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Started by mikesbbody, December 12, 2010, 11:13:22 PM

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mikesbbody

Don't know if you guy's have seen this or not made by a fellow Kiwi now living in the USA a bit over the top for me but, you gotta respect the work that's gone into it. What do ya think?

1927 Model T Roadster

Totally built from scratch with just an idea, no drawings or models. One of a kind.

Chassis: Custom-built 1.5-inch tube. All tube bending by owner i.e. manual. Powdered coated gray.

Body: Fiberglass 1927 Model T painted Candy Apple Blue.

Independent front suspension: Unequal A-arms, coil over shocks, fabricated by owner.

Steering Box: Off road sand rail type rack and pinion.

Front Disk Brakes and Spindles: 90s Corvette.

Rear End: Jaguar, with inboard disc brakes.

Under floor brake and booster with 2lb residual valve front and back.

Mickey Thompson tires with Billet Specialties wheels 15x14 rear and 15x7 front.

Very cool steering wheel by CON2R, column shift.

Gas Tank: Custom made, rides in rear above rear end, Pro Comp electric fuel pump.

Engines: All aluminum Ford 4.6L modular V8s, DOHC, 32 valves,
Custom made supercharger manifolds with B&M Teflon superchargers and
Holley blower 4150 double pumper carburetors, with shotgun air cleaners.
Approx 1000HP

Ignition: Pro Com CD system, distributors are new magnetic pick/up type 1939 Ford flathead
V8s replicas, custom made adaptors on back of blocks driving through the valve cover
connecting to the overhead cam shaft on each motor via slotted end.

One starter motor per engine, which start both engines together.

Radiator: Custom made by Griffin Thermal Products. Built with two lower
outlets and two upper inlets around 7gls, one 16-inch electric fan.

Driveline: Gates 90mm by 14mm pitch Poly Chain GT Carbon via
steelsprockets and a custom machined 2inch spline shaft driving a 3spd Ford C5
automatic transmission. Custom built bell housing. Think of a triangle.
Machine work by Micar Fab Las Vegas.

Custom hand made windshield frame.
Other custom made parts by owner include exhaust system, headlight posts, dashboard,
pluming pipes, seat frame and door panels. All welding, engineering, wiring, pretty much
entire construction by owner.

Owner/builder Gordon Tronson. Las Vegas, Nevada
Originally a Hot Rodder from Napier, New Zealand

Ghoste

There's some serious handiwork there.

mikesbbody

Ya'll notice the Cuda in the garage?

bull

Looks like he should have put the steering wheel in the middle. :o

68X426

Quote from: mikesbbody on December 12, 2010, 11:13:22 PM
What do ya think?

Or mounted the motors behind the seat.

Or made two roadsters, each with a different concept.  :yesnod:

Reminds me of Barris creations in the 70s. Maybe he can get it into movies.   :shruggy:


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Feel free to post any relevant picture you think we all might like to see in the threads below!

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http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,86777.0.html
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Quote from: bull on December 13, 2010, 01:08:13 AM
Looks like he should have put the steering wheel in the middle. :o
:hah:
How true.  Beautiful work.  But I'd take the cuda.
This car was sold many years ago to somebody in Wisconsin. I now am retired and living in Florida.

Troy

I think it's cool - although I doubt I'd be able to see anything from the driver's seat! I've been trying to convince dad that we need a basic, no frills, high power, drop top/no top rod as well. There's some kind of flamed rod parked outside in one of the pictures as well.

Troy
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greenpigs

I like it.

The only thing I would change is the grill or lack of, its just too much radiator. With twin superchaged motors it may not even be enough as is but some sort of grill would help.
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68blue

Interesting car, how do they connect the power? Do the motors have to be synchronised some how?

Brock Samson

 Curious those are the new Modern SOCH Ford Big Blocks..  Cool he did it from scratch his own way without new/old ford frame like most do who can't find or afford a '32.
I dont care much for the Rad. that much but would like to see the details he had to solve. That's always the fun part to learn about.

mikesbbody

Quote from: 68blue on December 13, 2010, 12:12:12 PM
Interesting car, how do they connect the power? Do the motors have to be synchronised some how?

That is the question I would like answered one driveshaft, 2 motors? how does that work?  :shruggy:

Cooter

Poor little AOD, it's ok, you won't have to last but a few seconds...Crazy Kiwi's... :smilielol:
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