I am building a 1930 Chevy Coupe.
The body was found in Scandia, MN and I plan to build the rest myself. Here are a couple photos of what I am starting with.
20170218_125854 by Chad Truss, on Flickr
20170218_142844 by Chad Truss, on Flickr
20170226_164210 by Chad Truss, on Flickr
Full of bullet holes. :)
20170226_164223 by Chad Truss, on Flickr
20170226_164155 by Chad Truss, on Flickr
And here is why I say "with a twist." I am going to power this hot rod with a 2.3L Saab turbo engine mounted for RWD use.
20170409_125042 by Chad Truss, on Flickr
Why? Well, Saab engines are super reliable, make good power, and are easy to tune. This particular engine in stock form makes 200HP and weighs half as much as an old stock SBC that would put out similar power. And with a bigger turbo, bigger injectors, and a tune, this engine can put out 430 HP. In fact, this engine came out of a Saab 9000 that was dynoed at that number.
I am still very early on in the build. I will add some more posts throughout the day to get caught up to where I am at. But basically what is going on is since the Chevy Coupe body had a wood frame, I have to build that body frame all over again because it's gone. I am building it out of metal. Then once I have the body all put back together, I will build the chassis and suspension. After that, mount the motor and all that good stuff.
I am still in the process of putting the body back together. More posts to come.
The body was found in Scandia, MN and I plan to build the rest myself. Here are a couple photos of what I am starting with.



Full of bullet holes. :)


And here is why I say "with a twist." I am going to power this hot rod with a 2.3L Saab turbo engine mounted for RWD use.

Why? Well, Saab engines are super reliable, make good power, and are easy to tune. This particular engine in stock form makes 200HP and weighs half as much as an old stock SBC that would put out similar power. And with a bigger turbo, bigger injectors, and a tune, this engine can put out 430 HP. In fact, this engine came out of a Saab 9000 that was dynoed at that number.
I am still very early on in the build. I will add some more posts throughout the day to get caught up to where I am at. But basically what is going on is since the Chevy Coupe body had a wood frame, I have to build that body frame all over again because it's gone. I am building it out of metal. Then once I have the body all put back together, I will build the chassis and suspension. After that, mount the motor and all that good stuff.
I am still in the process of putting the body back together. More posts to come.
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