Author Topic: RacerJohnson (Read 22733 times)

31Rodder · « **on:** August 24, 2006 4:44 am »

Is this something you were thinking of doing?

racerjohnson · « **Reply #1 on:** August 24, 2006 7:13 am »

Actually, I had this in mind. It is on this website in the gallery and I love it, lack of windshield, metal seat and all. Like i said, I'd like to find a separate cowl to spare the whole tudor i have, but i'm getting impatient.

racerjohnson · « **Reply #2 on:** August 24, 2006 7:21 am »

this is what i'm starting with. the 31 cowl and door are there for kicks. Its the 28 frame, 28 roadster body, '61 394 olds motor. Making a non roadster cowl and doors fit should be interesting. Any suggestions anybody?

31Rodder · « **Reply #3 on:** August 24, 2006 2:45 pm »

you could use a duvall styled windshield. and smooth out the cowl. if you used sedan doors and cut the tops off you could gain and inch and a half in the doors. Not sure how the body lines would match up.

here is the duvall styled windshield

31Rodder · « **Reply #4 on:** August 24, 2006 2:53 pm »

here is a coupe or sedan cowl with the post laid back slightly.

racerjohnson · « **Reply #5 on:** August 24, 2006 2:54 pm »

now that is sweet! I love that windshield. too bad i don't have a 32 grille and frame laying around too. I hear they give those things away nowadays.
thanks for the pic.

31Rodder · « **Reply #6 on:** August 24, 2006 2:55 pm »

here is one of tucks.

racerjohnson · « **Reply #7 on:** August 24, 2006 2:57 pm »

i think i like the duvall much better. See the seat in that black one? The driver must be like 5'4" tall! I'm 6'4". Should a guy just bolt the body on top of the frame for starters and get the car going, then channel it, or just channel it right away because i like it when the body is flush with the bottom of the frame.

31Rodder · « **Reply #8 on:** August 24, 2006 2:58 pm »

If you are going to the drags tomH I think will have his roadster there you might be able to get some ideas off that.

racerjohnson · « **Reply #9 on:** August 24, 2006 2:59 pm »

tucks is flippin' sweet! Did he just notch the top of the frame at the firewall and bend it up? I think the channeling he did was perfect. nice motor.

racerjohnson · « **Reply #10 on:** August 24, 2006 3:00 pm »

I'm not missin the drags.

31Rodder · « **Reply #11 on:** August 24, 2006 3:05 pm »

Quote from: "racerjohnson"

i think i like the duvall much better. See the seat in that black one? The driver must be like 5'4" tall! I'm 6'4". Should a guy just bolt the body on top of the frame for starters and get the car going, then channel it, or just channel it right away because i like it when the body is flush with the bottom of the frame.

I would channel it right away, because if you are like me once its going you arent going to want and go back and take it apart again.

Tom · « **Reply #12 on:** August 24, 2006 3:08 pm »

6'4" and your gona channel?? I'm thinking you going to be eating lots of bugs.

Now that I have to bring my pickup to the drags I will be trailering my modified down. Be leaving the roadster at home.

31Rodder · « **Reply #13 on:** August 24, 2006 3:08 pm »

check out mad fabricators dvd #2. they do the mock up of tucks car on there.

racerjohnson · « **Reply #14 on:** August 24, 2006 3:08 pm »

well in that case I imagine one would bolt the existing subframe to the chassis and build extensions downward to lower it?

In racecar world, I'd just build a tubular spaceframe on the existing chassis and just hang the body with brackets, tabs, etc. simple to adjust that way