My 1931 Model A Sedan Nostalgic Drag Car *New pics October 08*

[5spdzx2]

Well instead of making another thread in the photo phorum i decided to just make a project thread.

The first pictures were when i got it in 2005 (click the link~also if someone could tell me how to get my pictures off of webshots and into my computer i would appreciate it). The pictures progress into 2008.

The cars setup:

Exterior and Frame
-1931 Model A sedan
-1932 boxed frame
-6.5" chop
-All American rear coilovers
-1932 grill and grill shell
-American Racing wheels

Drivetrain:
-Late 80's 5.0 302 ford
-GT40P Heads
-Dual Edelbrock 450 4 barrels
-Weiand tunnel ram
-Hilborn style air scoop
-Custom rolled exhaust (tapers 2"-8")
-New cam (will buy soon)
-Aluminum radiator
-Mallory Unilite distributor
-T-5 transmission
-373:1 Rear end

Interior
-Rebuilt subframe
-Custom made tranny tunnel
-Custom shifter

More to come.

The beginning.... http://rides.webshots.com/album/253498876eTbLuT

And then on...

[5spdzx2]

More pictures...

[5spdzx2]

Most recent pictures...

[Sir William]

Nice job so far!!

[Boski]

That is bad ass.

[5spdzx2]

thanks guys. ill be posting a nice detailed list of whats been done to it in the next few days

[Mike]

Very sexy.

[Buster]

Love the car! :)

I saw a Street Rod last year that had the entire body polished and clear coated. Looked chrome. You should do that. :)

[5spdzx2]

Alright guys, i gave a brief list of the setup on this car. See the first post.

[5spdzx2]

Primed and ready for blocking.

[DaviDawg]

so sick!

[SoCalZX2]

Wicked man. Very wicked!

I hope one day when I'm done w/ my '66 stang to have a much older weekend cruiser like this.

[5spdzx2]

so sick!

Thanks!

Wicked man. Very wicked!

I hope one day when I'm done w/ my '66 stang to have a much older weekend cruiser like this.

Thanks, and do you have pictures of this mustang? What direction are you going with it? I love these older cars too. It will beat the hell out of driving the zx2 around on the weekeneds. :smile:

[capitalcrew]

I'd kill a man for one of those.

[5spdzx2]

Haha

[5spdzx2]

So with after the primer I hauled the car up to my dads friends house in michigan on this past thursday. He has a full Devillbiss booth in his garage out back and he shot the whole car and cleared it. All that it needs is some wet sanding and rubbing. The car looks great though and Im very excited to see some more progress. I know the firewall looks bad, but it will be covered with a polished aluminum sheet anyway.

Here are some before and after shots.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c290/5spdzx2/DSC_0007.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c290/5spdzx2/DSC_0008.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c290/5spdzx2/DSC_0002-1.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c290/5spdzx2/DSC_0016.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c290/5spdzx2/DSC_0136.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c290/5spdzx2/DSC_0133.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c290/5spdzx2/DSC_0130.jpg

[krux]

The paint looks great on it.

[ZX2guy19]

Beautiful. Lookin' fresh man!

[zx2loon]

Nice.....what motor is that in the pics?? Is that the "mock up" motor or is that the one that will be in the car??

[CSCustomCars]

That is amazingly sexy...

[5spdzx2]

Nice.....what motor is that in the pics?? Is that the "mock up" motor or is that the one that will be in the car??

I did use it to mock up the mounts...but it is also the one I'm using. Its a 302 Ford, believe it or not...the valve covers make it misleading. I went with it because it was cheap and dependable. Later on down the road I may swap a big block into it....but thats years from now.

Also, thanks everyone else. I will be posting more pics as soon as theres another major update. The frame needs to be tweaked a bit, then painted. Once thats all done i'll put the body on the frame again. (Spring 09 is the date...It will happen...)

This picture is from awhile ago

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c290/5spdzx2/P1010055.jpg

More recent pictures

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c290/5spdzx2/P1010102.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c290/5spdzx2/P1010109.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c290/5spdzx2/P1010103.jpg

[ImCrazy]

sweet project man!

[ZX2guy19]

I'd love to change the oil on that thing. lol

[capitalcrew]

Nice! I can't wait to see everything finished, but I'm sure you feel the same way haha

[5spdzx2]

I'd love to change the oil on that thing. lol

Haha, i cant wait to see what its like when i pull the heads. Under the valve covers it looks pretty good so that should show nice things underneith. Its ready for a full rebuild this winter.

Crazy....Start a project like this! We need more younger people restoring old cars (im young too..only 22). Plus..its an investment. My situation....$10,000 in...$30,000+ out. (not that i have any desire to sell it. But if i absolutely had to...I'll make some cash)

[5spdzx2]

Nice! I can't wait to see everything finished, but I'm sure you feel the same way haha

Oh, absolutely. Seeing the paint on the body after months and months of body work was astounding. Next comes the frame. And when the two are mated together I'll feel like im finally almost there.



test (dont mind this).
http://thumb14.webshots.net/t/16/17/0/20/73/256502073fakoMm_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1256502073056853154fakoMm)