Hot Rods My 7" Chopped 1930 AV8 Coupe build for 2015 TROG!

Well last year I was hired by a Hamb member Justin "Hollywood" Altman to create a sculpture for the Oilers C.C. and shortly after I was referred by my friend Richard Toonkel to participate in the Customs by the Sea show which was going on at the same time so I decided why not and went to down to Wildwood, NJ with my 39 Ford Convertible sedan.When I rolled into town around 2:30 am Friday morning I wasn't sure I was even in the right place and then all of a sudden I cam to a Red light and to my right was a parking lot filled with TROG Race cars and from that moment I knew I was coming back down with something next year. So I got thinking what the hell I just picked up this coupe that was sitting in a stone quarry for the past 20 something years why not use it for a TROG car

So the plan is chop the sucker and I mean chop it hard. leave it a highboy with a dropped axle and mechanical brakes. I have a set of 1936 Buick 15" Artillery wheels that will be wrapped in black wall out 6.70-15 Firestones up front and 8.00-15 Dunlop Gold cup's on the back that will be grooved for traction. Engine is a 1940 Ford Flattie with an Edelbrock 2x2 intake backed up with a 39 gearbox. The plans for the interior are simple I have a nice original 17" 4 spoke sprint car wheel and a pair of 1949 Willys Wagon bucket seats that will be wrapped in some sort of canvas. I will post more as I go Thanks

 

Very cool. Will be watching this go together.

 

This is the sculpture that I was commissioned to do for the Oilers C.C.

 

I'll be following along for sure.

I've seen your 39 a couple of times, and man is she a beaut!

 

Thanks Speedy Canuck

 

check with Mel on the tire grooving. I believe there are tire rules.

 

Thanks Pat59 I will for sure before I do anything like that then.

 

My daughter thinks these Edelbrock Heads are what this car needs. So I set them on the engine and I think she is on to something
Now I can't wait to get it all together and fired up.

 

Cool looking coupe...

 

Thanks Scrap Metal 48 !

 

Been saving these for just this type of build.

 

The wheels and tires I am using for the build

TROG! Wheels and tires . 6.70 -15 Firestones in the front and 8.00-15 Dunlops in the rear the wheels are Artillery wheels

 

That's an "A" with "A"ttitude for sure! Looks like a street fighter ( instead of one of them painted ladies). NICE

 

Man, I like the way this build is going.. Are we related???

 

Thanks, I am planning on posting some more pics soon

 

Decided to see how the wheel looks on the car.

 

The high stance really seems to work with that deep chop. How much are you going to lower it?

 

Got my original side aprons for the coupe and decided to brush paint them black and add a little artwork on them

 

I like the stance... What era of build are the cars supposed to be?

 

Wingnutz this is the info for Trog http://www.theraceofgentlemen.com/schedule.html and they have a nice gallery of past events on this page as well.

 

Well I put the wheels on the coupe and tried the hood and the side aprons on it today.

 

Wheels and tires look really good...

 

Thanks Scrap Metal 48

 

Looking good.Bob................

 

Nice

 

So I picked up another Flattie and this one has a tag on the Bell saying Ford Exchange Engine so I took the intake and head off last night to inspect it and well I think this is the one I am using for this car. It is super clean and is .040 over already So I will be putting the Edelbrock heads and intake on this soon.

 

Super excited!!!!!!!!!!! Got my conformation email and the coupe made the cut for the The Race Of Gentlemen !!!!!!!! The Coupe will be sporting the #425 soon

 

Nice car.

I wonder if someone could answer me a dumb old man question, what in the hell is TROG. I have even googled it and still don't have any idea?

 

The Race of Gentlemen.

 

Thanks.