1949 Ford Coupe Patina Hotrod

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1949 Custom Club Coupe. Straight and solid body with incredible patina. Everything mechanical has been rebuilt, repaired, or replaced. Hopped up flathead, T-5 trans, and 8” Ford rear. Built to drive, I’ve done several multi-state road trips in this car. Flathead handles city traffic without overheating. Body exterior is untouched, except for replaced rockers. Inside, the front floors, toeboards and body mounts have been replaced. Built as a no-frills old school hot rod, the interior is bare bones and wears a patina like the exterior. Clean Illinois title.

Excellent base to build from if you want to make it all shiny, or keep it as is and have a one of a kind Shoebox.

Several build photos and additional photos can be viewed here:http://s359.photobucket.com/user/el_gringo_bucket/library/1949_Coupe

Engine
239 Flathead, rebuilt ~6k miles ago
Navarro heads
Reground L100 cam (270/260, 375 lift)
Manley Pro Flow valves with Isky springs, hollow lifters
Vintage Sharp four barrel intake
Holley 390 CFM 4bbl, vacuum secondaries, manual choke
PCV setup
Chevy mechanical advance distributor (by Bubba’s Hot Rod Shop)
Re-cored radiator
Speedway water pumps
Five blade flex fan

Exhaust
Ceramic coated Red’s Headers
Mellowtone steelpacks
- Hear it athttps://youtu.be/YK7zV1hy0vY
Undercar cutouts for at the strip

Driveline & Suspension
Frontend fully rebuilt ~5k miles ago
Fatman drop spindles & steering arms
ECI disk brakes
Jamco sway bar
Original coils, uncut
Steering box rebuilt
T5 transmission from an S10, rebuilt by trans shop
- Hurst short throw shifter
- Vintage Hurst 3-speed shift lever
8” Ford rear from a Maverick
- Fully rebuilt with new bearings, seals, gears
- Yukon Trac-Loc limited slip differential
Original rear leafs, 1” drop blocks
Traction-Master traction bars
Under floor dual circuit corvette brake master cylinder
Cunifer corrosion proof brake lines
Wheel Vintiques 63 Series wheels, black powder coat

Body & Interior
Originally bayview blue
Few minor dings, larger dent behind passenger door
Front floors, toeboards, bodymounts, lower A-pillar, & rockers replaced
Minor rust-through in front lower quarters and over rear wheels
Underside of floors painted black
Frame fully coated with Por-15
Re-chromed ’51 rear bumper, driver quality
All flat glass new, except for front vent windows.
Driver & passenger side shoulder belt seat belts with chrome lift-latch buckles
Fully rewired with a Painless harness
Hidden amp with iPod hookup, stereo speakers under original grille
Hidden turn signal switch
Original front bench, no stuffing, covered in wool army blanket
Rear seat frame is heavily damaged, you can have it if you want it.

Known Problems
Speedometer vaguely works, up to about 30 mph.
Wired for dual temperature gauges, left hand sender is bad
Exhaust has one s-bend that needs finished, currently just flex pipe
No weatherstrip in doors. Lots of rattles
Cracked weatherstrip around rear window.
Front bumper got hit, but bumper brackets will come with the car