Projects 1929 Chevy four door: Can I make it cool?

The Reaper · Apr 21, 2020

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Hey everyone,
It's been a few years since I had a project relative to the HAMB, but my wife and I recently picked up a fairly complete 1929 Chevy four door. It was local, a good price, rust free, decent wood, and had most of the parts, but didn't run and had several amateur restorations done in the last 91 years.

I know I can't build a true "hot rod" from this car, but I would like to make something that had the flavor of a hot rod and was traditional in look. It has to be able to handle modern traffic and be "safer" for the family to cruise in. The kids really want to get dropped off at school using the suicide rear doors so they're all about that idea.

I got it running with the original 194 stovebolt. It runs as well as 46hp ever could, but I really need this to be more street friendly with modern traffic. Going with a '58 235, T5, open drive rear axle, and also updating the brakes to eliminate the mechanical setup (which need work anyway).

I'm looking for opinions on the best "stance" for this style of car. I'd like to go with a more traditional wheel choice and can convert it all over to 5x4.75" bolt pattern wheels to match the rear axle I've got so that's not a problem. I've seen some nice looking Model A 4-doors in the past but Chevy equivalents are hard to find. So, suspension changes, wheel combos, etc. are what I'm really looking to change to get a better look. I was thinking of smooth steelies painted like the originals which chrome centers. Open to all suggestions though.

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Thanks in advance,

Grant
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That car is already cool. Doll up the engine with some sweet vintage speed equipment, and cruise the wheel's off that bad boy !

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