Bob Drake Catalog

BOLT-ON CHASSIS

http://www.bobdrake.com

Important:

Before cutting and removing

the front cross member,

stabilize the front of the

frame by bolting or welding

on a support brace.

Introducing Bob Drake’s

NEW SCHOOL

No Weld/Easy Bolt-On™

method for building the

We kept the stock rear cross bar

and cross member

Rear engine

mount

Front cross

member

Radiator

mounts

Steering box

stiffener

First, you remove these parts:

Bob started his Project ’40 build with an

original frame from a 1940 Ford Fordor

Sedan that had a V8-60 engine. Notice

the engine mounts and the fender yoke.

Bob said it would be “sacrilegious”

to install a non-Ford engine. He

chose the new 340-horsepower

Ford Boss 302 with GT-40

heads, and a Ford C-5 auto

transmission turning a

Ford 9" rear end.

To prep the frame for the new power plant and drive

train, it was first necessary to remove some of the

original structural parts at left.

X member

(four pieces)

In The Beginning...

Cars & Pickups

1935-40

FORD

CHASSIS