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

Congrats on the new arrival Tuck!

 

Well... things have escalated with the olds rear...

My pal @hiboy32 found a old chrome olds axle out of a hot rod with brackets and all, he picked it up today and will bring it up when him and his sons BMX race up here next week- (-: (-: so stoked!

The chrome cleans up- teaser pic (-;



I'll post more when I get it home and cleaned up and get the brakes converted to Buick! (-:

Hot rods rule! But the friends you make along the way rule even more!!!

3:48 ratio and b/c redrilled to ford 5x5.5 pattern

Tuck



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Coolness of the highest order!^^

 

Such a worthy housing.
Star Destroyer!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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now that is a sweet deal right there!

 

Great score

 

Awesome possum! Can't wait to see it cleaned up.

 

It was a great weekend!! (-;



So... Bolt circle I posted earlier was wrong- they were drilled to Chevy 4.75 so I mounted my slicks on the pair of Mickey Thompson mags I picked up this summer because it would be rude not too- and I don't even have any Chevy steelies-



King of mock ups. Just picture chrome rear with Buick finned drums in both corners (-; boootay-!

Still toying with fenders. Cut and slice and feeling it out as I go-

Also found a pair of these after I bought singles damnit-

I want to run refracted bulbs for the lows-




Oh and Maple raced her first BMX race this weekend! (-: @hiboy32 and his kids took home trophies too-




Tuck



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Remember Pops ... Hot Rod Rule !

 

Here one more pic- this shows the speed line I was trying to create with the fender.


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I Love it ^^^ Tuck !
It has 'Style' !

 

Thanks Glenn! Really getting stoked to see it all together! can't wait for summer break.

 

Ditto! Man, that's cool! NO ONE does this shit anymore! You go man! That rear-end cleaned up REAL nice too! I wanna chrome the smooth back 9" I am putting in my T-bucket in the worst way, but I am worried about what its gonna cost me!

 

Thanks man!! The local chrome guy quoted me $300 for my olds rear in the roadster if I polish the shit out of it first.

 

I could live with $300. I will see if I can work something out locally. Any sixties hot rod worth its salt should have a chromed rear end housing!

 

HA! The Jeff and Jeff show...Hiboy's son is growing up and I haven't met your daughter yet. Time goes so fast!
The coupe is getting really interesting. Love the jack and 5 blocks holding the body up.

 

Thanks man! I need to come down and visit again soon, I was just talking to Jeff about coming down and racing with them and then swinging into visit you.... and then over to Kansas City to hit up Mikey and Kev

 

That housing is GREAT!!

 

Hi Tuck.Parts,parts and MORE parts.Put em all in a sack,shake em up,and see what comes out.That rear looks sweet.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

The StAr DeStroyer is just so damn obnoxious!
Cool.


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I'm seeing a magnificent 60s show rod come to life in this thread. So blown away........

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That is exactly right - chrome the crap out of everything you can - or polish it if it is aluminum or mag! I'm building a 34 coupe in the Mooneyham 555 era style - will have to chrome the whole suspension to be "correct". Is a very costly thing - but yah gotta do, what cha gotta do! LOL

 

Glen, There is a guy in my hometown that has a 30-31 version of this car. Its flat black and has the same tires. I've never been a fan of the tires but I've always thought they were inspired by Dave Bell the artist. They just look like those doodles in the back of Rod and Custom... Do you know when that car was built? I would guess early-mid eighties?

In the early nineties I remember being going to shows and seeing guys build hot rods with independent suspensions that had a similar rake- bright red paint and all finished out. I recall thinking how complicated it all seemed. I think that's why I love building chassis's so much- its like mastering all of that you couldn't do when you were a kid. Man I wanted to be building stuff back then. I literally didn't have shit= know-how, tools, money.


Maybe I posted these pics already in this post... I dunno where I got them maybe here on the hamb or IG? Cool coupe with quads, cycle fenders and nerf bar-

 

^^^ ...... damn' that's a groovy mother f#cker.

 

How very eloquently put Mr. Campbell. It is indeed. The rear wheels sure have me puzzled though...looks like full wheel covers of some sort, but I'm not sure

 

They look like mid 60's Chrysler hubcaps to me? A very cool rod regardless .

 

'61 Imperial?

 

I'd say that's a winner

 

You know the bmx track is very close to my house, Jeff knows where it's at

 

Man I just reread this thread over the last 2 evenings.
Man this project is awesome. I am also envious of your ability to find the parts that seem to be made of Unobtanium