BJinaTJ
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I am trying to go a little more traditional on this one (to an extent), but thought you guys may still be interested..
Mocking up another pile of parts
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Wrinkles
Banned
a good lookin pile of parts ....so far. now if you were to move the front tire forward about a foot ?????
Snake Farm
Ol school snake charmer!
I'm with Wrinkles, move the front forward a bit
Wish I had a pile of parts like that
TiredIronGRB
Traditionalist
Very interested...
dmw56
Busted and Rusted on Route 66
Looks good, I have a similar pile of parts. What frame are you planning to use, Model A or custom built?
Tripper
Older and more rusted every day!
TiredIronGRB
Traditionalist
This is really my favorite type of build Raw And Traditional.
donsrods
Well-known member
No, not saying suicide front end, but hot rods, especially traditional ones, look best if the radiator is right on top of the axle so the center of the wheel in right in line with it. As you have it mocked up it just makes the front look too blunt. When you look at the car from the side you want to see that radiator back in the very center of the wheel.
Some people put the radiator out front like you have it, but it just doesn't look proportional or right. If so many of us saw the exact same thing it must be a problem, it jumps right out at you.
Don
Some people put the radiator out front like you have it, but it just doesn't look proportional or right. If so many of us saw the exact same thing it must be a problem, it jumps right out at you.
Don
donsrods
Well-known member
Here are some pictures of some very traditional rods mocked up, this will show you what we are talking about.
See how much better it looks if the radiator is in line with the axle?
Don
See how much better it looks if the radiator is in line with the axle?
Don
BJinaTJ
Well-known member
I am going to custom build a frame for it.
ah, I see what you are saying Don. When I first looked at the pic it looked like the tire was right at the radiator. I was thinking that people were saying to push the axle way out front suicide style. So I change my vote to move it forward right under the radiator!
BJinaTJ
Well-known member
That was kind of my thought. I was told by the previous owner (they will tell you anything) that the car was a race car in the 60's, hence the reason for no doors and welded in tubes for the belt line. I thought it would look nice being built as a racer.
BJinaTJ
Well-known member
Here are some pictures of some very traditional rods mocked up, this will show you what we are talking about.
See how much better it looks if the radiator is in line with the axle?
Don
I agree with you...
donsrods
Well-known member
The rest of the car looks great mocked up as is. The other advantage of moving your axle out further is that it will handle and ride a lot better with the longer WB.
A little suggestion for anyone who is building a car from scratch. Leave an extra inch or two for engine room more than you think you will need. No matter how many of these we do, we always end up with less room for fan or distributor clearance than we thought. We learn something new on every one we do, and the one area we are really going to do different on the next ones is leave extra space around everything.
Don
A little suggestion for anyone who is building a car from scratch. Leave an extra inch or two for engine room more than you think you will need. No matter how many of these we do, we always end up with less room for fan or distributor clearance than we thought. We learn something new on every one we do, and the one area we are really going to do different on the next ones is leave extra space around everything.
Don
Tripper
Older and more rusted every day!
TiredIronGRB
Traditionalist
That's the good thing about building a custom frame, I used the stock frame on my '30 Coupe and had to set the engine back in the cowl pretty deep (I added a little extra because of my "Blower Fetish").
BJinaTJ
Well-known member
Sorry for the horrible picture from my camera phone, but here is the look I think I am going for. I am going to work on getting it rolling this weekend and will get better photos.
