solidaxel

Well I just found my insprition to turn my Roman Red 62 into a resto rod.
That is my car of my dreams, I need some more info on this Beautiful C-1

Poorhousenext

I guess you could say I'm a guy that going to be writing a check for a Resto-mod. But then again I've never tried to be a "cool guy". Kind of hard for a red neck country boy to pull that off....

I'm trying to build a Pro-Touring Resto-mod Street Rod out of my 66 convertible. I'm not doing any of the work just making the decisions as to what I want it to be and writing the check. Past the having to do it myself. Also don't want to dwell in the past or keep it totally original looking, hence the Street Rod.

So my idea as stated above is what's called a Pro - Touring car. Car has to be able to do 11.5 seconds or less in a quarter mile yet be able to tour at 80+ mph all day long on pump gas. Pro Touring cars can be old or new. Now the new ones have the better handling and braking so you have to Resto-mod the old ones to get that.

The easy part is writing the check. The hard part is getting the car into the mid 11s or faster in the quarter mile on pump gas even with street slicks. The cool part is you're not sitting around living in the past.

If you want a LS engine to have and old feel, bolt on a single plane manifold with a big throttle body on top it, add air cleaner and it looks like a carbed engine.

Ironcross

A narrowed rear tube chassis with a 62 body covering it, and a 700 HP Hemi under the hood. We are doing exactly that but with a 33 Willis glass body over it.

John McGraw

You don't have to be a "check writer" to build a LS engined car. Nobody but me did a moments work on my car, and I think it compares favorably with most high-end Resto-mods.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-...3/P0000974.JPG

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-...K-P0001394.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-...H-P0001386.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-...Y-P0001385.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-...E-P0001363.jpg


Regards, John McGraw

Poorhousenext

John,

You are a talented man!

About all I can do with my hands these days is scribble my name on a check. You have my respect!! Nice car and I'm sure the car that gets that frame in the background will be too.

John McGraw

Thanks for the complement, but I am just an old mechanic. I have been doing this stuff for over 35 years, and just learned a few tricks over the years. The frame in the background is for a midyear, and it is about ready to drive. I have to finish up the interior and put the convertible top on, and it will be ready to go.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-...K-P0001485.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-...O-P0001523.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-...O-P0001566.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-...P-P0001756.jpg

Regards, John McGraw

PCVette

Solidaxel,

This car and Rich's C1 both convinced me that a '62 would be in my resto-mod future. The pictured car was done by Paul Newman's shop for a gentleman named Charlie Johnson but has since been sold. Note the subtle flared rear fenders. If you are interested in getting the particulars on the car I would suggest giving Paul a call. I am sure he'd be willing to share what went into this project.

John,

Beautiful work. Keep us posted on that '67. Best Regards, Jim

vetrod62

Why not a resto-mod with a BBC? How about a resto-mod with a 532" blown injected 1000 HP at 2800lb? Knight you are right, when I take my car any where there is always a crowd around it. But I am old school. As I built my car in the 1990s. No frames, no brake kits, no steering columns or racks, no any thing to update or resto any thing. I had to engineer and make every thing myself. I do not begrudge how easy it is now to do now, but rather welcome others who see my vision of how to take a really great car and make it 21 century ready. The end result of my work is a car that is dangerously fast and corners and stops like a C-4 vette.
Sorry about the limited pictures, but I never used a computer, much less had a digital camera before last year so I do not have many pictures.

Shurshot

Hi vetrod62

Thanks for sharing your pictures

Very impressive

Doug

aworks

You don't have to be a "check writer" to build a LS engined car. Nobody but me did a moments work on my car, and I think it compares favorably with most high-end Resto-mods.
Like John, nobody did one second of work on my 60 or any of my cars for that matter. You still need the funds to build it though. I have much more respect for the guy that dose his own work instead of a check writing resto.[IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG]

silverslashstreak

I am with Vetrod62 and Aworks, I was "Restorodding when restorodding wasn't cool". When I installed my TPI 15 years ago it sure wasn't plug and play and cutting up a stock steering box and combining it with a 605 power box was to say the least very interesting, and pulling the input shaft out of a ford Tremec OD and making it bolt up to a chevy was a exercise in futility, all in the quest to build a true comfortable cruising midyear.

But now, with some of the info and new products gleaned from this forum, my wife and I truly can jump in our midyear and cruise cross country, run competively at the autocross, and drive home in comfort.



My ideal restorod is going to be a Grand Sport, very much like John Mecoms ,all the cool new stuff late model suspension, frame, etc with the exception it will have a old school big inch small block. Have not figured out the helment holder yet?

Loren Smith

Has anyone ever looked into installing a Heidts, Dutchman or Kugel IRS (with the inboard brakes) on a C1 with the stock frame? What would be the pros and cons? This way, you could keep the stock frame (with its VIN stamping), add a Meyer or other IFS, and run a trick IRS with the inboard brakes and the strength of a 9" diff:







http://www.dutchmanms.com/1_indep9rears.html

http://www.heidts.com/heiirs.htm

http://www.kugelkomponents.com/produ...uspension.html