Story by Gary Horstkorta
At first glance, it looks like a nearly finished 1934 Ford hotrod: solid wheels, Ford hubcaps, fenderless body, lowered front end and suicide doors. However, moving closer you see four-wheel disc brakes, control rods, anti-roll bars, a digital dash and a full roll cage.
This is not a regular hotrod, but something much more–perhaps a real …
That car is FANTASTIC!
Happy New Year. I bumped this story back to the home page just because.
Are there any more technical pics of this car around? Specifically of the front suspension? Very interesting setup.
newrider3 said:Are there any more technical pics of this car around? Specifically of the front suspension? Very interesting setup.
We should have more. Once we're all back in the office on Thursday, we can check and upload.
Very Very Awesome.
Wow
That car is STILL fantastic!
I'd love to see more details on this, too- I'd LOVE to start a Hot/Rat Rod styled project to camouflage a track and road weapon like this.
How "light" are old fords? I've always wanted to do an all import version of this with this body. Like Miata skeleton, k24 all motor, and inboard suspension.
but NONE of that weirdo steampunk/rusted to E36 M3e "fake patina" wannabe stuff.
For your viewing pleasure (and because David told me to), I've added more technical pictures. Enjoy!
Alternate Nickname: "Pickle Rick" (S3E3).
In reply to Autobreza :
I love veggietales!
_ said:How "light" are old fords? I've always wanted to do an all import version of this with this body. Like Miata skeleton, k24 all motor, and inboard suspension.
but NONE of that weirdo steampunk/rusted to E36 M3e "fake patina" wannabe stuff.
They're pretty light. I wouldn't be surprised if this car is in the 2500 lb range. Very cool to see one of these made into a track weapon. I'd probably have gone with unequal length control arms up front instead of a twin I beam, but the result does look a bit more period-correct.
_ said:How "light" are old fords? I've always wanted to do an all import version of this with this body. Like Miata skeleton, k24 all motor, and inboard suspension.
but NONE of that weirdo steampunk/rusted to E36 M3e "fake patina" wannabe stuff.
Like this one.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TPaZ6ToTO4
I always wanted to do a Fiat Topolino body on a 124 Chassis. Maybe nothing near the workmanship, fabrication, and power of the Sewer Pickle, but it still would have been fun
I just saw this car on Saturday at a local rally! I love getting the backstory. Such a cool piece of engineering.
You'll need to log in to post.
