bobbleed
11-15-2003, 07:47 PM
So Jake picked up the T today and I am excited for him.
He's got a good start on what will become a Kick Ass Hot Rod.
This is the car that me and my dad were building for him to drive to the Cheaters show. I scored the body from WingNuts (thanks dude) and had enough stuff left over from the Bleedster to build a whole car. It was to be a week long build, put it together with whatever was around, just to get it to the show.
We were doing fine and it was pretty fun to be building the car with my dad, until we realised the Nailhead we had for it was shot. That pretty much ended the Cheaters Show goal.
The show came and went, so I decided I was going to finish the car and get it on the road to sell. I even came across a running 401 so this time it was going to run, and with no rediculous deadline I spent some time building the frame to make the car sit well, as before it was to just be a Jalopy.
So I z'd the it front and rear and stretched the Model A frame till it looked right. It worked out kind of cool as the car looks channeled from the front, but it's not. This allowed the car to sit well, but still retain all of the room inside the allready small body. Plans were for a faux belly pan to cover up the frame rails on the side and to give the car more depth visually.
So as I was building it I heard of this Model A sedan Street Rod project for sale. I couldn't let it pass, but I was broke so I made a deal with Jake to buy the T as is.
Which worked out for him, cause he was looking for a roadster project and me cause I was able to buy the A.
Jake was trying to figure out what motor he should run in it when I stumbled across a running Y block with a full synchro 3 speed. So after waiting a few weeks for the motor and some other stuff we fabbed up some mounts and with the help of young JohnnyCola we mounted it all up.
The Y block is perfect for this little car as I thought the nailhead looked too big. It all balances out pretty well.
So anyway today was the big day for Jake to take it home.
I was pretty excited to push it outside and get a good look at it when my GAYNESS staired me right in the face.........
I started to push the car and as I would steer it one way it would turn the other way!!!
HaHaHaHa........OOPS.
It seems when I made the steering box mount in the fury of trying to get it done in a week, I diddn't realise the pitman arm should point up instead of down.
Theses are the things that make me gay.
Because of clearance issues with the nailhead the box was shoehorned into a tight spot, pretty much the only place it could have gone without using a different box.
Anyway now I will just have to lower the box to make the pitman arm point up and there is plenty of the clearence with the Y Block. It's really not that big of a deal, except that I'm a Fag.
Jake's got a lot of work ahead of him, but this will be a really neat car after he put's his own ideas and details on it. There's gonna be a lot of new hot rods hitting the streets around here in spring. Can't wait.
http://photo.starblvd.net/bobbleed/6-1-1.jpg
http://photo.starblvd.net/bobbleed/6-1-2.jpg
http://photo.starblvd.net/bobbleed/6-1-3.jpg
http://photo.starblvd.net/bobbleed/6-1-4.jpg
This is the FagRod I bought. Time to get started on it.
http://photo.starblvd.net/bobbleed/4-5-1.jpg
He's got a good start on what will become a Kick Ass Hot Rod.
This is the car that me and my dad were building for him to drive to the Cheaters show. I scored the body from WingNuts (thanks dude) and had enough stuff left over from the Bleedster to build a whole car. It was to be a week long build, put it together with whatever was around, just to get it to the show.
We were doing fine and it was pretty fun to be building the car with my dad, until we realised the Nailhead we had for it was shot. That pretty much ended the Cheaters Show goal.
The show came and went, so I decided I was going to finish the car and get it on the road to sell. I even came across a running 401 so this time it was going to run, and with no rediculous deadline I spent some time building the frame to make the car sit well, as before it was to just be a Jalopy.
So I z'd the it front and rear and stretched the Model A frame till it looked right. It worked out kind of cool as the car looks channeled from the front, but it's not. This allowed the car to sit well, but still retain all of the room inside the allready small body. Plans were for a faux belly pan to cover up the frame rails on the side and to give the car more depth visually.
So as I was building it I heard of this Model A sedan Street Rod project for sale. I couldn't let it pass, but I was broke so I made a deal with Jake to buy the T as is.
Which worked out for him, cause he was looking for a roadster project and me cause I was able to buy the A.
Jake was trying to figure out what motor he should run in it when I stumbled across a running Y block with a full synchro 3 speed. So after waiting a few weeks for the motor and some other stuff we fabbed up some mounts and with the help of young JohnnyCola we mounted it all up.
The Y block is perfect for this little car as I thought the nailhead looked too big. It all balances out pretty well.
So anyway today was the big day for Jake to take it home.
I was pretty excited to push it outside and get a good look at it when my GAYNESS staired me right in the face.........
I started to push the car and as I would steer it one way it would turn the other way!!!
HaHaHaHa........OOPS.
It seems when I made the steering box mount in the fury of trying to get it done in a week, I diddn't realise the pitman arm should point up instead of down.
Theses are the things that make me gay.
Because of clearance issues with the nailhead the box was shoehorned into a tight spot, pretty much the only place it could have gone without using a different box.
Anyway now I will just have to lower the box to make the pitman arm point up and there is plenty of the clearence with the Y Block. It's really not that big of a deal, except that I'm a Fag.
Jake's got a lot of work ahead of him, but this will be a really neat car after he put's his own ideas and details on it. There's gonna be a lot of new hot rods hitting the streets around here in spring. Can't wait.
http://photo.starblvd.net/bobbleed/6-1-1.jpg
http://photo.starblvd.net/bobbleed/6-1-2.jpg
http://photo.starblvd.net/bobbleed/6-1-3.jpg
http://photo.starblvd.net/bobbleed/6-1-4.jpg
This is the FagRod I bought. Time to get started on it.
http://photo.starblvd.net/bobbleed/4-5-1.jpg