Thread: Who's built a Hot Rod or Street Rod

Originally Posted by bee utey

Pre 1970 Toyota Crown saloons have a full chassis and are exempt from ADRs so have considerable potential to take any body you wish. I came across one guy putting a 1930s Citroen body on his.

I have seen a Chev Luv (isuzu ) chassis under an EH convertible which worked well. The crown has ford stud pattern so all you need is to sling a suitable width 9 " diff under it.

Not a rod but i have a 58 FC special sedan with a Buick V6 (not dunnydoor V6), celica 5spd , hadfield chassis kit, torana r&p, VN discs alround, VC salisbury diff.
My dad is into vintage dodges so my brother and i have always wanted to build a 1920's dodge ute with a 440/727 in it.

Not long after I threw in my two bob's worth I got to thinking about this. One of the first things that hit me was that LC/LJ Torana's and D1's share the same 100" wheelbase. Then these visions started of an LJ, 4wd, 3.5t towing capacity and a 200tdi. Pure Heaven.

Originally Posted by trog

What about going the rat rod route ? there was an interesting 6 wheel Studebaker truck I saw somewhere. I think the chassis was flipped to reduce ground clearance. This is something I have thought about often when looking at a wrecked Landy.

I've seen some pretty cool rat rods, but they're just not the sort of thing I'd like to build.

Cheers

Originally Posted by malrv1

Is this the sort of thing?
350 Chev on a Holden One tonner chassis.
Land Rover body.

Yep, I've seen that one in the flesh. That was the sort of thing I was thinking about, pretty much a full chassis and drive train to keep the amount of modifications to a minimum, then swap a body onto it. Chopping the chassis down in length probably would't be too big a deal to achieve the correct wheel base.
I would prefer a Ford base, but they don't have full chassis like the Holdens.
I've always liked the idea of a 427 with 500 HP, but I'd most likely settle for a mild 351 for the ease ( and cost ) of sourcing an engine.

Originally Posted by bee utey

Pre 1970 Toyota Crown saloons have a full chassis and are exempt from ADRs so have considerable potential to take any body you wish. I came across one guy putting a 1930s Citroen body on his.

Interesting, something to consider. A bit more engineering involved with fitting a V8.

Cheers, Murray

Some more pics of the One Tonner.......