Projects Unearthing a StAr DeStroyer! 1931 Coupe w/394 olds-

This thing.....


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Thats that one that was in Car Craft in '65, with the y block with twin McCulloughs...

 

Yes! Found it in the November '64 of car craft- on the cover as well!

 

@Tuck here is an old thread @Bass started on that car years ago
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...ek-dick-patterson-31-coupe.58956/#post-731678

It was in Rod and Custom too

 

I did a third version- this one came out more refined everywhere. All done with the hoop exercise. The other one had a wonky arm from the top. I welded in a tapered bung cut off from a spindle flush and burned it in with the tig and put a bolt on drag link ball on it.

The more I work on the coupe the more I want to just go full out race car with spindle mounts and all... the force is pulling me to the dark side haha. I think what I'll do is lighten the shit out of the front brakes- and cross that bridge later. I lightened my axle so much I feel like the brakes will be a stress factor- but I have half cylinders up front and if I proportion the rears to kick in harder I think it'll be fine- just talking out loud.

Can't wait to get the inserts in and everything welded up. It looks so cool on the jig table. I love hot rods!!!

Anyone have nice straight 32 drag link? I tried to straighten mine but I think it just looks like a straightened out piece of wet spaghetti...

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So I'm Z'ing the frame in the front stacking it inside the firewall. Plan to run a F-1 crossmember and pedals... thinking about the rear and maybe... not altering the frame in back just running a reverse eyed T spring over the olds axle... OR I could extend the frame and run and A spring behind. I just need the rear tire to align with the top of the rear fender lip so I can run fender flares. again... just talking out loud.
I also have a 36 rear crossmember I could run with a 36 front spring behind the axle.... hmmm...

 

I hope Tuck doesn't mind if I bump a couple of his pics. These are just incase someone is dragging their feet to read back through or subscribe.




I love Hot Rods and this build in particular.



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@Runnin shine thanks man!

 

Nice work Tuck .... I too love your "inspirational" picture.

 

It would be a cold day in in hell before I would build a typical "traditional" Model A highboy coupe with a flathead, babyshit brown paint, '35 ford wires and big-ass headlights. But THIS^^ I would build in a HEARTBEAT!

 

Cut the webbing out and just mocked it up-


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Thanks man-! If you're taking about the inspirational pic that running shine posted that's the actual car back in 70 something...


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Awe man nobody is gonna have a set of those, nice!
Consider Wyatt(me) inspired.
Now I'm going to quit hoggin your thread for awhile sorry.


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Love this build as well. Great hot rod stuff going on right HERE!

 

This is SO sixties.

 

Man... This had a wedge channel before- feeling like doing the same thing and not zing the frame... No kick up either- t spring over and just kick the motor back in the firewall so it's nice and compact like a bulldog.




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Just me, but I'd never Z the front frame. It will look too "Y2K rat" ...IMO

damn the haters............ wedge channel it again. It would wake up the viewers here, to a real hotrod

 

Totally agree- just seems more authentic to me- if I were to z it - it would be hidden behind the firewall- but I like the look of the kicked up floor and interior which just seems "right"


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If you do z the frame, do it the way Spencer did it, at the front crossmember, it's much more subtle. I agree, wedge channel it.

 

Man this is gonna be cool....

 

Diggn' your progress. Nuthn' wrong with a wedge channel in my book:

439902.jpg by bowie posted Jan 13, 2013 at 8:20 PM

 

You know what that wedge does is gives it a look of "perpetual motion" by leaning the cowl forward- Dig it a lot!! Its on!

 

The proportion actually looks better with the hood on it. Then again it's more "hot rod" without.

 

What's the height and width of those old slicks Tuck?
Glenn


(P.S.-build it your way brother, as I know you will)

 

I believe they're 30" tall and 8" across-


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Love that picture #315 - the dusty car, the engine+trans, parts all over a table under the lights. Great shot.

 

Oh hell yeah, those are some ingredients..

 

I found some 5.60 15 rollers for the front! Time to construct some wheels with the right offset.

I'm gonna use 5" wide 50 ford hoops with 59 Cadillac centers- and wider 6" merc hoops in the back with the same Cadillac centers reversed. I want the Buick drums to show...

The offset on the wheels I have is like 4" and totally engulfs the drum. It's really hard to find 5on5 wheels around here because they fit imperials and they use them in the demolition derby.

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What offset are you looking for Tuck?

 

Something like 3" or less- this will be fun to make them- I can center them on the brake lathe and weld them up.


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Love that overhead shot