4D Chevy buisness coupe

[13below0]

Heres a few pics of my friends car we just finished the cage on. Its 4D chev. buisness coupe. We are just taking care of the cage and a few odds and ends when the sheet metal is on. Should be a cool little ride. Hes going to do some nostalgia drags with it also, thats why it got the cage. As always all tig welded. 1.75x0.95 cro-mo tubing. I should have a few more pics tomorrow I forgot my camera today.




crazy ****ing seat bracket

[justin'sbig7]

that shit is sweet! did you do anything for heat treatment with the cromoly?

[limegreentj]

nice!

[Jeepin'Jones]

Nice,I always thought that old straight axle gasser look was awesome.

[13below0]

Justin, there was nothing done for heat treating. I have searched high and low and got 3000000 different answers on it. I even stoped at where I attending school and talked to 1 of the instructors. Pretty much what I have gathered is that the people that usually ring in and tell you that you HAVE to do it usually dont even weld. Most of the Large teams NHRA for examlpe do not do any heat treating on there chassis. From the limited bit of research I have done, i have found that none of the top builders do it. My jeep has been floped over, pulled from the cage etc. and I have had no problems.

[justin'sbig7]

gotcha. that is about what i have come up with as well. just hoping you maybe knew for sure. from what i gather, tig welding or oxy welding seems to be the top choice.

[village_idiot]

so is it gonna be fender-less? fender well headers would be sweet.

[hyperbuzzin]

Is the guy wearing the hat in the second pic Stan?

[Christopher]

Very cool & I love the old school shop.

[13below0]

Yes it will have fenders, and yes it will have fenderwell headers, there gonna look bad ass!
Hyperbuzzin, I have no idea who Stan is, so no sir its is not. Were out of the Erie Area.
Chris, this shop supposedly was a old Packard (sp) dealership in the 1940s. Its got all kinds of charter. HAHA! We got a few builds going on that Im going to start trying to get posted, to get feedback and ideas from everyone.

[Christopher]

Yes it will have fenders, and yes it will have fenderwell headers, there gonna look bad ass!
Hyperbuzzin, I have no idea who Stan is, so no sir its is not. Were out of the Erie Area.
Chris, this shop supposedly was a old Packard (sp) dealership in the 1940s. Its got all kinds of charter. HAHA! We got a few builds going on that Im going to start trying to get posted, to get feedback and ideas from everyone.

I love that shop don't paint it. Bricks and multi pane glass are cool
I 'd ike to see the projects.
Had the opportunity to do the chassis & cage on a 34 dodge fuel altered done with sixties drag parts, olds rear, clutchflite trans, blown hemi running fuel & zoomies its too scary for me
It had to fit tight as it was channeled 4" chopped 2" Its recently passed nhra cert.

Keep it coming

[13below0]

This is probably only going to be a 10 sec. car if that. In 1 of the pics you can see a bad ass beadlock wheel, thats on a new mustang. That cars is going to be cert. for 7.50's needless to say its like a jungle gym, and a huge pain in the ass to even get to some of the tubes.

[ridgerunner97]

What kinda powerplant you guys plannin on running? Old school exotic chevy motor or you guys running something different? Rear? Trans? This shit is really cool and i love them old altered type gasser cars. I'm a huge mopar fan, but i love all the old school vehicles.

[cityslicker]

that is bad ass man,,, i love old cars... my old man was a greaser I guess he rubbed off on me...

[13below0]

Its just getting a small block. He has 2 either a 383 or the motor that is in the his chevelle and thats a mid to upper 400 ci small block but its a race gas motor. From the sounds of it its gonna be the 383 something he can run pump gas in. Its got a 9" rear, and 400 tranny, altough Im trying to convince him that it needs a powerglide. HAHA! this car will probably see its fair share of street time. This guys drives everything he owns, that kind of makes it even cooler to me.

[justin'sbig7]

Very cool & I love the old school shop.

i would love to have a shop done up like a 40's/50's rodshop.

i could see finding this pic in black and white... this is such a cool pic, straight vintage



sweet project man!

[ridgerunner97]

Sweet powertrain package, id go with a powerglide too lol. 383 should be a beast, i love that engine displacement in a small block. As soon as my buddy graduates from Pitt he is building an S10 mud truck, we plan on building a 383 stroker to put in it. Sweet project

[13below0]

The other motor would be quite a bit more power but I dont think its gonna take much to get this thing to move. I would be shocked if that car is much over 2600lbs. I cant wait to see it done. Im trying to talk him into just putting some clear on the cage and leave it alone. The car is gonna stay in primer for some time. He said mayve a few years from now he will paint it. haha

[88wd21]

With the right car(which to me this fits well) the gassr look is evil. Now a hardtop 57 Bel Air, no( but a 210 or 150 post car maby...). Just if I have any opinion, do NOT finish with the 'rat rod' primered look. It just looks too unfinished and 'I was in a hurry so I can sell it and hide bad body work'. And that 'Stang looks a little out of place between those walls, takes from the back in the day vibe...

[13below0]

That mustang has grown roots. It might have been around before that chevy was made, haha

[13below0]

Here are a few more before it got loaded on the trailer




And being that this is a offroad site here is the off road heep

[Sycotik Skier]

very nice

[Jeepin'Jones]

Nothing like tire tracks on the side of the wall as a conversation piece. HMMM wander if the wife would let me do that to the house? Nice jeep by the way and I vote on keepin' the Gasser in primer.