Hi, after a short intruduction by Vonstripers in this thread : http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=522611 I make here more complet presentation... So, Christophe aka Schoum, french hot rodder, 27 years old.... My first car: a french popular, renault 4cv. the base were very very rusty! the body is totaly rebuild and the original engine is replace by a bigger. A renault 8 engine; 1100cc (67ci), new cilinder head with big vavles and home made headers and intake manifoild with a weber 40DCOE carb all the rear and front end come from a R8, so, I have 4 disques brakes and a 4 speed gear box In this configuration, there is 80Hp instead of the stock 20Hp.... it's a very funny car to ride...
I continu with my 1st rod, a 1930 A pick up I buy the base in south France whith his original french title... My job: home made frame, combo 350ci buick/th350, extended cab with hard top, home made bed, home made hood, 32 repro grill, suicide front axle with ford juice brakes, home made upholstery........
now my actual project! a ford 28 roadster..... 95% scratch build on a 32 frame with a dodge hemi... only the cowl is original...
Love the Model A PU...... Great job on the chop and stretched cab. That ride sits just right. Congrats on a job well done.....
for the francophone, the complet links: My 4cv: http://www.rods-customs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=673 My Pick up: http://www.rods-customs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=115 The 28: http://www.rods-customs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=9930
Mon dieu! C'est magnifique - l'ésprit du HAMB vive en France.... Wow, magnificent - the spirit of the HAMB lives on in France....
The PU is really really kool, but the Renault screams street rod. w/ diffrent details and paint it could be bitchen thou!
True Hot Rodder!! if don't have a part, you make it. thank god I'm a spoiled American and can find cheap used parts. I am truely impressed with your devotion and skills Jim
Well I don't like any of those cars. I "love" those cars. I only wish you were here to teach me your metal bending skills. You have beaucoup talents my friend. You are a welcome addition to the HAMB.
I'm impressed by the work on all the cars, can't wait for Photobucket to get straight so I can check out the complete links.
News of my roadster.... Modified Citroen Traction headlights with 3 hand made ribs new rear floor custom cowl steering arm head lights bar with shock mounts modification of the left headlight for the steering arm clearence hand made motor mounts home casting tail light bezel (olds 98 1951) from left to the right -ready to polished home casting reproduction -original bezel -fresh casting new rear panel with the olds tail lights finaly, I will intall the complet tail lignts like the right side, so I will reproduce the second parts of the bezel to fabrication of a trans adaptator to fix a muncie to the dodge hemi ready to buid the X member brake links rear shocks and whishbone (ford 36) mounts welding of the boxing plates
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