Ricks 29 Tudor
This little beauty started out as a rough a 29 Tudor that Rick had dreams of building for over 8 years. The build consists of a static dropped, 4" chop, 3" channel and a very large "Z" in the front and rear. I minimized the appearance of the front Z by hiding it in the toe boards. This was one hell of a fun build.
98" SLINGSHOT JOURNEY
Have you ever had a buddy that truly changed your life and way of thinking? A person that no matter what obstacle is thrown at them would fight to hell and back to find the good in it. Well that my friends is where this build began. I have a very good friend that I have known for years, but it wasn't until a unfortunate turn of events that I really got to know him. One day while taking a ride and hanging out he mentioned how he always wished he'd had the chance to take a 98" slingshot down the track. I decided that day was going to come. Here is a link to pictures of Butch Fairchild, the Road Kings CC a few friends of our buddies and our 4 month journey..
Video, build specs and details
Chopper
Chopper is a 1941 Chevy rat rod that we started for a customer. This little beauty has a 4.5" rear / 3.5" front chop. We did this so we would not have to channel the roof. This is done by laying the "A" pillars back about 1.5". The frame is a 7" front Z with a massive 15" rear kick up. The rear suspension is using Carrera coil overs and the front is an OEM ford axle and suicide spring.
I hated to see her go, but this little rat rod has gone on to a new owner in Indiana. He has some great plans to make this his Friday night cruiser.
Shorty
Shorty is a great little 1942 Chevy truck that we took on trade at the shop. At this time we have built a frame that uses a model A front and rear spring. I am planning on transforming this little Rat Rod into a very low and bobbed Hot Rod, but time will tell. The rear will be completely exposed without a bed.
1929 Graham Paige
Here we have a 1929 Graham Paige that a gentleman from New York delivered to the shop to build. It arrived without a top after a very bad storm during delivery ripped it and the bows out. The customer said every shop he went to wanted to restore it, but he wanted a bagged and slammed ride. This has been a very fun build. :)
1932 Ford 3 Window - Hand built
How often does this opportunity come along? I met the owner of this car while picking up an aluminum radiator I purchased. As soon as I seen her I asked if I could take patterns off of it. Luckily he enjoys metal shaping as much as I do and invited me to his Saturday morning breakfast ritual with his car buddies. After breakfast I was invited over to take patterns.
1927 Ford Coupe
Here is a 1927 T that I am working on for a buddy. The belt line, rockers and wheel wells are shot. He also had no truck lid so I am creating a whole new rear from scratch.
29 Tudor
Jake's 29 came to me as a fenderless car on a stock chassis. The car was just too tall so prior to arrival the owner gave her a haircut and done a great job I might add. This has turned out to be a fun build. I will add more pictures as the build progresses.
RPU
Not that I don't have enough to do. A Customer asked me to build him a few panels for his 28 / 29 Roadster pickup. I couldn't stop at just one and created a couple more panels for myself. After hand fabricating a whole door you may as well just build the whole vehicle. This RPU will be placed on one of our frames and be up for sale as a roller.
Ivan's Dodge
Here is a frame that we built for Van Hugh In St Louis. The truck began as a 28 Dodge 4-door sedan with a tree growing up through it. The body had to be cut in half to get it out of the woods. After a little more chopping he ended up with a suicide door chop top pickup. It has a 4-link rear, narrowed 9" and a dropped front axle. The drivetrain is a 540 c.i. Ford rated at over 600 hp and a Turbo 400 w/ variable speed torque converter. Just another fine example of one man's idea of a hot rod.
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