Projects the moon cricket comp coupe

i have been wanting to build a crosely comp coupe for a long time. now it looks like it will happen. i picked up a wagon body and started on it , and a guy came by and wanted to trade for a killer sedan body. so the body in the pics is the old one.

it will be on a chassis research K88 replica chassis i built, stretched 12 inches over the original length, blown and inject BBC, hopefully an olds rear, chassis research "V" axle with anglia spindles. tons and tons of hand made parts











got the spindles, then machined new king pin bosses for the axle i made









all of the frame brackets are based of the original CR style

steering box mount


rear end brackets





front perch



motor plates





push bar



progress will be slow on this one, if i am lucky i get a few hours a week to work on it after i do customer cars for the week

*note, the name moon cricket is not meant as a racial slur.*

 

you got some awesome skills welding....

 

Looks like you got a great start going Mike,,,,,, Tim Jones

 

You know Moon Cricket is a racial slur, right?
Cool looking project though.

 

This could get ugly...

 

yikes!!-I just googled it

 

i was planning on calling it the moon cricket before i knew it was a racial slur. so to be honest people will just have to get over it. it was not meant as racial slur on my end so oh well, if it gets nasty so be it.

 

I never had here the term "moon cricket" until this thread and didn't know the meaning till the other guy pointed it out. Call it what you want!

It looks like it's going to be a great build. Bad ass garage as well and holy grille shells!!

 

here is the sedan body i traded the wagon for. i think the sedan will look much better

 

yea crosely used Ross steering boxs, that is what i am going to use in the car

 

thanks for the input I'll go looking for one for the new altered project

 

oh man, this is gonna be good! chassis work is on point! keep up the good work!

 

Can a wagon be a "comp coupe" ?

Idk but the work is really nice and you can call it whatever you want, Just be prepared if someone doesn't think so

 

really wanting to get thrashing on this thing after another great weekend at the hot rod reunion helping the hilton family, and all the other awesome cincinnati crew with their cars. it just seems it will take forever with out having all the cash to keep it moving. so asking for a little help with major expenses. anything is appreciated. i have a funding/ sponsorship web site

http://www.gofundme.com/adenw0

 

Wait, what? You want us to pay you to build your car? I gotta get in on this game.

Scotty.

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Cool car, but you'll never get away with its name....

 

Wow... that coupe body is ugly ... I like it.

The wagon style comp coupe has been done a few times with great success. I like the fact you've gone a different route. This one should be fun

 

it is more like private sector sponsorship. you are not paying me to build my car. i am building it, have spent a fair amount of money on it so far, just going to take a lot more. just like any other racing it is expensive and sponsorships go a long a way

 

I love the way they stamped the outline of a Stude-style rear fender on the quarters.

 

DID THIS CAR EVER GET BUILT?