I'm not scared. When I originally put the car together there was no roof, the doors were welded shut, and it was on the wrong frame. Channeling it and changing the engine will be one of the easier jobs.
Sounds like a cool project. I had one of those 4-speed OD transmissions in my’62 f100. I wasn’t fond of it because it had a huge jump between 2nd and 3rd gear… You’d probably like the 5 speed better
The rest of the drivetrain wouldn't stand up to the Nailhead. It has 400 ft. lbs of torque. Would need a beefier transmission and modern rearend. I don't want to do all that stuff to it.
Back in 1980 I bought a brand new F100 with a 300 six and the four speed overdrive transmission with a 2.75 ratio nine inch rear and I got about 25 miles to the gallon on the highway. Once in overdrive that engine rpm seemed almost non existent.
Long long ago I shredded country roads in my $25 summer hay bale money 50s V8 Fords with $5 wrecking yard bias plies. Fast forward to 2 years ago bought a 59 bird. In 100' could tell it had bias plies so direct to tire shop for radials. Huge ride and safety benefit with radials. I used to build high performance classics, now focus on comfy cruisers with radials, front disk brakes, sway bars, 3 point restraints and electric fans even in my early 30s rides. Bend it shape it anyway you want but at minimum make it a good driver.
I built this as a nostalgia hot rod. I put over 9000 miles on it since I built it. I want it to be a hot rod, not a street rod. I daily drive it. It's not an issue. It goes, steers, and stops. That's all it needs.
@@QuickSpeedShop I understand yer point but I live in a large dense urban region and even with the best equipment its constant work keeping the idiots from hitting me and the white knuckled stress from bias plies and drum brakes is not fun. I haven't owned a car newer than 1959 for 14 years so practical is kinda important. BTW, in upgrading my 32 orphan sedan I STRETCHED the front to fit the bigger engine. A lot easier than hacking the firewall, cross members and steering aaaaand made a better looking car, we all want longer things out the front.
I don't disagree with your original comment, other than the fact that, your building something for a different usage than I am. I live in the country. If I had to drive in 4 lane rush hour madness, obviously I wouldn't pick this car, not that I haven't driven it in city traffic hundreds of times. I have other cars that are more "modern" if I want that. This car isn't meant to be a street rod. The car is light and the brakes are decent. Obviously, if my main concern was being the safest, I would just buy a 2025 road pod and drive that. Life is about risks and doing what you want. I don't do drugs, sky dive, or wrestle alligators. I do want to drive old cars, mostly hot rods. Are they a handful and less safe than modern cars? Obviously, yes. That's a risk I take everyday. Is what it is. I have absolutely no problems driving this car, or any of my other old cars anywhere I want, you just have to be aware. Last year, I towed a Nailhead powered rail dragster 4 hrs one way to Cleveland, in the rain, with my 1946 Studebaker truck. Like, on Rte 90, at 65 mph with all the traffic. Was that the best scenario? No. Did I make it and look cool while doing it? Absolutely! Build your cars how you feel best suit your needs and I'll do the same.
@@QuickSpeedShop Road pod, excellent one. The key is country vs city, if I lived in the country I'd also ride old motorcycles. As to new safe I think crush zone is propaganda to sell low mass plastic. At 60 mph 3 feet of crush is insignificant and people are still killed at traffic speeds. Wreck photos back to early 30s show most cabs aren't destroyed but the windshields are always smashed and bloody. I recently hit a parked same weight SUV at 65 mph with a square bird no seat belt, minor black eye and drove the bird home zero damage firewall back. The rear tire of the SUV pushed driver seat into its steer wheel and would have killed. A square bird is an extreme safe construction but the point is I'd rather be the crusher and that accident got me to put 3 point restraints in all my classic drivers including the convertible. I did keep my wifes 31 Hudson 8 stock except proper lights, electric fan and weber carb but it only drives to local car events, she really likes that car and old running gear has its own wonderful.
