it....

[kustombuilder]

[ QUOTE ]
Now that you mention it....

[/ QUOTE ]

where is that smily face with the middle finger up??? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[Jeem]

I'm holding my middle finger up right now, can't you see it?!

[Mart]

Great shots, lots of nice details, I saved this page.
Can I make a suggestion?
(Not wanting to be a clever clogs) But the loading on the panhard mount sticking up from the axle is sideways. The gusset would be better on the side rather than the front.
That said I must say I particularly like the set back K-member and the front bone mounts.
Good stuff
Mart.

[Unkl Ian]

[ QUOTE ]
where is that smily face...

[/ QUOTE ]
http://community.the-underdogs.org/smiley/prank/flipoff.gif

[NealinCA]

Did anyone else notice the motor mounts on the Rad Rides by Troy built 32?

from Boones photos...

http://images6.fotki.com/v90/photos/2/269898/1088508/ohio129-vi.jpg

Neal

[kustombuilder]

thanks UNKL IAN http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif...

HEY howabout that, Troy boy goes traditional huh? that mount looks DAMN similar does'nt it. great minds think alike they say!!

[HotRodDrummer]

Wow guys, thanks for the comments. The Frame turned out great and it's nice to hear people can appreciate the time and thought that went into it.
To answer some questions; The belled holes are aesthetic but add quiet a bit of strength, not exactly sure how much but a guy that helped design the "new F-150" saw one of our frames and rambled off some equation pertaining to how much each hole stiffens the frame, I'll have to find out more on that.

The front ball sockets will use the stock rubber boot just like a stock non-split bone would.

Good point on the panhard bar gusset....I think it will be fine.

The motor mounts will probably not be available as a part we sell. And yes Troy's young worker does some amazing work and inspired my dad on this build.

Shock mounts; I thought they looked a little to "sixties" as well, however, F-100 mounts would be too tall with the fenders and in my opinion, if you looked and saw F-100 mounts you wouldn't think anything. When you see these mounts you will know what is under the body...maybe

....This has been very refreshing

[kustombuilder]

i know being in business is stressful, but yer a lucky guy, getting to do what you do right along side yer ole man. i wish you both nothing but success.

father and son...

[Hot Rod Ron]

WOW what a frame and metal work. The ideas you guys came up with for the wishbones and tran/engine mounts are just killer. Without giving away the farm, how about more info on the rivits. You gotta sell the motor mounts and crossmember kit. Stunning work. Keep the pictures coming.

[HotRodDrummer]

More on the rivets;
We buy them from Jay-Cee sales and Rivet (1 800 521 6777 or www.rivetsinstock.com (http://www.rivetsinstock.com)

They are peened in hot with a bucking bar and air hammer.

The K-member Legs will be avalible soon

Thanks for the comments

[klazurfer]

IMHO .. This post should have been OnTop for atleast a Year... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[AV8-Rider]

Thanks Clas for btt

I where off the HAMB all summer so I missed this.
It's Porn http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[kustombuilder]

wait till you see the chassis for the 32 RPU!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif hell, the whole truck is a work of art. i believe they'll have it done some time this summer if not sooner. these two are a couple of the hardest workin people in hot rodding PERIOD!

[Paul]

very cool!!!

what's the technique for belling the holes here?

Paul

[Plowboy]

That is some sweet work! I wish I had the patience to detail everything out like that. I tend to get a little rammy and focus on what is visible.

[Ryan]

This one needs to go back to the top... I wonder if this guy wants to help us on our b-ville chassis?

[manyolcars]

Tell us how you bell holes.

[lehr]

They bell the holes with some big ass dies and a big ass press,I just painted the chassis they built in streetrod builder and it's a work of art I'll try to get some pictures and add it to the post. These guys not only do great work they are great guys to work with. Pat.

[jangleguy]

Wow...Inspiring stuff - so clean, yet still OEMy in style - I love that approach...Tons o' work in those parts - I know...Thanks for sharing these pix. I'll be sure to stop by and be a pest if I'm ever in the neighborhood...

