'27 Roadster

[bob w]

chopper tom is building a bucket and asked me to post some pics of one I built a few years ago. I think Tom will do just fine without seeing my heap, but here it is anyway. It's a roadster pickup style glass body with a 327/350/8 inch rear end. It is a home paint job using tractor paint (cheap), Ford Grey and International Red. I haven't driven the roadster for a few years, but dug it out of the garage yesterday and have put a hundred miles on it just running errands. Too much fun!

 

[bob w]

The 60's Chevy van axle is suspended on quarter elliptic springs made from a Model A spring cut in half. The radiator shell is '29 A Ford as are the headlights, dash and tail lights. The Mustang radiator didn't fit too well so I put the aluminmum panel in front of it. '35 Ford radius rods are used to locate the axle.

 

[bob w]

The car isn't tilted, the picture is. A Model A rear crossmember holds a Model A spring. Maverick rear is held in place by '35 Ford radius rods. The gas tank is a repro Model T piece. The motivation for building the car came from building my son's '27. When I found some 11 ga. 6" formed channel at the steel yard, I knew I had frame material. After shaping the frame rails, I fully boxed them.

 

[bob w]

Here you can see the springs run down the frame a ways. The home made friction shocks squeek. I've tried 3 different materials in them. The Chevy Van axle has finned iron drums and quite good brakes.

 

[bob w]

I got a rusted out '29 A gas tank at a swap meet and cut enough of it to make a dash. The instrument panel is the same make and year. A Mustang shifter is used with a Model A shift stick stuck on it.

 

[Blademan]

thats a nice ride, Tracy

 

[bob w]

The upholstry is from a Do-It-Yourself store. It is a "wrap and staple job", nothing fancy. Windshield stanchions were made from from scratch. Conduit was used for the windshield frame. It has a reversed Corvair steering box. The 327 has (what we old timers call) Fuelie heads, a small Crane cam, an obsolete Edelbrock intake manifold and a '55 Chev distributer. This thing rides, handles and accelerates very well and is a ball to drive.

 

[50Ford]

Sweet car Bob!

 

[Gastrick]

Yea Bob W, that's a nice one. I'm glad you drug it out and took some photos. What's that air cleaner made out of?

 

[Todd]

Great job Bob!!!!!!!

 

[Oldrodder43]

Now I see where Zach gets it from. Great job Bob. Perley

 

[bob w]

Gastrick, the air cleaner was a $5.00 swap meet oil bath unit. It now has a paper element filter and I cut oval slots around the backside to get more air through it.

I took the roadster out to sell it, but...I don't think I can. I develop such an attachment building these cars that I can't seem to part with any of them. It's a sickness, I tell ya.

 

[Unkl Ian]

Nice work.Obviously some thought went into the design.

No problems without a Panhard Bar on front ?
I always figured it would be ok.

 

[Bonehead]

It is a great look, and the layout is well thought out. I see why Tom wanted to see it, it is a fine example.