sedan progress

[redoxide]

Started building this at the end of summer, got the frame built which is zd 4 inch front and 10in rear .. 40 Ford rear on unsplit bones with tube shox. front is a drilled superbell 40 ford spindles and brakes, wheels are F1s with 53 olds caps.. roof is chopped 3 inch, rear Quaters choped out and moved up 4inches and the body is chaneled 4 inches.
Due to other commitments i had to stash this outside for a few months but now i got the garage back its ful steam ahead.. check out the pics .. Oh engine is a 283 with 3 speed manual carbs are 94s inlet is weiand...

[redoxide]

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[Levis Classic]

Show us some picture of you channel subframe!

[redoxide]

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[201]

Like that you hid the front kick-up in the cowl area.Should keep eveybody guessing when it's all together

[redoxide]

as requested subframe for floor and body chanel .. if you look in through the door you will see a kinda latice work of flat steel ... What o done was buil a subframe from flat bar stock and 3/4 square tube. I clamped the square tube to the outer edge of each rail, leaving enough of the tube abopve the rail for the bar stock to lay flat on top of the chassis... I then set the body to the height i thought was correct then welded stringers fron the sub frame to the body.. one each at the B pillar and one each at the rear body join .. hope you can follow that ...

[redoxide]

if you look in through the door you will see a kinda latice work of flat steel ... What o done was buil a subframe from flat bar stock and 3/4 square tube. I clamped the square tube to the outer edge of each rail, leaving enough of the tube abopve the rail for the bar stock to lay flat on top of the chassis... I then set the body to the height i thought was correct then welded stringers fron the sub frame to the body.. one each at the B pillar and one each at the rear body join .. hope you can follow that ...

[kustumizer]

looking good!! Nate

[redoxide]

how i left it tonight

[redoxide]

that rear trim piece is from a 53 olds front bumper, flipped over.. it tidies up the underside kinda like a roll pan.. If i could get lights to fit in the oval ends I think that would be kinda cool ... open to sugestion...

[kustumizer]

I think that would look kool, would you mold it in with the body? Nobody has every done that and i think its kool! you could even have you exhaust come out thru there if you couldnt find lights for it, if you wanted to put lights in it you could use plexiglass and put a light behind it if you cant find lights to go in there! Nate

[wideglide74]

That sedan is KILLER. I'm drooling over that rear bumper, Very nice. Can you post a pic of your chassis? more specifically the front and back axles.

[wideglide74]

That sedan is KILLER. What is the rear bumper? Very nice. Can you post a pic of your chassis?

[Donzie]

That's some serious progress. Looks great. Keep us posted.

[Rocket88]

The rear bumper looks like a grill bar from a 55 Olds.
Looks kewl, I've gotta get myself an A one day.

[plmczy]

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that rear trim piece is from a 53 olds front bumper, flipped over.. it tidies up the underside kinda like a roll pan.. If i could get lights to fit in the oval ends I think that would be kinda cool ... open to sugestion...

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How about rear tail lights from a 49-50 Ford shoebox? Your sedan is lookin killer. Nice work. later plmczy

[burger]

nice work

[redoxide]

Thanks for the support guys .. Rocket thats exactly what it is .. its the correct width and even follows the contour of the sedan body, here is a pic of the front end .. nothig special just as Henry intended stock wheelbase, model A crossmember, and split bones

[redoxide]

and one of the rear

[Boones]

Lots of work so far but its coming together nicely.. The rear bumper was an interesting idea. How about a good side view shot?

[Taildraggin]

Looking good, Nice work Red.
When you hoping to have the old girl burning up some rubber.

[Plowboy]

Ahhhhh, the old 53 Olds Grille Trick! Now the price will really go up on e-bay now that there's 2 of them! I even have one from a '54 to peddle. I cut out the ovals and ran the exhaust thru mine on the spacetruck.

[redoxide]

Thanks again fellas .. Im only managin to do this in between other jobs .. so whaen its done is anyones guess but sooner rather than later!!
Just reskinned the offside door used a skin from a 47 ford door perfect curvature .. will post pics of that later when i upload from the camera .. Will also get a good side shot later .. meanwhile ....

[redoxide]

LOL gues im never gonna have a first ..LOL still... Love your truck .. Ive got a cab and thats my next project .. Gotta love that rear end .. whats all goin on there ..

[Plowboy]

Well, you may be first on a model A! I was actually saving the other one I have to put on a Model A Roadster or sedan. As you know, the dimensions work really well with an early model car, everything just seems to roll together!

My "bed" is a 60 Buick rear narrowed 26" with the olds grille as the roll pan. The bottom sides of the bed below the body line is actually the roof from the buick cut in half and stuck on either side. Much like your door skin, the contours just seemed to work.

[kustombuilder]

LOVE IT!! i would just make plexiglass lenses and run lights in that sweet roll pan ya got there. i think it'd look cool left chrome too. nice contrast to the car but it might also look cool molded in and paint. keep us posted, it's inspiring!!


Mike Brimm

[SamIyam]

That Olds grill rear pan treatment is bitchen'!

Nice and clean... yet wild... keep the front tastefull... maybe a quad headlight AlaKart grille... and you'll have a weener!!
Sam.

[redoxide]

Im kickin myself now .. about 3 months ago i got offered some quad front lamps in there own ali housings with actual base mounts .. They were off a Peterbuilt truck so i was told ... now i see this thing comming together i know I shooda bought them... Re the tail pan .. I dont want it to be overkill but I had a notion to fit caddy bullet lights in the rear ovals ???

[kustombuilder]

that'd work!!