D.A.D. 32 coupe PART 5/A little more FRAME angle....

Jumping back to the frame and X-member again....the ladder bars run on the same parallel as the rear X-member.....a small thing... but from a design aspect... Candy man scored points on this deal.

A quick shot of the Transmission crossmember...... and yes.....it will be removable.

The D.A.D. will be Porter Equipped(Porter Mufflers.... Clarke make killer pipes and they sound fantastic!)

The rear Ladder bars will be chromed

D.A.D. 32 coupe PART 4/EVERYONE NEEDS A QUICKIE.

D.A.D. 32 coupe PART 3/Red Ram Away!!!!!

Engine Placement...... not too high,not too low... Just right.

Today it seems... there is a ton of fancy fabrication.... that is useless.

I wanted this to be useful.....and direct to the point..... subtle is the right word.

To fasten the Hemi Behemoth forward...a Hurst Saddle mount is used(gonna chrome this in the future)... the puck style mounts are Speedway units that are cheap.(20 bucks!)....

The claw foot engine mounts are simple and direct... using some of Henrys Rivets...... Just what I wanted.

The firewall was trimmed Oh so ever slightly....I wanted to give the feel that that Baby Red Ram was intended in this Ford cavity.

Next..... the tranny mount...........

D.A.D. 32 coupe PART 2/More frame,less feathers.

Well....Candyman and I TALKED ENDLESSLY about using an original 35-40 Ford X-member.... but.... after looking around.... we would have to restore an original,then modify one.

Too expensive.

So Neil.... made one! Candyman had a special dye made up to punch thru the thickest wall.... and give a nice roll on the material as well.

He is now selling these X-members to the public.(CANDYS HOTROD SUPPLY-613-353-7572)

He also stepped up the rear crossmember a bit... so the rear wheel placement will fit perfect in the chassis when the body is fitted. The front crossmember(a model A)is pushed forward 1.75 inches.... and raised high enuff to give the final project a killer front stance.

The rails are boxed and the boxing plates are stepped just a tad.

All this is being done on Neil's chassis /frame table to ensure accurate measurements.

D.A.D. 32 coupe PART 1

So it begins....I have had this 32 5 window for some time...... Been collecting parts for some time.... my big inspiration has been the Busby Coupe..... Black, slinky and dangerous.

Again...Candyman takes the cake in fabrication.... first the rails........

The car will have a nefarious look.

Drivetrain includes a 270 Red Ram,T-5 Transmission and a 40 ford /QC equipped rear.....

lots of goodies in between.

Why is it called the D.A.D. Coupe?

.... cause a lil hemi Red Ram ain't much more then Ardun powered Flat head.

so..... it's the DODGE ARDUN DEUCE!

Chris Casny...Burbank Ballyhoo!

I met Chris a few times in the past and right away I knew he was sick.

Not physically,but has the same sickness I do.. HOTRODS and CUSTOMS!

Extremely talented,and the right eye for detail and knowledge.... his A hotrod is a sick unit!!!!!

He is now building a killer chopped shoebox.......I KNOW it will turn out KILLER!

.... and oh yea,..Chris is Norwell Equipped!

Rumble on Chris.........

Chuckee Vee Shoots Me!

Chuck Vranas....All time hero and Hot rod super Shooter...shot my truck at the Syracuse Right Coast deal.

My Hauler made the Top 100 in SRM and I am stoked to say the Least!!!!!

Chuck is an AWESOME talent and his work speaks VOLUMES!!!!!!!

War Of The Worlds......

When the Martian invades the HAMB drags......Better have your Photon Nebulizer on full stun...........YIKES!!!!!

RAYBESTOS!!!!!! 4.0>>>> KOLOR!!!!!!!

The Images SPEAK Volumes......

RAYBESTOS!!!!!! 3.0>>>> KOLOR!!!!!!!

Mmmmmmm....Tasty.

RAYBESTOS!!!!!! 2.0

More secret Spy shots.......from Hollywood Hotrods and Troy Ladd..........