I will say every car I have has at least lap belts in it. I wouldn't be caught dead, pun intended, driving any car without a seat belt for any length of time. Especially old ones with doors that can come open and sharp, hard edges everywhere.
how about do this on another one? my neighbors fords are all 1934 for the reasons you mentioned they're all sbc lowered suspension fat rear tires roof chopped windshield 4-5" i could'nt fit inside he's a small guy only difference is the candy colors & flames
Give it to Bad Chad . He loves cutting up perfectly original classics and turning them into hot rods .. Surely there are still classics in America which need work and could justify major changes .
First off, I've met Chad and Jolene and they were probably two of the most humble and down to earth "celebrities" I've ever met, just to get that out of the way. Second, this isn't an "original classic." It's a car, that I built, out of a body nobody wanted, and a pile of parts. It's my car, I built it like it sits now, and I can change it up at any time. The thing started with no roof, the doors welded shut, and a broken frame. Third, all these people bagging on Bad Chad, are just jealous, keyboard warriors with nothing better to do. The guy works everyday, building what he wants for him. No one is forcing people to watch the FREE content Chad and Jolene put out. Don't like what he does, don't watch it. Easy solution.
@@QuickSpeedShop Thanks for your reply . I guess I was a bit peeved about what Chad is doing to the current roadster and what he did to a couple of other classics . I appreciate that the cars are his to do what he wants and I have never gone to print about it before .I congratulate you for recovering your car and apologise for my comments to you . We don't see cars like these and Chad's in Australia so they are considered more precious than when they are easier to find . Thanks for your reply .
Just to feel better about Chad's '34, it's not a creampuff or original car. It's an amateur restoration that was not correct and in rough shape. It looks better than it is. The car is a cabriolet, not a roadster. Those are not very desirable, far behind 3 windows, roadsters, and 5 windows in value. The thing is, these cars are now a dime a dozen restored as all the antiquers are too old to enjoy them anymore. There are hundreds of restored '34s in museums and in private collections that are way better than Chad's car. It's just how it is now. When nice original cars come up for sale now, most are being turned into hot rods. The restored cars just are not in vogue anymore. There will always be nice versions intact. Chad's never was one of those. He isn't ruining that car in the least by chopping it a couple of inches or adding bolt on skirts or headlights.
Don't know what "clardy" even means? I can tell you as evident by the very real decline in participation and crowds at AACA Hershey as well as the marked drop in value of pre 1950 restored cars in the last decade, you're wrong. You don't think I took a lot of effort and enthusiasm to collect all the period correct parts to put this car together? News flash, "restorers" would have passed on the parts I started with because the were too rough for a "nice restoration." Jokes on them. Their over priced trailer queens sit in a box, gathering dust, while this car gets to go out and be driven and had fun with.
Sorry. Just like Chad, my car, I can do what I want with it. This car was a pile of junk that no one wanted when I originally built it in 2011, so whatever I do to it is better than how it started.
I think your spot on with the proposed changes... cooler is in the forcast!
100% cooler!
awesome car, its hard to change what works but thats what hot rodding is about
Making it cooler is always a win in my book!
I know it will be excellent when it's done, Sounds like yo have a solid plan so go for it. Thanks for the video Josh and have a great week.
I just like to take perfectly good cars and take them apart! 😂
That conversion on that Ford A you’re talking about is not for the faint of heart but I have confidence you can do it well.
I'm not scared. When I originally put the car together there was no roof, the doors were welded shut, and it was on the wrong frame. Channeling it and changing the engine will be one of the easier jobs.
I think it would look good channeled level with the bottom of the frame rails and you can never go wrong with an old flat head. Keep up the good work.
I think so too. 👍
Sounds like a cool project. I had one of those 4-speed OD transmissions in my’62 f100. I wasn’t fond of it because it had a huge jump between 2nd and 3rd gear… You’d probably like the 5 speed better
Yeah, I know they were pretty wide. I'll probably stick to the T5 because that will bolt up with the same adapter.
