The Vega Hatchback “Blueboy”: A 1977 Chevy Vega drag car built by iCanFab, equipped with a 427 SBC engine, ATI Powerglide transmission, NOS system, and other high-performance components. Has a VIN and Title, NHRA 8.50 chassis certification. “Blueboy” 1977 Vega Hatchback Drag Car Timeline: August 12, 2017: New Build: Vega…
This is a Della Woods Omni body, and sets on a brand new S&W funny car chassis. We added some Good Year rubber — and this nostalgia funny car is looking good! This nostalgia funny car has a Fab 9″ Ford non floater solid mounted housing, 40 spline, Mark Williams…
The body of our Nostalgia project is an original Della Woods shell, the same as the Budweiser King, Kenny Bernstein ran in the 1981. FOR SALE
The chassis had enough weld to be unclamped from the Jig table and flipped over to finish off the TIG welds in those hard to reach places The finished chassis all welded up. Time to panel the sides, put up the last tabs and finalize steering. Ready for fuel tank…
Nostalgia Funny Car FOR SALE
We started this project with an S&W chassis kit. We are trying to keep the funny car cage low. A handmade aluminum seat was required. Currently we are just putting up tubing and tacking up making sure it all fits!
Our Oddy Beretta project would not accept the standard oil tank available. . . so we built a custom one. Since the fuel tank has to match the oil tank. . . we built that too. Below is the beginning stages of an S&W Nostalgia Funny Car. Setting up the…
Now that the Vega is off the chassis table – it’s time to mock-up everything. Below we installed an S&W ladder bar kit, and a HUGE S&W diagonal link at 1.25 x .095. Below the back braced 9″ just needs wheelie bar tabs. Installing brake system lines and residual valves.…
Vega Wagon Chassis Painted. Firewall and body extensions completed — can’t wait to see assembled. Dsuz tabs placed and springs applied. Chassis certification will be no problem. Our S&W stretched chassis comes with manufacture chassis tags. Time to get to work and empty the table. Big engine… Little car… Transmission…
The G-body designation was originally used for 1969–1972 Pontiac Grand Prix and 1970–1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo personal luxury coupes. The term “G-Body Shuffle” became popular in the drag racing community for the vehicle’s side-to-side motion of the rear end after taking off from the starting line. This was due to…
This project showed up missing the trans tunnel cover but had the Dzus tabs mounted. Double frame rails were high in the car so overall tunnel height was kept to a minimum so carbon fiber dash can be attached and removed easily. Tunnel sheetmetal is fastened together with aircraft type smash…
The vega wagon S&W chrome moly chassis came off the jig table for the final TIG weld up. Currently we are putting all the parts back into the chassis for final tabs and electrical placement etc. The wagon skin is shown below. We have been doing final trimming of excess sheetmetal and grinding…
We are in the final stages of this “daily driver” build. Currently we are trying to find a body shop to bondo up the 80 year old sheet metal. We have already taken it down to bare metal and applied primer to simply prevent further rusting. As seen in the photo below, the front…
The ’36 Coupe sheet metal fab work is nearing completion. Time to tackle the dreaded . . . hole in the roof. We had to cut the hole in the roof even larger to clean-up the edges and make it straight. We took some new 20 gauge steel and put…
We hear from many classic car owners in need of custom built performance parts. The photo below shows the new door hinges we just made for the 1936 Plymouth.
The boys in the shop have been chipping away at the ’36 Coupe project – mostly doing the stuff no one will ever see. Once we install the carpet and door panels we built, no one will see the steel sheet metal floor and firewall, and reworked body mounts or any electric system.…
The firewall is getting close to being completed – lots of welding and grinding have gone into this one. Just about ready to give it a final final before paint. You can buy this drag racing car as a roller.
