I received this note from Mike Yoder of Kansas Kustoms. Mike thanks for the report on your project and we hope to see some progress photos before long! Sounds like a fun project.
Jack ,
Enjoyed the discussion on the b-board about the jap-inliners. My latest project will make it to a convention if we're back to Denver in a couple of years but it may raise some eyebrows. I'm building this
little hot-rod fenderless 35 Ford pick-up. Chopped top, stretched body, short bed, long hood but with fairly traditional running gear (old !) Its got a dropped axle @ the front with drum brakes, leaf spring, drilled axle & wishbones. The rear is a 36 ford housing, modified for ford 9" pickup axles and open
drive line. Wheels are 35 ford 16"-big tires on the back, little ones on the front. The frame is sorta 32 ford, tig welded from laser cut flat plates, every thing is powder coated (A guy who runs a powder coat shop saw the project and wanted to "sponsor" me).
Its got a S10 5-speed with v-6 bell housing hooked up to a Olds Quad-4. the quad looks sorta like an Offie once you get all the junk of of it( and turn it North-South-the way God intended engines to run). I'm also using the stock fuel inj. and am designing indvidual butterflies and stacks for it.
I get tired of the same old thing in the street rod world, so my concept was something on a traditional theme, different body style, reasonable performance (180 hp stock) and hi MPG (my kids live on the west coast). I really find the Model B FORD bangers interesting but I needed a motor
that I could replace for $500 or less.
So far I've got the complete rolling chassis-the body should come together this year. So far the only photos I've got are of the frame in the jig. (if any one is interested in CAD design-laser cut stuff, I will share the info).
This may be something of interest to post on the site later.
OK, back to my comments-is it an Inliner? Not in the traditional sense, but at least I've got em ALL_IN_A_ROW!
I wanted to respond on the b-board but its too frustrating for me to work the deal-I'm cyber-illiterate.
If any of this rambling may be of interest to others, feel free to pass it on.
Later, Mike Yoder
[This message has been edited by Jack (edited 02-28-2003).]