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Sounds like a cool build. Just found your channel
Awesome. Thanks for watching 👍
She is a beauty just waiting for some makeup changes!! Fix her up, drive her lots and ENJOY!!
That's what I plan to do!
Sure thing, it's your car to do whatever you want
I'd like to see it when it's done
I'll do a video series on it when I do it.
What about using the nailhead from the dragster in it ?
The rest of the drivetrain wouldn't stand up to the Nailhead. It has 400 ft. lbs of torque. Would need a beefier transmission and modern rearend. I don't want to do all that stuff to it.
Back in 1980 I bought a brand new F100 with a 300 six and the four speed overdrive transmission with a 2.75 ratio nine inch rear and I got about 25 miles to the gallon on the highway. Once in overdrive that engine rpm seemed almost non existent.
Yeah, they kind of set those trucks up weird. The granny low was almost too low and the overdrive was almost too deep.
Put it on a 32 frame. That’s how mine is. Solves the gas tank issue.
I don't really want to spend the money to do a Deuce chassis
Long long ago I shredded country roads in my $25 summer hay bale money 50s V8 Fords with $5 wrecking yard bias plies. Fast forward to 2 years ago bought a 59 bird. In 100' could tell it had bias plies so direct to tire shop for radials. Huge ride and safety benefit with radials. I used to build high performance classics, now focus on comfy cruisers with radials, front disk brakes, sway bars, 3 point restraints and electric fans even in my early 30s rides. Bend it shape it anyway you want but at minimum make it a good driver.
I built this as a nostalgia hot rod. I put over 9000 miles on it since I built it. I want it to be a hot rod, not a street rod. I daily drive it. It's not an issue. It goes, steers, and stops. That's all it needs.
@@QuickSpeedShop I understand yer point but I live in a large dense urban region and even with the best equipment its constant work keeping the idiots from hitting me and the white knuckled stress from bias plies and drum brakes is not fun. I haven't owned a car newer than 1959 for 14 years so practical is kinda important. BTW, in upgrading my 32 orphan sedan I STRETCHED the front to fit the bigger engine. A lot easier than hacking the firewall, cross members and steering aaaaand made a better looking car, we all want longer things out the front.
I don't disagree with your original comment, other than the fact that, your building something for a different usage than I am. I live in the country. If I had to drive in 4 lane rush hour madness, obviously I wouldn't pick this car, not that I haven't driven it in city traffic hundreds of times. I have other cars that are more "modern" if I want that. This car isn't meant to be a street rod. The car is light and the brakes are decent. Obviously, if my main concern was being the safest, I would just buy a 2025 road pod and drive that. Life is about risks and doing what you want. I don't do drugs, sky dive, or wrestle alligators. I do want to drive old cars, mostly hot rods. Are they a handful and less safe than modern cars? Obviously, yes. That's a risk I take everyday. Is what it is. I have absolutely no problems driving this car, or any of my other old cars anywhere I want, you just have to be aware. Last year, I towed a Nailhead powered rail dragster 4 hrs one way to Cleveland, in the rain, with my 1946 Studebaker truck. Like, on Rte 90, at 65 mph with all the traffic. Was that the best scenario? No. Did I make it and look cool while doing it? Absolutely! Build your cars how you feel best suit your needs and I'll do the same.
@@QuickSpeedShop Road pod, excellent one. The key is country vs city, if I lived in the country I'd also ride old motorcycles. As to new safe I think crush zone is propaganda to sell low mass plastic. At 60 mph 3 feet of crush is insignificant and people are still killed at traffic speeds. Wreck photos back to early 30s show most cabs aren't destroyed but the windshields are always smashed and bloody. I recently hit a parked same weight SUV at 65 mph with a square bird no seat belt, minor black eye and drove the bird home zero damage firewall back. The rear tire of the SUV pushed driver seat into its steer wheel and would have killed. A square bird is an extreme safe construction but the point is I'd rather be the crusher and that accident got me to put 3 point restraints in all my classic drivers including the convertible. I did keep my wifes 31 Hudson 8 stock except proper lights, electric fan and weber carb but it only drives to local car events, she really likes that car and old running gear has its own wonderful.
