Tony's 40 ford

This is what we started with. It came with a truckload of parts that included all the fenders, doors, hood, truck lid, most of the other bits to make a 40 Ford coupe. It had a 302/C4 engine/trans combo and already had a M2 front suspension installed as well as parallel leaf springs in the rear. We'll keep the suspension with some modifications to get it long and low.

We'll start by cutting all this M2 stuff off the front of the frame so we can mount it higher to get the car lower and farther forward to lengthen the wheelbase.

Here the top parts are removed

The crossmember is loose, notched and is positioned two inches higher and two inches forward

The top of the cross member is trimmed flush with the top of the frame

The top pieces are re-positioned two inches higher

Gussets are added to the top pieces