[Scotch]

I used to build commercial airliners. This stuff looks very aero-inspired.

Very cool. Tastefully done with attitude. Industrial.

Reminds me of the first time I saw Shine's truck.

Scotch~!

[fab32]

It's very hard to project with words and pictures what goes on in that shop. One of the most important things, at least to me, is the fact that the place is run by an old time hot rodder who has YEARS of experience dealing with the way things were done decades ago. He's not been influenced by current trends and was one of GM's BEST welders for years. In his position at GM he had the oportunity to hone his skills with thousands of hours of experience. You just have to see the work first hand to know you are looking at QUALITY, end of story. This is the kind of thing that will tend to give a person a big head and if your thinking Denny is of this take your dead wrong. He's one of the most patient sharing people I know. He is more than willing to explain how he does things, no boast no brag. I'm personally thrilled that he has chosen to spent his retirement years providing services and ideas to the rest of us and having Matt work with him is just frosting on the cake as far as I'm concerned. Nothing like passing the torch.
Now I've got to figure out how I can have them do a '32 chassis for this old timey Cad powered roadster I have bouncing around in my head. I'm hoping they know I can run a broom and get coffee back from the 7/11 quicker that you can imagine. Denny, Want to adopt a worn out old hot rodder? I've got the papers in my pocket. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Frank

[Charlie Chops 1940]

Frank, you said pretty much what I was thinking. Every time I go over there I get pumped full of ideas for the '32 roadster coming up next. Hey man, sorry you didn't make it over to my place with the gang after the Ionia tour...maybe next time.

Mike, thanks again for bringing the pictures to the board. Oh yeah, and the pic of Denny and I looking at my '40, too. I love that old car and look at it everyday on the way through the 2 stall on the way out to work on the roadster p/u. When you gonna swing up this way to see it before it's done?

Charlie

[SlowLearner]

Thanks for bringing this back. Had lost sight of it.
A "best thread" for sure!!

[kustombuilder]

[ QUOTE ]
Denny, Want to adopt a worn out old hot rodder? I've got the papers in my pocket. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Frank

[/ QUOTE ]


as long as those "papers" are green with pictures of dead presidents i think maybe they can work with you. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif


i'll get out there one of these days Charlie. we are still down to one vehicle at the moment. should have my truck back on the road in the next couple weeks, i hope.

[Rocky]

I like everything except the new-looking front shock mounts and the panhard bar mount on the rear axle. Oh, I like the mount but it needs gussetting on either side. It has a gussett going front-to-back but the forces imparted on this bracket will be side-to-side and there's no gussetting on either side in the photos. Maybe he welded some gussetts on after the photos...
Like everybody else, I love the rivets. I have a tie rod busting tool [concave] for my air hammer that could be ground down and used to peen over a hot rivet into the rounded shape but a bucking bar still needs to be fab'd up. That tool would seem simple to make. I think one guy could operate the tools if you had a stand to sit your torch in after heating the rivet.
Where to buy 1/4" rivets?

[HotRodDrummer]

Rocky you can buy 1/4" rivits at www.rivetsinstock.com (http://www.rivetsinstock.com)

Thanks for the comments again, I can't believe this thread is still alive....Thanks Clas!

Frank, what can I say you're beautiful. Chuck....quit stealing!!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif j\k.

Everyone that posted here, thank you....Ryan, whatchya building for B-ville?

I was going to reply to this a couple days ago but figured I would wait for the board to get back to normal....and better!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[manyolcars]

big flats rivet company

[daveydeuce]

What is the pedal assy out of?? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif <font color="red"> </font>

[HotRodDrummer]

Chassis engineering, with the stock pedal modified to fit.