I will say every car I have has at least lap belts in it. I wouldn't be caught dead, pun intended, driving any car without a seat belt for any length of time. Especially old ones with doors that can come open and sharp, hard edges everywhere.
how about do this on another one? my neighbors fords are all 1934 for the reasons you mentioned they're all sbc lowered suspension fat rear tires roof chopped windshield 4-5" i could'nt fit inside he's a small guy only difference is the candy colors & flames
This is the best car to channel because the body is so tall. Now if I chopped it too, then it might get tight.
Do it !
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Give it to Bad Chad . He loves cutting up perfectly original classics and turning them into hot rods .. Surely there are still classics in America which need work and could justify major changes .
First off, I've met Chad and Jolene and they were probably two of the most humble and down to earth "celebrities" I've ever met, just to get that out of the way. Second, this isn't an "original classic." It's a car, that I built, out of a body nobody wanted, and a pile of parts. It's my car, I built it like it sits now, and I can change it up at any time. The thing started with no roof, the doors welded shut, and a broken frame. Third, all these people bagging on Bad Chad, are just jealous, keyboard warriors with nothing better to do. The guy works everyday, building what he wants for him. No one is forcing people to watch the FREE content Chad and Jolene put out. Don't like what he does, don't watch it. Easy solution.
@@QuickSpeedShop Thanks for your reply . I guess I was a bit peeved about what Chad is doing to the current roadster and what he did to a couple of other classics . I appreciate that the cars are his to do what he wants and I have never gone to print about it before .I congratulate you for recovering your car and apologise for my comments to you . We don't see cars like these and Chad's in Australia so they are considered more precious than when they are easier to find . Thanks for your reply .
Just to feel better about Chad's '34, it's not a creampuff or original car. It's an amateur restoration that was not correct and in rough shape. It looks better than it is. The car is a cabriolet, not a roadster. Those are not very desirable, far behind 3 windows, roadsters, and 5 windows in value. The thing is, these cars are now a dime a dozen restored as all the antiquers are too old to enjoy them anymore. There are hundreds of restored '34s in museums and in private collections that are way better than Chad's car. It's just how it is now. When nice original cars come up for sale now, most are being turned into hot rods. The restored cars just are not in vogue anymore. There will always be nice versions intact. Chad's never was one of those. He isn't ruining that car in the least by chopping it a couple of inches or adding bolt on skirts or headlights.
Hot rods are dumb!!! Classical car restoration is clardy and full if real effort and real true enthusiasm
Don't know what "clardy" even means? I can tell you as evident by the very real decline in participation and crowds at AACA Hershey as well as the marked drop in value of pre 1950 restored cars in the last decade, you're wrong. You don't think I took a lot of effort and enthusiasm to collect all the period correct parts to put this car together? News flash, "restorers" would have passed on the parts I started with because the were too rough for a "nice restoration." Jokes on them. Their over priced trailer queens sit in a box, gathering dust, while this car gets to go out and be driven and had fun with.
To quote Paula Abdul "Make It Your Own'
It already is my own. I put this car together from half a body and a pile of parts.
Put a 260 early ford V8 in it.
That'd be cool, but those are hard to find and the engines have a weird bolt pattern.
Don't be like bad Chad, leave it alone.
Sorry. Just like Chad, my car, I can do what I want with it. This car was a pile of junk that no one wanted when I originally built it in 2011, so whatever I do to it is better than how it started.
@QuickSpeedShop It was my opinion on that pacific build. It wasn't about yours .I apologize if I pissed you off. ✌
I just gave you a 👍 and subscribed .
Thank you!
It's your car , you built it from scratch..... Like a LOT..... of Hot Rods. Do what makes you happy.... End of story.... 😁
Right! 👍