This 1936 Plymouth Coupe originally came with just a round cluster in the center of the dash. Luckily the car came with extra parts – one which was a deluxe factory dash – so we opted for that. We built the gauge clusters panels to fit and match the original style. The original gauges…
Before the body was placed back on – I had to make and TIG weld the drivers floor. The center “X” under the floor and both left and right foot wells – all in steel. The passenger floor is aluminum and removable with Dzus fasteners. The body is placed, but not yet secured,…
These are floor pans. These sheet metal floor pans are not from a parts store. They are custom made for our 1936 Plymouth Coupe project. High Quality Sheet Metal Panels Sheet metal and body panels are the usual issue with classic cars that are 80 years old. These new floor…
Below are the custom exhaust headers we built for the 33 Plymouth Coupe. We just got them back from Cerakote Coating, plus we found a local stainless steel and aluminum polisher that dipped these Edelbrock Competition Merge Collectors . . . and they look amazing! So then we got some…
At 79 years old this 5-window coupe needed some “reconstructive surgery” when we first brought it to the shop. Like any good plastic surgeon we followed the natural flow of the curves — to avoid that un-natural forced look. This big booty is from our next project a 1936 Plymouth…
A sneak peak of the Coupe as we start to put the car back together. This custom 1933 Plymouth 5-window Coupe is not chopped. The body has been channeled 6″ over a Chris Alston double frame rail, round tube, mild steel custom chassis. NHRA Certified. This is an ALL STEEL…
All good chassis fabricators knows that making each element look good and fit within the parameters of the project can be challenging. When making any type of custom car parts we search of the optimum setup. We recently made these wheelie bars for our ’33 Plymouth. We considered the wheel…
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The side canards have been tacked in place on this project. Once they are finalized they will mimic the curves of the car. Not only will it look cool – they will help increase the aerodynamics and air flow. FOR SALE
Both of the Plymouth Coupe projects are progressing. FOR SALE
The forward exposed door hinge on the this 1936 Plymouth is not a good design, and nobody sells a door hinge kit for this car. But the car still needs two doors that operate correctly. This photo shows the completed upper door hinge we made — that should last forever.…
Anyone restoring a 1936 Plymouth Coupe can buy a fiberglass fender online. For this coupe that would not be the case. We are lucky enough to have a decent looking metal fender to start with. We are keeping the steel fenders and widening them. This car will run a 275/60-15…
We started this 1936 Plymouth 5-window coupe project about 2 weeks ago. We found ourselves asking . . .What are we going to do with this 36 coupe project? How about make it into a bad ass hot rod. . . OK. Here we are applying the front end parts.…
The final “hit list” on this 33 Coupe is getting smaller every week. We started this 1933 Plymouth Coupe project 5 months ago — and with steady progress — we are nearing closure. This has been a great project for the iCanFab shop with lots of metal fabrication and welding!…
Just finished installing all the brake components; including the master cylinder, residual valves, line lock, proportioning valve and brake light switch. Click the image to view larger. FOR SALE
Monday we hauled this 36 coupe back from Florida. If you have ever driven I-95, usually – it’s not the “thumbs-up” gesture you see on the roadway. But this trip was a hoot. Seeing all those fellow drivers who appreciate this type of classic was great. Needless to say, we…
We are in the final stages of mocking up the car, modifying suicide hidden door hinges, attaching grill shell mounts, radiator mounts, and stretching the hood to fit. Below shows the trans tunnel and drive shaft tunnel are in. We had to split front drive shaft loop to make the…
Just a few months ago — this car was just a shell and a plumb bob. WE have done some fantastic metal fabrication. Steel tube, sheet metal and aluminum are are all in play right now. Here are a few action shots from today. FOR SALE
There are many factors to consider when building a hot rod or any street car by yourself. First of all, do you have the skills required to build your own car? Secondly, do you have all the tools you will need to finish the project? If you answered no to…
This 1933 Plymouth Coupe project will be a multipurpose Hot Rod once complete. The project photos below document the chassis and suspension fabrication. When finished this Coupe will be a street car. You will be able to drive this car on the street. Plus when you feel like it .…
The Nostalgia Chassis shipment finally arrived. The chassis kit arrived in a few big boxes and included a pair of front frame rails; a pair of rear frame rails; bent 1-5/8″ round main hoop crossmember; upper and lower A-arm mounts; tubular Pinto rack-and-pinion crossmember and mounts; complete roll cage assembly;…
The main cage is done. FOR SALE
Cutting, bending and welding — it’s all good! Everything in a custom street car needs fabrication – off the shelf parts just won’t do. Properly building a chassis and suspension, the headers, the roll cage – it all takes planning – and precise machining and welding. Now that this JIG…
UPS arrived – and we received important parts to finally start the car. It should be today. As you see below if you are looking for dzus fasteners – you may not find any locally because they are all on this car. You can see here the hatch back is…
This 72 Vega will be in the DOT (1/4 Mile) Sportsman Class at Bristol Here is an update on the status. Everything is coming together – but it’s crunch time – and we are awaiting final parts to arrive. I just talked to our Canadian connection and hope our few…
We are working hard to get this 72 chevy vega ready for the event. The entire chassis is painted and they are starting to put the car back together. We are still awaiting parts – so keep your fingers crossed we can make it all come together before the Super…
This beauty stopped by the shop this morning for a coffee. It makes us smile when we see Hot Rods like this 34 Ford Coupe on the road. If you see this car driving around the Tri-Cities — give him a thumbs up.
Many unique Hot Rods and Rat Rods are being built in this area of the country. You may have seen this local rat rod the “Venomous Rat” at the local Elizabethton Cruise-n car show.
Working on the ’72 Vega installing the steel firewall. From poster board to aluminum template to final sheet metal firewall — they make it look as simple as 1, 2, 3. Below are the floor pieces cut, trimmed and ready for installation. Look out Super Chevy Show — here…
Another Vega component — off the list. Wildwood disc breaks, freshened the chunk, narrowed the rear, cleaned it up.
Yesterday we tacked up a custom set of exhaust headers for our 1972 Chevy Vega project. Looking good!
This chassis goes beyond the basics. We had the room – so we added more down bars going to the right spots on the frame. Now on to sheet metal . . .
