UK Hot Rod Pictures

Hot Rod Pictures from the UK

Some pics from fellow UK Hot Rodders

• JimBob's 1937 Ford Coupe (Garage Scene)
• "I started the car in early 1993 by buying a 'glass '37 cabriolet body from 34 Corner (now Rodline) and sending it to Wisbech Engineering. They then weaved their magic in the form of a full round tube space frame chassis complete with Corvette limited slip diff, Rose(r) jointed multi link rear suspension, and full braking system from AP Racing. The brakes are monster ventilated discs with Formula 1/Formula 3000 four pot calipers at the front and rear. There are also two servos. The running height was set at around 3" all round, running on 18" Antera's with Bridgestone S0-1 tyres.

  All this was done cos I'm going to be club circuit "racing" the car (actually sprints where 3-4 cars do 1 or 2 laps of a circuit starting 10 seconds apart, so if you go off it's your fault, not like BTCC!!). I built the engine (my first) which is a bored/stroked 350 SBC (now 383ci), with Dart II Sportsman aluminium heads, roller lifters and rockers, Moroso dry sump pump (dry sumped to get the engine low). The parts were suggested by ace engine builder Steve Napier and were chosen to produce 400-450bhp. Other parts include a Richmond (Doug Nash) 5 speed and a set of AP air jacks, needed because the car's so low. Connect an air bottle to the car and it virtually jumps up 12 inches! Can't wait to do that at the traffic lights...

  Onto the bodywork, and this is where most of the time has been spent! I've made the rear wings and running boards part of the body and smoothed the joins, created a new floor, with integral rear seat, tubs, boot, etc from 'glass (no wood in this car - my pet hate). The body has been 'glassed to a roll cage I built, so the doors hinge and latch onto metal, not 'glass. The front end is a flip front that has been modified extensively - the wheelbase is 4" longer, the front of the wings brought forward 12", the headlights 8", new grille shape, etc. I'm using Mercedes E Class quad headlights (those new oval ones) which aren't shown in this old picture. Oh, and there's going to be a roof! All the 'glass work was done by me and my mate Glen Campbell (yes, really) - I'm in charge of making the formers in the shape I want and general 'glassing, he makes the moulds and the fancy bits.

  There's been a new wife, two new kids and two new houses since I started this, so I don't think I'm doing too bad to get this done in nearly four years! There's a big push to get the bodywork done over the next 6 months, so maybe 1998?........."

  JimBob can be emailed on jimbob@bluemoon.co.uk

• Jon Denton's Hot Rod Rover

  Jon is building a 1947 Rover P3 Pickup. Using a Rover 3.5 V8 amoungst other bits of Jaguars! Take a look for yourselves. Running commentary from his garage....

  IF ANYONE ELSE WANTS THEIR ROD FEATURED HERE DROP ME A MAIL

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Last update 13 February 1997.