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I may have to check that out. seems like I heard of some software out there that lets you try on different paint and wheels but can't remember where. I am torn between black and white myself. to me black is like the ultimate 40 color, but i have fond memories growing up looking thru garage door...

front suspension here are pics of my progress on the front end. I still yet have to mount the spindles and brakes waiting on a reamer to come in for that. need to patch the hole in the side of the frame someone cut. still undecided whether to use the 40 steering box or a vega box. right now i...

thanks for all your help looks like it might be a 3.70

any old car is gonna have rust. thats just a fact of life. so I wouldn't let a little rust scare me away. people go crazy when they see the usual floor and rocker rust on a 50+ year old car. Its not like it can't be fixed

welcome to the site. agree with OldIron IMO a turbo 350 would be your best bet

trying to decide what gear ratio to order for my new/rebuilt 9 inch ford center section. my 40 coupe will be running a 283 with a comp cams 268H cam which has a band of 1500-5500 rpms. will be running that with an edelbrock 600 cfm carb, the trans will be a super t10 4 speed. I want to drive it...

22 years in the machine shop business myself. I have always ran conventional machines, mostly engine lathes but also mills, and horizontal boring mills. Never ran CNC. Seems the young kids these days are not interested in this kind of stuff. It takes time to develop the skill, patience and there...

looks good. good idea mating the coe with an E150

looks good glad you got it fixed

I just wish the rat rod revolution would have happened around 1984 or so when I was a teenager and at that time there was still lots of old tin in the junkyards to build. Being able to drive a rat into the parking lot at my school would have been priceless

thanks for your welcomes. a 40 ford is my favorite hot rod. i waited 25 years to own one. the build progress will be posted in the builds section of the forum.

taking off from work thursday till tuesday hope to get some things done. pics of the front suspension coming shortly

i originally planned on chrome rev wheels with wide whites but now i am thinking more about black wheels with blackwall tires[ddev

sorta like a gasser sorta like a moonshine hauler, and i got alot of inspiration from the early drag race pics you see in mags like ht rod deluxe the ones from the mid and late 50s with the flagman. it will have wide whites and cheater slicks most likely with chrome reverse rims, early SBC ('57...

Plans call for: '57 283 bored .060 (292 cid) with Edelbrock C3b intake, domed pistons and comp cams 268H cam, with '57 fuelie heads Super T10 4speed 9 inch ford rear chassis engineering leaf spring rear stock 40 axle with super slide springs and speedway 4-bar kit (yes they DO make a 4-bar kit...

Hi from WV. This is my first post. I am currently building a 40 ford coupe. Pics included.