I am working on a 30 / 31 model A pickup and shooting for the old school look. I chopped the roof off a closed cab to make a roadster and I am in the process of extending the cab by 6" so I may actually be able to sit in it.
I am making the frame rails from 1 1/2×4 rectangular tubing and will use the front and rear crossmembers as well as the frame horns from an original frame. I want to stick with the buggy spring suspension, but will likely modify it some.
I am try to stick with 60s or earlier type technology as much as possible. I want it to look like something that has been sitting in a barn for 50 years. I hope to power it with a 52 Desoto 276 hemi.
I am looking for some pictures of details that I can copy or modify and for lots of advice. I am trying to build this on the cheap. I will probably have more in to building the motor than I will have in the rest of the car.
I am looking for a used dropped front axle. I put in a bid on a rolled s10 for the rear axle. I am scouring various scrap piles for steel to build it.
Some day I will try to post some pics of what I have going.
I'm looking forward to learning lots from you guys.
I am making the frame rails from 1 1/2×4 rectangular tubing and will use the front and rear crossmembers as well as the frame horns from an original frame. I want to stick with the buggy spring suspension, but will likely modify it some.
I am try to stick with 60s or earlier type technology as much as possible. I want it to look like something that has been sitting in a barn for 50 years. I hope to power it with a 52 Desoto 276 hemi.
I am looking for some pictures of details that I can copy or modify and for lots of advice. I am trying to build this on the cheap. I will probably have more in to building the motor than I will have in the rest of the car.
I am looking for a used dropped front axle. I put in a bid on a rolled s10 for the rear axle. I am scouring various scrap piles for steel to build it.
Some day I will try to post some pics of what I have going.
I'm looking forward to learning lots from you guys.