Patina at Sunset-and Progress on HAMBDRAGs- Roadster

[choprods]

Sunset...... ELMER,MO /the ChopperRodShop-two old patina'd pickups for your viewing pleasure........47Ford and 54 Chevy sporting the preferred finish of HAMBERS.....looked good to me in this light! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
NEXT.......some progress on the roadster.......

[choprods]

I cant post but 1 pic per post......heres the frame with motor and trans assembled and bolted in......

[choprods]

front suspension "LOADED" WITH 348 AND TRANS

[choprods]

Gotta put a block in the rear crossmember to lift spring up some.....miscalculation on spring rate!back to drawingboard! got some "temps"for wheels-tires on the back the fronts ae 6.00-16's with PORTAWALLS!!!!

[Harrison]

From a former northwest TN boy let me say - That first pic just screams "MISSOURI"!

I love it. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

JH

[choprods]

sits perty LOW at frt/2" of travel room between FRT axle and front 32 frame horns....AXLE IS IN FRONT OF CROSSMEMBER. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Fat Hack]

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(What more needs to be SAID?! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif)

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[choprods]

Here are the rear tires and wheel....THANKS CARKILLER for the Obscure no name '48 clone caps!HAVE LITTLE ZEROS INSTEAD OF FORD LETTERS!!!!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
7.00 -16"DENMANS ON 47 LINC WHEELS TRIMS......ORIG '47 PAINT! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[choprods]

REAR end...car will sit pretty low and am NOT using a dropped axle on this one. frame rail at bottom /mid door sits 4" off pavement! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
a while back I got several measurements as to the mount points on rear end for model A buggy spring.....anywhere from 46- 49-1/2" was the word here http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif......I ended up at 46-1/2" actually.

[weekender]

Kenny, keep humpin. Looks good! See you soon.

Tommy

[Tman]

Gettin there!

[hotrodladycrusr]

Looking good bud, 34 days and counting! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif