@JOYFLEA yeah its amazing how different they look without a visor and yes I think it needs it imho, cheers
Contemplating at present ,whatever we chop it it wont be more than 3” ,maybe an angle chop. Any thoughts appreciated. Don’t worry about the rake angle I am sure its just the concrete slab screwing up the angle. Well I certainly hope it is the concrete slab or we have more issues to sort out. 2” channel and 10” Z in the rear. Quick change and 4” dropped axle. Obviously we made the decision 2” 1/4” . 10 hours later we were done with the metal work, all gas and hammer welded.
Really like your pipes. Are there baffles in there to keep it from being deafening? Would like to consider this approach on my own...just wondering if it’s possible to get the sound to a tolerable level in the car? Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Built my sedan in 1980. 4.5" chop, four speed, vette rear, lots of miles. The blower has been on there since day one.
1930 7 inch chop. Frame Z’d 8 in the front 15 rear. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
January 25, 1958 with a McCulloch supercharger Hello, One of the earliest photos of the famed Long Beach, CA Model A Altered Sedan was named Koening/Pick/Reath Automotive. Joe Koenig, Steve Pick and of course, Reath Automotive, all local So Cal racers and popular speed shop. As most knew, Reath Automotive usually was associated with the top racers in this region. They offered sponsorships from little to big time, or helped build a bunch of race cars and teams. This version was one of the very first ones in this same chopped Model A sedan in So Cal. An updraft carburetor motor from Reath Automotive was used for experimental tests along with sharing it with other Long Beach Reath Automotive race cars and teams. (Bruce Woodcock/Rakers Altered and the 32 Vicky of the Vulcans.) 1958-59 Lions Dragstrip: white sedan with yellow highlights and wheels. The color combination provided everyone to identify with it immediately, while the motor created an instant recognition in the pits and staging area. During this early time period, another race car appeared in the pits and made the same noise as the Model A sedan. This race car was painted with the same yellow highlights as the Model A sedan (FRAME AND WHEELS), Steve Pick and Joe Koenig in a FED. The powerful FED was using a similar Centrifugal Supercharger on a DeSoto motor. The chassis had the most unusual front end suspension. The theory was instant lift created more power to the rear tires…etc. of course, sponsored by Reath Automotive. KOENIG/PICK/REATH AUTOMOTIVE FED Our favorite chopped Model A sedan, for which all others from 1958 followed in form, similar style and function, came from the Reath Automotive stable of hot rods. In 1958, a white Model A chopped sedan rolled into the pits with the name Koenig/Pick and Reath Automotive on the side. Then, over a period of time, the names changed on the door panel. (Sundin/Koenig or just Reath Automotive) with Dosser Automotive, a local Long Beach Jeep dealer, one of the last known names on the side. Reath Automotive Model A Sedan Jnaki One version my brother and I wanted to see was to get the front mounted 671 supercharger under the hood to see the power and outstanding runs at the dragstrip. It would still be a full 25% set back to remain in the Altered Class for competition. The fenderless Model A Sedan was a future project for my brother and me. It would only need a few mods or alterations for getting the rules to be street legal. The choice would have been ours in the making, with the help of a Reath Automotive sponsorship. (We were in line to get a Reath Automotive sponsorship with the 1940 Willys C/Gas Coupe.) This is another Model A project that my brother and I discussed for a parts chaser. It would also serve as a tow truck for our 671 SBC 1940 Willys Coupe or local daily driver/cruiser with this similar body style Sedan Delivery.
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