[Uncle Bob]

Originally Posted by Fordors

I keep looking at that front 'member and think it looks like it could be from a '30-'31 Model A. In view of the other modifications to the frame anything is possible.
The Model A front crossmember is used to drop the front end 1", and measuring a '32 with a straight edge across the radiator mount pads to the center I get a depth of 3 9/16". If yours measures around 2 1/2" it is A. The ends of your front crossmember just do not resemble the ones in my B (AB502xxxx) frame, but as everyone knows '32's were in a state of flux with many running changes.
Also, in your post #14, photo no. 6, is that another rear crossmember, flipped over and welded to reinforce the rear of the frame in front of the kick up?

Well done, you nailed it!! Why didn't I think of that? Not only is it a 2 1/2" drop at the middle, the ends are roughly 2 1/2 which matches the stock Model A chassis I've got. That explains the spacers at the bottom and the crudely welded pads for the motor mounts.

The upside down rear cross member ahead of the axle is the good replacement piece I've got, it's just sitting there loosely.

Originally Posted by Mart

There's a big difference between "hot rodding" and street rodding.

A mildly warmed V8, all early ford running gear, mech brakes or a sympathetic conversion to hydraulic would all be in keeping with the survivor aspect of the chassis.

Just because it is rare doesn't mean it needs to be restored.

In reality you'd have to restore the frame before you can even think about how to build it.

Even sticking with a mildly hopped banger would make it a load of fun. Think light weight open wheeled roadster, something that would scoot without having to go mad on the engine.

The frame could be brought back up to a roadworthy standard and ran as a mildly modified hot rod. Importantly though, all that can be done with a perfectly stock 32 frame. 30 years from now someone might take it and rebuild it again back as a stocker.

I'd love to do something with it.

Mart.

That would certainly be a reasonable option, though probably not for me.
The '32 sedan project will likely be my last ground up car, with the '36 roadster nearing completion and the '28 roadster somewhere in between I'm about wore out. ("So why in hell did you buy this chassis dumbass?" you might say) It's an addiction.......

Originally Posted by 51farmtruck

Uncle Bob, Sorry to hijack this thread for a minute. A friend turned me on to this. I'm in washington state also. I think I have a similar chassis to yours. It looks to have never had legs to the k-member and has the same pedal assembly. I will have to see if I can make out the vin. It was a 4cyl pickup chassis (farm pickup that was beaten to death). Do these k member pics help any?

Yep Sam, looks like you or I are the one Dave mentioned earlier, and the other of us is possibly the 6th known. Same indention for the battery, same anti-chatter mounting (you have the rods?), and no evidence of forward kick legs. Alchemy is right, we're a bunch of hoarders................only we didn't even know it! Tell ya what....I'll trade you my chassis for that tired ol' sedan you finished last year and then you could be king of the early chassis in Washington.