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just found this forum.... loads of great information that i wish i had found sooner. im a fabricator by trade... and i paint harleys on the side. i have a few projects in various stages. my "current baby" is a full tube chassis 34 ford truck... 4 wheel independent, sbc/gearbox, 18'' Z06 wheels/g-force's hangin out in the wind... cab and doors are steel, will have alum bedsides and hood, carbonfiber 32 shell. its a hybrid between a race car and a street rod... or as the "new" tem seems to be "race rod". still in construction... just became a roller.... waiting on the fed-ex man to deliver my steering parts. hopefully have the fab work wrapped up in a few weeks so it can be painted and start final assembly. try to post pics soon

other projects are 65 mustang coupe on its 3rd go around.... 416" windsor/5speed... getting updated suspension front and rear. also have a cobra kit car in the "parts collecting" stage viper suspension, will be full round tube chassis, hopefully be a forced induction 4 cam 4.6/6speed but it will still look like a cobra is supposed to look with the excetion of big wheels.

well like i said... i wish i found this site sooner... but im here now... and im sure i will spend the next few days reading through the forums.

sounds sweet. can't wait for the pics.

Welcome!!

Welcome, glad you found our little spot on the internet. Your projects sound great, I'd love to see some pictures. :thumbsup:

Wow - sounds like some great projects you have there!! Wish I could find enough time for my one car, much less 3.... Welcome to the site!








oh yeah... how about some pics? :_paranoid

Ryan

The truck sounds like a killer project!
Pics

a few pics....maybe

http://img234.echo.cx/img234/7985/34truck0012ex.jpg

http://img234.echo.cx/img234/484/34truck0025sm.jpg

ok that worked.... so here are a couple more.... sorry about the giant size

http://img234.echo.cx/img234/2558/34truck0036cf.jpg

http://img234.echo.cx/img234/5782/34truck0055eh.jpg

these pics are from a couple weeks ago before the front suspension was finished(notice the cups for mock-up :D ) the main rails are 2x3 .120, the cage is 1 5/8 .134(still needs door bars... but those will be last on the fab list) the rear is jag, the front is a combination of f-body spindles, mustangII rack, 1 3/8 dom fabricated arms, avo coilovers, wheels are 18x9.5 black powdercoat Z06 wheels with 285/30/18 g-force KD. this will be running a 358'' sbc, afr heads, solid roller, carbed for now. as of now it has an M21... but i will probably swap to a tremec before its done. this is gonna be primer black... bare alum bedsides and hood, bare carbonfiber shell. but all the chassis is gonna be painted/powdercoated and detailed. this is gonna be the definition of anti-bling & anti-streetrod. its gonna get driven and raced... if you look close... you can see the reciever for a trailer hitch... after all its gonna be a shop truck :D

I am currently eye ball deep in the Roarvette, but you have read my mind with your 34.
I was planning a hi tech, rat rod. Channeled like crazy late model corvette engine, trans and rear, big open tires, roll cage primer all Black Black Black, with a goal of having everything black, with maybe some charcoal gray to lighten things up. Underneath perfect with the best components, outside, who cares. Would probably paint it with a broom, just to make the point.
Then go out looking for some Porsche Turbos to kill.
I know some people won't "get it" with your project. I GET IT!!! COOL.

Roarvette