So I am looking for info on this kind of mods to late 30s thu 40s chassis , or people saw along the way Saw the idea once in a old mag , never thought I would end up with one , More just wondering if any one else is running one Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Looks like scrap iron to me except for the clutch and brake pedal assembly and maybe the front crossmember.
Nothing is scrap till somebody casts it off , and if someone else picks it up its not scrap anymore fabricator john miss you dad
Ive never seen that kind of narrowing job like that. Its neat. Id like to see pictures of a whole car with that chassis underneath to get a feel for the finished product. It feels like something you would see under a Ford based homemade sports car. Or like a Popular Mechanics kinda thing.
I think the kookie T had and still has lots of mods like these on it´s frame. I second the idea that it should be built into something . But there is no way to get such a frame road legal over here. Frame alterations are a big no-no , unless they are called "repairs".
The fellow I bought it from took the car apart and keep the body ( think it was a model a roadster ) And wanted to junk the frame. Talked him out of that and I bought it from him ( never saw the car in one piece ) Was told it was from Massachusetts if I remember , Has there ever been any threads about modifying these frames ? Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I like it, and the ideas that made it happen. I'd make sure it was straight, add and fix a few welds, make it pretty, and figure out how to use it. Gotta love the " fuck it, I'll make it work" attitude. Balls are important when building cars. some of us could use more balls, in the traditional sense.
Looked on my phone and I found his number, called and he answered! I was wrong , thinks it can from New Hampshire And the dash had “Bobs big bomb” painted on it He thinks he has pics Fingers crossed Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I'm interested in seeing pics of the whole car, but I can't say I'd want to see more pics of the frame. It's an interesting concept to fit a wide chassis under a narrow A. But, I'da probably narrowed the whole thing.
Is that "clutch" pedal welded in place? I wonder if it was used as a body mount? PS. It bet it's welded in place to provide the pivot for the brake. This makes it an automatic car and that helps us to date it. Automatic car, frame design,......I wonder if the idea is from GM X frames of the late 50s? This would date it to.....early 60s?
if its a early car from new hampshire you can bet it had that north east heavy heavy channel fabricator john miss you dad
Looks like something someone might do for a oval track racer, or maybe a competition sports car. Narrow body, probably a centered seat, a wide, open front frame to install any motor. Buggy spring, or maybe trailing arms rear, buggy spring with adjustable spring limit screws for the front spring. It looks like a piece of round tubing was cut off one of the front frame rails, maybe a good look could find maybe where other pieces of tubing was cut off for possible roll bars or driver protection. Gene
Looked into the clutch pedal f one And although I can not confirm it ( until I get back from work ) I don’t think it’s welded , blew up another pic to see if I could get a better look I don’t think it is .... Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
From that angle it does not look welded in place. That's the thing about photos. In the previous photo it looks there is a weld bead on the pedal. In this photo it looks like the pedal is clear and that bar welded to the frame rail is a stop.
i was thinking this is very simmilar to ak millers EL Caballo narrowed 50 ford frame under a 27 ford body ,, build a tribute ,,, or well legend has it the orig was parted out to build the 2nd ,, bee cool if you found the lefovers lol fabricator john miss you dad
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