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Hey everyone,

My names John and I live in northern jersey. Been into hot rods and customs for the past couple years and into lifted truck and muscle cars since I was a young youngin’. Now I getting a chance to build a few of my own and help out on even more. Plan on going to school for engineering in about 2 years. But now im working and plan on starting an apprenticeship at a local shop.

Now im building a ’27 T sedan done up in an early 60’s drag/show car style. Has a 283 with 6 holley’s. That runs back to a th400 back to a chevy truck 10 bolt. It sits on a homebuilt frame with a model a axle with split bones and buick brakes. Hope to get it done over the winter and have it on the road by spring.

Next one is a ’40 chevy truck I went halve-sies on with a friend. We chopped the top 6 inches. Going to be a traditionally styled struck that’s going to sit on a ’38 chevy truck frame. Quarter elliptical springs front and rear. And its gonna roll on 16” steelies and blackwall bias plys. Has a hopped up 235 that sounds great.

And the last is a 60’s custom rod made out of the back half of a ’60 buick electra. Looking to make a Lunar Lander type car. Its gonna sit low on a homebuilt frame using the front axle and frame rails from a’37 plymouth. Stark white vinyl interior, maybe some copper zodiac vinyl inserts. Copper or rootbeer ‘flake exterior. Going to run the nailhead I have in the garage with a U-fab intake with 4 or 6 holley 94’s. oh, and the best part. Redline slicks wrapped around 15” astro supremes.

So look for updates in the future with all my projects going on.

John


Oh.. and ill add pics soon. Photobucket is being a pain.

Welcome to CHR John! Sounds like you have a full plate to keep you busy thru the cold Jersey winter. Give us some pix when you can. They all sound very interesting.

Welcome to CHR
Yes pictures would be Cool

Yep, welcome. Looks like you graduated from trucks to rods in a BIG way.


Post lots of pictures, please. Love to see them.


Don

Thanks for the warm welcomes and here are the pictures. Finally got them to work. And sorry for the big picture of my sedan. Sometimes its ok and other times its humungous.

My sedan



The Buick (not much there though)




But i dont have any pictures of the truck. Bought it in the spring but tossed it in a barn till we got our cars done.

John

greetings ................ :-)

Welcome to CHR... Looks like some kewl projects going on. Anybody who chops a top is A-OK in my book!!!!!!!!!!