Gashog's Model A Coupe Build

Traditional AV8 build: Henry Ford stocker to 50's style highboy.

I've wanted to build a hot rod since I was a kid but kept telling myself that I needed to learn my way around a car before I tried to build one. After 30+ years of restoration, it seemed like it finally might be time :)

The coupe was a bone stock 15 footer I picked up for $6500. The only
rule was no "hot wrench" so I had no plans to chop or channel the body
or Z the frame. Waxing poetic as a car collector, at 75+ years old, the
Model A has outlived a couple owners and has already been through 3 or 4 restorations. I felt obliged as the car's current custodian not to do
anything that can't be undone by the next owner.

Being my first custom, the car is a pretty traditional AV8 highboy; rear
fenders but no engine cowling or running boards with motorcycle fenders
up front, original Model A frame with 1932 wishbone and K member, flathead V8 with Edelbrock heads, dual Holley 94's, Isky cam, chrome headers, rear exhaust with capped side pipes, 1939 3- speed, original A banjo rear with torque tube driveshaft, reverse eye leaf springs front and back, F250 Bendix style hydraulic brakes & tube shocks upfront and late 40's Ford Lockheed hydraulic brakes & stock lever shocks in the back, mild drop mid 30's axles and spindles, stock A steering box, and Buick aluminum fin drums and big chrome steelie wheels.

Many thanks to Commander Cody and UMG for the soundtrack.

Here the flathead V8 with Isky MAX 1 cam running through the lakepipes at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVMkOoUzvwc

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Model
• coupe
• traditional
• hot
• rod
• hotrod
• Ford
• flathead
• AV8
• HAMB

[worsley3000]

wow want to swap

[WitchyRomantic]

Thanks, it was a fun build!

[Mainer1945]

I enjoyed this video. I just got a 31 model A coupe body, pretty rough but I got all the patch panels with it. Then I picked up a frame and the front half of another. Now looking for a drive train.

I also have a 32 Ford fenderless pickup that I drive every chance I get. You can see some videos on my channel, if you are interested. "Mainer1945"

Enjoy your ride and take it from me. NEVER sell it. You might regret it.

[natorino]

very nice build, im hoping some day to get a model a coupe

[woodzo40]

Cool rod. Old school never will go out of style

[johncartelli]

hot rod lincoln..commander cody and the lost planet airmen..great tune..thats what inspired me to put a lincoln 1969 460 in my coupe...80% done on chassis so far..love it..and yours is cool..great video

[gashogsYT]

Smokin' cool video. Thanks for the detail pix on the build. You did this one right. Now get out there and run the oiss outta that hotrod!