Cable Ready Hot Rod Part 1 - Model A Build

The body could be test fit with the new chassis at the shop. It was soon discovered that the rear kickup of the '32 Ford chassis would require extensive reworking to the rear floor to match the contour of the frame. Most of the original flat rear floor was cut and removed.

Chip flipped the body over to rework the area under the cowl to mate with the sweep of the '32 Ford frame.

A key element to the new styling was a V-windshield kit from Way Kustom Metal Werks.

Chip sketched his plans for the windshield directly on the cowl for the team to follow, ensuring that the three-piece windshield frame would eventually flow right out of the cowl as if it had grown there naturally.

A narrowed '41 Ford dash was selected and massaged to flow with the body.

This '41 Ford gauge panel, totally rebuilt and screened with a set of bone-style numerals by Redline Gauge Works, will complete the reworked dash.

A new set of custom-shaped curved body subrails replaced the flat and rusted original Model A pieces.

A '32 Ford fuel tank adds a great styling element to the rear of the Model A.

Once the body was squarely mounted on the new chassis it was discovered that the passenger door was not only crudely made from pieces of another vehicle of alternate origins, but it was also an inch too short to fill the opening!

Not a problem for this crew, they just lengthened the door. Check out how well it now fits in the opening.

This pile of "leftovers" was just a portion of the sheetmetal discarded from the original bodywork.

During the course of the build, many group discussions helped move the team forward and focus the strengths of each team member to a specific area.

An L&R Automotive Supply representative measured the Y-block and made sure everything looked good before starting the rebuild process of the 312ci mill.

After a quick rebuild by L&R Automotive Supply, the Y-block was sprayed an attention-grabbing red.

A very interesting bit of history was found after the '36 Ford wheels came back from sandblasting--all of them were originally made on the same day and they had been together as a set for over 60 years.

Coker Tire sent multiple sizes of wide white bias-ply Firestones so the perfect combo could be mounted on the Model A. I love the smell of fresh rubber and couldn't resist checking them out.