I tried to get this coupe to look like a WWII F4U corsair that flew in the South pacific during the early 1940s My grandfather was there as an
antiaircraft gunner shooting down zero's and Betty bombers, I wish I could have seen that!
 
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Body-chopped 6"

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channeled 5"

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custom firewall

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shaved
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roof

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rain gutters

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handles

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gas cap

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visor

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Frame-
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boxed original frame

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smooth the rails

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Z'd 18" in rear

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Suspension
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4" drop axle

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40' ford front brakes

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4 linked rear with coil overs

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old ford truck rear end

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corvair steering box

                                                         
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Drivetrain
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327 chevy out of a 66' corvette

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350T trans

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Scavenger exhaust pipes

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edelbrock 3 deuce intake

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custom made radiator and driveline

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Misc.
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28-29 grill with voodoo bamboo grill

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head lights from ???

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center console is two 50 cal. ammo boxes with real 50 cal. rounds!!!

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Japanese flag headliner

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trunk and door panels made of aluminum (trunk has over 150 aircraft rivets!)

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More to come!

As it arrived. Ex Drag car from the local Famoso Dragway

After chop and z'd the frame with air bags on the rear

Up '30 Model A Truck '31 Model A F4U Corsair Coupe '31 Model A II '40 Merc '47 Ford Truck '51 BelAir '51 Merc '52 Stude pickup '54 Lincoln '56 Ford Customline 1957 Pontiac wagon '64 Galaxy 500 BT-13 Project