| Larry & Karen Reifsteck's 1934 Chevrolet 4 to 2 Door Master Deluxe Kirkwood, Missouri This is going to be a beautiful car that will take some time to complete. But look at the start they have.. This project is for Karen, so she can cruise in style and heat. I'm not sure where to begin, but here goes the story. Larry hand built the frame and found the body in a field, approx. 4 years ago.. This car was a 4 door but being a sheet metal type of guy, Larry changed it to a 2 door.. Of course, while he was doing that, he decided to put a van's ribbed roof on top, change the hood, lower the floor pan, changed the doors to suicide style, shave the door handles, custom build a gas tank, plus much more that is too long to list.. I'll give some of the details below.. As of the 2008 Easter Show in Forest Park, the car has been primered.. Larry cruised down there in a tee shirt when the weather required heavy clothes and long underwear..Guess the heater worked. Let's get back to the details of this beautiful car.. Body 1934 Chevrolet 4 door Master Deluxe, cut down to 2 doors. Front doors are suicide style, opening from the front with the door handles shaved, power windows, roof filled with a ribbed chevrolet van roof, bottom 6 inches of the body was rusted off..fabricated new panels, channeled body over the frame 6 inches Chassis Garage built from 3" to 2" tubing, doubled at the rear. 6" tall tapered to the front down to 3" tall. Wheel base is 114"with rear of frame "Z" up 10" Rear Spring is a transverse Model A type. Rear end is a Ford 9" narrowed 6" with 3.00 - 1 gear ratio. Radius rods 48" long from rear end bat wings to transmission cross member. Pan hand bar from left side of frame to third member bracket. Transmission Chevrolet 350 turbo hydrostatic Shifter Home made 3/4" stainless steel rod 21" tall, with a grenade knob with pin Dash Panel 34 Chevrolet with Dolphin gauges installed in a hand built insert panel Engine 1976 Chevrolet ZZ-4 350 hp 350 Cubic Inch Carburation RPM Manifold with a Edelbrock 750 and a homemade air breather This car has some beautiful features..Larry & Karen will be at a lot of the car shows in the St. Louis area this year.. Stop by and take a close look at all the custom made features this car has.. Tell them you saw their car on www.johnskinker.com |
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