Yeah....my dad wasn't much of a mechanic, and scrounged the 'front' 1924-25 T fenders from behind my grandfathers shop from a wrecked car that sat in the blackberry bushes for years, ....they worked for what it was needed....my grandpa put them on for him, because my dad 'wrecked' the original fenders driving too fast---- Ray
I kind of liked the look of the ''T'' fenders....it was a bit different....It was definitely driven a lot on dates with my mother in High School....mostly fast around town!--- Ray
As much as I love old photos, sometimes they leave much to be desired. I'm considering how I'll end up mounting my front shocks. On top I'm running F1 mounts but down below I'm not sure how exactly I should go forward. I *don't* like how guys drill through their axles (nothing against that per-se, just doesn't do it for me aesthetically) so I go clawing through these old photos but alas it seems like anything lower than the headlights is shrouded in darkness, never to be seen by human eyes again.
I only went back 4 pages, but I quickly counted 6 examples that showed how the tube shocks were mounted. From my own research, back in the 50's, I'd confidently say that the majority of the tube shocks were mounted by either drilling through the axle, or by welding a stud to the axle. Some welded the stud on the drop, but I've also seen examples inboard of the shock perch mounts, up near the kingpin, and welded to the bottom of the axle. A couple pages back, one guy looks to have his mounted to the tops of his spring perches. To me, the Pete and Jakes style lower shock mounts that bolt to the bottom of the spring perch are one of the first thing that I notice when someone is passing off a hotrod as period correct...
That's the good stuff about Traditional hot rodding, there is usually good photo documentation, because most proud owners have/had pics of the cars. Even the odd ball ones that dident make it to the front pages. And regarding the Pete & Jake mounts, the are a part that moves a car from era perfect to traditional category. Not that I mind, but I learned to see the difference. I like both things, but I prefer era perfect.
Now listen you guys, don't make me look like a jackass haha. I swear, on my monitor the photos appear real dark. At any rate, I'm just not a hug fan of mounting them to the axle if I don't have too. I was considering mounting them through the wish bones but I haven't really taken a hard look at the logistics of that yet. As for the P&J mounts, I think they're perfectly fine for the guy who isn't as invested in period stuff as we are, and interestingly enough I did once see a photo of a home-brewed mount just like that someone built in the mid/late 50's.
Back up with this beauty from Custom Rodder Nov. 1960. Channeled '32 roadster, 324 Olds power, full caps, nerf bars and I love the padded top.
Me and the hot rod Banger I built in 1951. Z ed and channeled, B block, Thomas head, cam, full pressured, Mallory, juice brakes, split wishbones, dropped axle, '32 grille. Bought it for $95 in 1950 at age 15. Had a windshield but only top was a sheet metal removable. In 1950 a Model A was still a driver, not a collector car due to WWII.
I like this from that article: "Bill reports, though, that handling isn't the greatest under extreme acceleration....."
Mine is about the same channel as that one 9" I think that one is 10" Plus we're both running the same engine 324 olds Sent from my iPad using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Didn't see any of these photos up here yet. All of these are from the Boise, ID area I scrounged (stole) from the interwebs. Roger Worley's 5W
Love seeing many of these . I got my 28A running in 1959 with a 57ThunderbirdV8,been a lot of fun over the years. I had to restore it a few times,but not many things changed except if I had too,liked what I did to start with. Built many rods an racecars for others as well.
I desperately need a 50s "fix" . I guess this one may be a repeat, but I found it on a net-search for headlight bars at 4am today... I wish mine was like this....look at those scallops....sigh...
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