Long awaited pics of the '39 Coupe

[Dibbs]

Here it is in all it's glory.

http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/9/web/405000-405999/405026_11_full.jpg

Here's the dash. You can see my 4th gen in the background.
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/9/web/405000-405999/405026_12_full.jpg

Original steering column. I wonder if I can make this work.
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/9/web/405000-405999/405026_13_full.jpg

I can't believe GM has used this frame for this long. It bolts right up!
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/9/web/405000-405999/405026_14_full.jpg

Still a few goodies left on it.
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/9/web/405000-405999/405026_15_full.jpg

Would you like POWER STEERING with your '39 Coupe?!
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/9/web/405000-405999/405026_16_full.jpg

[i.c.]

sweetness..it's amazing the same frame is still used and it bolted right up

[blazin3gen]

WOOO sweetness thats what oldschool is all about!!, but where the accord pics lol :huh: :D

[NXRacer]

you got that pile of rust for reaphulstering a seat??? You got ripped off! :lol j/p. thats gonna need a LOT of work. not to mention a grip of $$$$.

[Dibbs]

The only real bad rust is in the floor. I'll wait until the engine and tranny are mounted to the frame before fabricating the floor. There's a tad bit of body work that will have to be done on the underside of the door but nothing huge. There's no doubt this is a 3-4 year project easy.

[k-roy]

Better bust out the Sandblaster and have fun for a weekend. It looks like it is allright shape to start a project. I can not even to start to imagine the possibilites. Once I own A house I want to start and old old school project for myself. I am thinking a Original spec Model T.

[Dibbs]

That would be cool. First I will take the body back off the frame and start from there. Once the engine/tranny is in, I'll work on the body. Who am I kidding, it's just another excuse to get half-wasted and play with power tools. :D

[TJ89Accord]

sweet. Looks like you are in for some fun. What motor are you planning on putting in there? Good luck. Keep us updated.

tim

[Dibbs]

Not sure. I'm getting a 454 that came out of a drag car from a guy in exchange for some upholstery work. I might trade it for a 350 and a tranny.

[ShawnS]

small block with turbo 350 trans is always a solid choice for a street rod, and it should be easy to put into that chassis.

air bags air bags air bags air bagsair bags air bags :D

[Dibbs]

I've thought a bit about bags since this is going to be a cruiser instead of a drag car.

[wprocomp]

hey man that looks like a good project...lol yeah GM did reuse alot of stuff didnt they...one thing i can tell you right now...fenders for that car(if you go steel)are going to be very $$$$....luckly the frame is off the S10 so there is alot of support for that suspension and motor mount kits for the V8..also that rearend looks like it might have to be pushed back some,it looks like it may be too far forward,but you wont know until you get fenders

[Dibbs]

I thought that about the rear end too. The body and rear suspension is loosely attatched to the frame so everything's not square. Guess we'll have to wait and see.

[ShawnS]

i think that's the best part about a project like this. you can put the rear end wherever you want.
is the roof chopped?

[chaos]

Keep it lightweight!!! I think you should put a B18C1 in there and get a 4 inch exhaust. Then turbocharge it and get decals and a big wing.

[MattsAccord]

Here ia a picture of my grandma car that my grandpa built before he pasted away. 1953 Hudson Jet not to many of them restored.
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/8/web/404000-404999/404252_46_full.jpg

[blazin3gen]

^^^thats nice!!!!^^^

[3G Jester]

how much did you pay for that rust heap?
all i gotta say however.....

the amount of potential that thing has gives me a ragin boner.

make it pretty with a 350 turbo....black with flames...grrrrrrrrrr.......oh and a system like woah

[NOAHS88accord]

my dad has a 53' cadillac coupe series 13 that he is restoring, right now he is building a 454 for it, and working on getting parts for it, that is why it is sitting outside, i have a pic of it, just click the link below, my dad and I figured its a 10 year project before we are happy with just being able to drive it, alot of the parts are seized up from sitting outside.


link: http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/noah_gustafson/vwp?.dir=/family+photos&.dnm=chads+wedding+003.jpg&.view=t&.done=http%3a//f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/noah_gustafson/lst%3f%26.dir=/family%2bphotos%26.src=ph%26.view=t



believe me it has a ways to go

[deadlight]

Originally posted by chaos
Keep it lightweight!!! I think you should put a B18C1 in there and get a 4 inch exhaust. Then turbocharge it and get decals and a big wing.

Maybe if he was an idiot...

[3G Jester]

chaos....he was kidding. but one can never underestimate the raw power or type R stickers ;)

noah---if your dad does a good job on that thing its gonna be hella pimp

[Dibbs]

I think it would be cool to have an old school caddy. I would keep my 454 if I had a caddy to put it in. Hell, I'd drop a 509 in it.

[3G Jester]

dippie! how much did you spend on it? you never told us.

[neoblue89lxi]

Is that caddy that noah posted the same one as the one the movie christine? You know the movie about the car that had a soul and killed a few people because they beat the shit out of it. It could also repair itself. I wish my car would do that for me with all the love I put into her.

[deadlight]

No that wasn't a Caddy, that was a Plymouth Fury, '58 I believe and an awesome movie too.

[chaos]

Originally posted by 3g Jester
chaos....he was kidding. but one can never underestimate the raw power or type R stickers ;)


Hell yes type R stickers!

[NOAHS88accord]

my dad plans to put 20" spinners, and air bags on it, along with a badass JL Audio setup, 2 15"s in the trunk, also update on the car, my dad has now ordered new interior, in black leather for it.

[Dibbs]

Originally posted by 3g Jester
dippie! how much did you spend on it? you never told us.

I wrote in a previous thread that I got it for the cost of recovering a truck seat. The body rust that everyone's talking about is really not that bad. There's really nothing more than surface rust on the body. I'm sure the rust colored primer that's on it adds to the rusty look of it all. The interior does need some attention though. The floor pan being the worst of all. It will have to be redone completely b/c it sat on the ground for so long and even that's not that great of a task. It's all flat except for the loops that need to be made for whatever tranny is going in there.

[1988starter]

Here are the possibalitys my uncles 1934 coupe
This is my uncles Baby among other cars including a very nice hemi satelite A Perfect blue 56 chevy and a gorgeous white 57 I love this car here is a quick description and some picts

It is a 1934 Chev, 3 window coupe, chopped 3". It has a 355 CI Chevy motor (built by yours truely) which sports a B&M Mega Blower on it with two 600 CFM Holley Carbs. It produces somewhere around 700 HP. The transmission (built by yours truely) is a GM Turbo 350. The rear end (built by yours truely) is a narrowed 9" Ford with a Detroit Locker spool in it with Strange axles. The rear tires are 15"X23.5"X31" tall. It has manual rack and pinion stering and 4-wheel disc brakes. Digital dash, killer Denon stereo with a 12 disc CD changer. It has air conditioning and power windows. It is a blast to drive. Yours, uncle Steve

http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/304000-304999/304085_16_full.jpg
http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/304000-304999/304085_18_full.jpg
http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/304000-304999/304085_19_full.jpg

[Dibbs]

Now THAT'S a set of tires. :eek: I want to see pics of that digital dash.

[wprocomp]

sweet man...mickey thompsons?

[3G Jester]

whats the word on this beast?

[b8er]

yess, more dead thread revivals,ahah

[3G Jester]

im cool... i know it

oooo. stand by for a sec...ill realy bring one back from the dead ;) just wait for my next post in like 3 min