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Ok- so this thing first came to me via text. My buddy says "I can get this pretty cheap but you have to finish it for me". I looked at the pics and said to myself- sure. How hard can it be? It had an unknown Chrysler rear axle. No brake system. No interior. No glass. Dual Quad carburetors that had not run in ??
Nothing was bolted together, no dash, no gauges, NO WIRING of any kind. No prop shaft... Why were the flex plate bolts not screwed into the torque converter?
On and on it went.
I told my buddy- "Sure, send it over".
Once it arrived- The story unfolded.
Back several years ago, the "Loop Bros." shop bought this Model A in this condition as seen below. 
They took the thing, chopped it several inches, stuck a new reproduction front suspension on it called "Forged I beam, split wishbone and dropped a big block Chevy 468 cid between the frame rails. Put a distributor in it (backwards I might add)- painted it and threw some junk plastic seats from a dune buggy inside of it- and sold it to my buddy.
The body was welded to the frame and I could not change anything they'd done. Remember, I had to finish this thing out and make it run & drive. Cheap.
It looked cool, but oh man.. what a challenge! I completed it in 6 weeks in case you wondered how this turns out...
Here it is, the day it arrived:
 
A fuel tank lay in the back with no filler neck... I guess they plan on filling it through one of the windows. So many things were not planned properly! And I say this with you guys knowing that I chop and hack stuff together to make it function but there was just soo much that was let's say "not to my standards" LOL
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Last Edit: Jul 3, 2022 2:49:42 GMT by grenade
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I know people don't like videos as much as cool threads with lots of pics, but I documented this crazy car in two build videos. If you have time, you can see this one from start to finish in a 2 short video format. If not, I'll include some finished pics at the bottom of this post. It was a Looong 6 weeks... It was fun and I think it turned out pretty darn well for what I started with:
And Here is Part TWO (yes It runs and drives)
Keep in mind that I had to identify every single part on this hodge podge mix of parts and choose the correct parts that would work together in harmony. It really was a challenge!
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Last Edit: Jul 3, 2022 2:55:43 GMT by grenade
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The whole style of it is not my cup of tea, but hat off (once again) for Your work!
But now You should either remove the door art work or write something over it like "abandoned project of" plus "brought to a good end by ..." underneath.
Otherwise those bros might get admiration for something they were not able to finish properly.
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Change of pace and direction looks great.
Well done.
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Brilliant work, (as usual,) but I 100% agree with Braap, why should they take the credit for your work,
(& it'd be a little "advertising" for you !!)
Nigel
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BMW E39 525i Sport
BMW E46 320d Sport Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 325 Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 320 Cabriolet (Project car - currently for sale.)
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Brilliant work, (as usual,) but I 100% agree with Braap, why should they take the credit for your work, (& it'd be a little "advertising" for you !!) Nigel Yeah, I figured since there were so many things about it that I didn't like and did not do- they could have it. I was going to put a tag up near the engine that read "Brought to life by" or something but the reality is, nobody really cares hahaha These types of cars are rapidly fading in popularity because of the age of the men that built and drove them. This is a 1950's-70's style build and while it may be interesting, it's so impractical that it makes zero sense today.
It was indeed a fun car to assemble- old carbureted big block engines are so easy to work on compared to today's engines. They look cool but modern driveability is something I much prefer. 
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