[HotRodDrummer]

here's a few pictures of the bucking bar we made, I'm sure you will recognize what it started life as...

it works well...hard on the hand....deffinetly a two man job. I use all the muscle I got pushing this thing into the rivet as my dad runs the air hammer..
Even hot it's not easy!

anyway, a few pictures:

[HotRodDrummer]

again

[HotRodDrummer]

another

[Bruce Lancaster]

Since there's a '32 chassis discussion underway, I thought I'd kick this amazing piece of work BTTT.
I always thought the perfect '32 chassis would look like Ford built it in the style of a 1948 chassis...and here it is. Everything looks like part of the car, not a huge slab of generic 2X4 or tubing kludged in.

[Petejoe]

How on earth did I ever miss this??
My God I am humbled.
Outstanding creativity.

[kustombuilder]

How on earth did I ever miss this??
My God I am humbled.
Outstanding creativity.


i don't know. if your not missing stuff on here your on here WAAAAAAAAAYYYYY too much.

[Rolf]

Thanks for bumping this post back, I missed it before.

Amazing and inspiring work !

[39 lives]

This has got to be the most detailed oriented & well thought out chassis I've laid my eyes upon. Most definitely a work of art, in all aspects. I'd like to ask what thickness the boxing material is, with the belled holes. Utterly amazing work, gentlemen. Top notch. I'll be saving my cash to have the next AMBR built, ha. Or GNRS, whichever. However, I will utilize a few of these idears somewhere on my '40 chassis. Lovin' it guys, keep up the awesome work & keep the pics comin'.

[5wbomber]

alright, here is that wicked panhard bar mount at the axle end. that part looks familiar does'nt it?? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif...

The whole "use what ya got huh?? Thats bitchin..............wheels turnin:D

[kustombuilder]

I'd like to ask what thickness the boxing material is, with the belled holes. .



order a set from Hotroddrummer and then measure then once they arrive. ; )

[39 lives]

Now that's an idea. Thanks, kustombuilder.

[grim]

Simply incredible, thanks a million for sharing these with us man. And to kindly share their techniques on top of it, its over the top. I shouldn't be surprised to see such great work & talent with nice folks. Keep us posted!

[Barz51]

For more pictures you can check out the latest issue of, um, ah

*cough, cough*

Street Rodder Magazine.

[Canuck]

The work done by this shop is a inspiration to us all. I know that it has inspired a lot of the detail and design work that I am putting into the chassis for my A. I also know that I will not reach their level of craftsmanship. BUT I will try. :)

A question about the rear radius rod set up, is there any concern about the radius rods failing under load ? Doing a similar set up and considering a upper torque rod from each side of the top of the diff to the front of the rod near the pivot point to help handle the torque.

Hope this is not taken as a attempt to steal the post, definately amazing work.

Canuck

[john lyon]

Wow ,

[zibo]

I met the Ionia guys at the GNRS,
they seemed like good guys.
(denny & matt although I told them i'm bad with names...)
Their car was a cool too.

After looking at Troy Trepaniers '32 roadster,
I was wondering if they worked there before opening Ionia.
Although a small detail, the motormounts were similar.

anyway just wondering.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j71/perichbrothers/el%20mirage/IMG_1132.jpg
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=36898&d=1089606839
TP

[kustombuilder]

I met the Ionia guys at the GNRS,
they seemed like good guys.
(denny & matt although I told them i'm bad with names...)
Their car was a cool too.

After looking at Troy Trepaniers '32 roadster,
I was wondering if they worked there before opening Ionia.
Although a small detail, the motormounts were similar.

anyway just wondering.




nope, they never worked there. i guess great minds just think alike.
i've visited Troy's shop before and he has a whole crew of incredibly talented craftsmen.

[JPMACHADO]

For more pictures you can check out the latest issue of, um, ah

*cough, cough*

Street Rodder Magazine.


Thank you so much for posting the pics. I loved the car in Streetrodder, but it was driving me crazy because I couldn't see the rear suspension well enough.

[Pewsplace]

Yes, this shop is the lead dog when it comes to old school and real quality design and fabrication. I have called them several times but they have more work than they will ever get done. It doesn't get much better than this if you like old hot rod stuff.

[metalman]

Increadable combination of form and function. It's great to see someone think outside of the box without breaking tradition. Hat's off to these boys!