Thread: Touring-type convertible top & bows

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I'm considering building what will likely be my last project, a little hot rod for my Granddaughter. She's 11 and is making sounds about wanting a little hot rod to drive when she's 16. She goes by Charlie, is not afraid of anything and is always surrounded by a gaggle of girlfriends. I've been in sales most of my adult life and have helped Charlie to sell Girl Scout cookies for the past several years. She sells between 600 and 800 boxes during the sale period. I'm thinking that she will probably be the Shuttle Commander on our first trip to Mars. If she were of age and it was 1915, she would be a flying circus wing walker.

Anyway, what I'm thinking is a 4-door (she'll want to haul as many buddies as possible) S10, Courier or Ranger 4-door body with the top cut off, leaving the entire stock windshield on the truck and side-glass in the doors. Up front, a Jaguar IFS, 1928 Model A radiator shell, 300 inch Ford inline 6 coupled to a 5-speed or 6-speed. The 4.9 block will get LS1 heads, chopped and grafted to each other as per the attached article.....This is just too neat to pass up......
https://bangshift.com/bangshift1320/...rd-inline-six/
Induction might consist of an Eaton M115 or equal positive displacement blower, sucking through an Edelbrock AVS2 800 CFM with custom tubular intake manifold. A custom 2"x 4"x 0.134" wall custom frame will be constructed on a jig.

Rear tires would be sucked right up as tight as possible to the body and still allow the rear doors to open and close, with a custom-width 8.8 Ford with 3.70/3.80 cogs and 20 gallon fuel tank mounted up close to the rear of the body. No fenders, front or rear.

What I need help with is finding a source for a convertible top, much like the old Model T touring coaches, where the top was folded at the rear of the body when not in use. Here's a photo of a '17 T Touring with the top folded back....
https://www.american-automobiles.com...1917-Ford.html

I'm also thinkin' that running boards on each side would be neat. What do you think? They should have some fenders though, huh?

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