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I am so excited, this just got here after lunch. I am going to build a traditional 't' modified from it.

You should be excited, that is very cool. Modified's are one of my favorites. What are your plans engine and drivetrain wise?

And, we expect LOTS of pictures all along the way.

Don

Yes, there will be lots of pics and room for advice. The engine is an old twincam 6cyl XKE motor i gathered up, 4 speed gear box, V8 banjo rear with model 'a' ends and top mounted spring, 12gal gas tank from a '30 chrysler, suicide front end, wide5 wheels, cowl steer from an old sprint car, 3X2 solex sidedrafts, model 'a' frame, lever shocks - you know, old school

I wouldn't change a thing on that list. The engine will keep em guessing and should move it down the road in good fashion.

Don

That gonna be sweet. I really like the modifieds. I almost went that route myself, but I wanted to be able to use mine for work some so I needed the pickup bed. I will for sure be watching this one. Keep us posted. I also like the unusual choice for motor. It should definitely scoot...........

Great combo - that is as long as you dump the SU carbs and any ignition wiring that says Lucas.

Again - already waiting for pictures

Looking forward to seeing this one come together.

Going to be a way kewl setup on this one! Ditto what Dave said on the Lucas parts, they look great all cleaned up and setting on a shelf somewhere, my minimal experience level with Lucas products has convinced me that their reliablity level is a tad bit on the low side!!!!!

I've heard it said that lucas switches have 3 positions: 'Off, Dim & Flicker'

Lucas........The Prince of Darkness.


Don

We knocked the brackets and barnicles off a model 'a' frame and found a few extra bends in it, so the crossmembers had to come off to get it back to a usable condition.

I had this work fixture that wasn't being used so i added the rear axle supports, the rear tire is to be 27", the uprights are set so the axle centerline is 13 1/2".
I have decided the rear crossmember should be 12 1/2" ahead of the rear axle and that i need 6" of ground clearance, the 2nd pic shows the crossmember support being located, getting this piece square and true is most important, all measurement will come from it and the left rail of the work fixture.

The ground clearance will be 6" so i cut a bunch of 2X3 box tube and welded them together to make 6" risers, doing it this way the work fixture will represent the ground and it'll be easier to visualize everything.
To get the seat low enough it has to be below the top of the frame rail, the 1st pic shows a piece of the body sitting on the stock 'a' rails and you can see there isn't any way to get the seat low enough. I'll have to reshape the model 'a' rails to the dimensions of the body subframe and remove the subframe so the body will now set down over the rails leaving the middle wide open. I set the body on the work fixture and did a rough outline of the perimeter. I welded 1X3 to the 6" box risers and then tacked these to the work fixture in the shape of the body outline. The 2nd pic shows a looksee at how it was going.
After getting the perimeter tacked up i set the body on top - 3rd pic - and located exactly where it will go. I then ran around the body with primer and made the outline of the body in the 4th pic

I love modifieds. That is going to give you a great start. Keep us posted as you go.

Don

Sorry guys, the pics came out backwards in order. Anyway, now i have a permiter i welded 1X3 around where the body will sit, i'll use these to align the frame against. The 1st and 2nd pis show the perimeter and the frame sitting there to gage the amount of forming.
The 3rd pic shows the frame in the press, it took 3 passes to get to teh 4th pic of it sitting in place