First time posting, owner of a 31 ford coupe in a couple of days!

Hi everybody from a snowy sweden.

Im new to cars, been driving choppers for 20 years and lurking here for harley-related topics for many years. but now that i have small kids i wanted a car to bring them with me..
So, I'm about to buy a 31 ford coupe this week. (( Bought it last week))
I plan to build a traditional rod out of it.



It was refurbished around 1995 in the states. The car was imported from the Us 2012 to Sweden

My idea is to change to a flathead V8 / other transmission
chop roof 2-3¨
change wheels and tires
drop it front and rear
and the other stuff that goes with the above.


Sorry in advance for errors in my writing

 

Hi & welcome. WOW, that is nice. For my taste I would not change much at all on the looks of the car. A flathead v8 is ok or there are high compression heads, hot cams, dual carbs & exhausts, overdrive unit to go behind transmission, etc. Or you could go back to 19" on the rears OR change ring & pinion to get higher gearing and those things will get on down the hwy. at surprising speeds. On the dual carbs some just use the Y adapter with original manifold & some change the manifold. Both work great. There are Hydraulic brake upgrades you need to do in you make it go faster.
I have several local friends who each have a few.
Keep us updated with photo's as you progress.
Jimmie

 

Welcome from Massachusetts. That's a nice coupe you're getting! My suggestion is that you check it over and make it safe then drive it for a season. Things you want to change will become obvious, instead of jumping into things that can wait. Good luck with it!


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I believe the title of this page is "INTRODUCE YOURSELF" not your car..might help to complete your profile page too..

 

Thanks for your reply and your suggestions Jimmie, i 'll try to rush slowly and plan it out before i do any major mods!!

 

Thanks Mike, good idea but sooo hard to follow

 

Your right, I edited a little and will continue.. Thanks.

 

So, waking up this thread again.
Been a year since i bought the car. Been busy building a garage and life. This is how the car looked sometime in aug -18

 

Hi again. Looks great. Bet it runs fine also. Jimmie