'36 Ford Coupe of the Day

I stumbled on this 1936 Ford Coupe on the HAMB today. The car is owned by Al Cook, out of Ontario. He bought the car with a non-matching Ford flatty drivetrain and knew that he wanted to do some serious trips with the car so he updated to a more modern drive-line and suspension as well as redid the interior to his liking. Overall just a really nice looking, clean, and clearly defined car with a great stance, and the best part is... It's getting DRIVEN!

Great job Al!

Jim Lytle 32 Coupe - Engine and intake found!

Okay, I've been trying to keep track of what's going on with the search for this car. Here's the previous post I did on the car:

Jim Lytle's '32 Ford Five-window Coupe

The engine currently in another car and the search for the actual car continues.

Check out the Cragar 8x2! Four individual manifold plenums! Crazy stuff! Also notice the dimples in the valve covers. Those look to be hand made and not from the factory. The factory dimples would have had more of a "tubbed" shape to them like the C300, Industrial, and Marine engines.

AMAZING! I'll keep you guys posted as I learn more.

If ANYONE has information regarding the where-abouts of this car and/or knows any information about the Cragar 8x2 manifolds, please email me ---> scootermcrad@yahoo.com

Thanks to the folks at Browns Metal Mods for providing the information and search details!

Drilling the axle...

My front axle has been just askin' for holes! So I drilled it...

Here's the link to the actual HAMB tech write-up I did on how to do it...

TECH: How I drilled my dropped axle

More of the Broiler

Finally got to take some pictures at the new Bob's Broiler in Downey, last night.

Go watch something scary!

Happy Halloween! :)

What once was...

Harvey's Broiler



Then Johnie's Broiler



Then illegal demolished



...Now is!!



Looks as great as the rendering sketch!



Go support the cuase! Hats off to everyone involved with the restoration and to all that fought the battle! Go have a burger and grub and see it for yourself! 7447 Firestone Blvd in Downey, CA

Here's more about the history of Johnie's and the illegal demolition of this historic landmark in LA County.... --> Johnie's Broiler

Quinton/Joehnck Comp Coupe - restored by Rudy Rodriguez

One of my favorite competition coupes, a 1932 Ford 3-window coupe, originally built in 1951 by Bob Joehnck for owner and driver Jack Quinton, who raced the car from 1951 to 1962. It set several records at El Mirage and Bonneville, and could be seen on the drag strip in Ponmona, Santa Ana, and Santa Maria.

The car was recently restored by Rudy Rodriguez or Fullerton Fabrication, it took First Place in Competition Class at the 2007 Grand National Roadster Show. The car is simply beautiful and looks like it's ready to get back to business! Love it!

Photos of the restoration can bee seen on Fullerton Fabrication's website and were taken by Mike Chase, of Mike Chase Photo.

(information paraphrased from the car's featured section on Fullerton Fabrication's website)

Porsche 904

I think the mid-60's Porsche 904 pretty much speaks for itself...

...New love? Quite possibly! I've always been a Shelby Daytona and a Porsche 911 fan and more recently found the Ferrari Dino popping into my brain. I guess it's just natural to be into the 904's and similar model Porsches.

Check out this Blog

Ran across this Blog today. Tons of cool car and bike related stuff. ALLLL kinds of neat stuff! Might be old news, but this is my first time running across it.

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/

It's Alive!

Finally! After tons of headaches with the last Hemi, I got this one together and turned the key to hear it run for the first time today. Needs to be dialed in yet, but one step at a time.

The Hemi lives!

Crazy friday snow vehicle

This thing is nuts! Being that winter is right around the corner, I thought it was appropriate though... :)

Armstead Snow Motors from Seeking Michigan on Vimeo.

Jim Lytle's '32 5-window, Hemi Coupe!!

Generally I'm a fenders-off kind of guy, when it comes to '32 Ford Coupes, but in this case, this is one of the coolest deuce coupes I have ever seen! 354 Chrysler Hemi with a Cragar 8x2 intake manifold also! Totally awesome! If you look close enough at that engine you can see a bunch of really unique things going on, like the copper water cross-over and thermostat housing, dual 4x2 fuel logs to deliver the fuel and that EELCO 8x2 linkage is sweet! Old school stuff at it's finest, right there!!

If anyone has any more information on this car and/or the Hemi that's in it or where any of it might be now, please let me know. You can email me at scootermcrad@yahoo.com.

Few steps forward...

...after a few steps back.

Bonneville pictures to drool over

Love these shots!

First three pictures are by Justin Baas





Rest are by Michael Harrington, of Motor Sports Photography

The Art of Engine Turning

One of the traditional forms of detailed craftsmanship is the art of Engine Turning. Often called "Jeweling" or "Damascening", the practice was seen on fine jewelry, hand detailed guns, furniture, time pieces, and on into the automotive and the aviation world. Engine Turning will definitely be seen in the details of my current build when it's finished.

I love gauges...

Hudson's need love too...

Erik Warner's Hudson is visiting for a bit. Gonna' be sick! His plans are certainly evil for it!

Random stuff... again

I love details... and stuff.

Traditional Rod & Kulture, #19

Well, this is a first for me. Big thanks to Scott at Traditional Rod and Kulture for giving me the opportunity to show some pictures from Antique Nationals, Fontana, CA. Can't wait to see how the spread turned out!

Thanks man!

The jig is up!

Okay, okay! Here's what's happening... The fresh Hemi is in the car! Hopefully this one doesn't give me the troubles the last motor had! At least I know what's in this one. Anything that happens to this engine is my own fault... FINGERS CROSSED! Fireup will be soon!