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1951 Nash Rambler, full one off custom build! It is a 51, the wrong year got entered and we can't change it.
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Chassis: 3x2 box mild steel, with mandrel bends. The roll cage is 1 5/8 chrome moly, all mandrel bent to fit the body tight. All tig welded. The wheelbase has been stretched from 96” to 99”.
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The floors and interior panels are 18 ga. sheet metal…
1951 Nash Rambler, full one off custom build! It is a 51, the wrong year got entered and we can’t change it.
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Chassis: 3×2 box mild steel, with mandrel bends. The roll cage is 1 5/8 chrome moly, all mandrel bent to fit the body tight. All tig welded. The wheelbase has been stretched from 96” to 99”.
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The floors and interior panels are 18 ga. sheet metal all hand made and tig welded together.
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The dashboard and center console are hand formed from 3003 .063 sheet aluminum. This is the heart of the interior. It includes a center console that hugs the shifter and includes 2 beverage holders and a custom designed compartment to hide a motec switch panel when not in use. The dash housed a Holley 12.3” pro dash which will be used to monitor and tune the monster under the hood. It also has 2 billet dash vents of our design that have posi-lock positioning.
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Suspension: Every part of the suspension has been engineered and designed in house. The front end is utilizing some aerospace design ques with aero shaped upper billet a-arms to the billet lower arm with chrome moly aero tube strut arm. It also has full billet spindles, and double adjustable Verishocks coil overs front and rear. The rear suspension is unique as this car is super narrow and the drag inspired rear tires are well their big ass tires. So, we engineered a custom full billet cantilever system that is fully adjustable. The lower portion is a 3-link wish bone style to eliminate the need for panhard bar or drag link. All machined out of billet aluminum. The upper portion puts the coil overs inside the car giving it a very industrial/mechanical feel. Everything was designed to the car and can be worked on or removed and installed with ease. We also engineered anti-squat into the rear suspension as we had planned for north of 1200 hp all of which is fully adjustable. Anti-roll bars have been put in place on both front and rear suspensions. The ride height has been set for 5” of ground clearance to be able to be street driven.
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Rearend: Fab 9 9” with Strang axles and a spool. No 3rd member or gears have been purchased yet.
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Steering: We started with a Detroit speed power rack then engineered a drop out billet rack mount that allowed us to eliminate any bump steer. We tied everything together with sweet joints, sweet shafts and an ididit column.
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Fuel cell: We designed a 19-gal fuel cell to hang from the rear of the roll cage by means of the lid which has been machined out of a block of billet aluminum. It will house duel in tank pumps and level sending unit. And all bolts together seamlessly.
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Power plant: Crate LT5 boasting 750 hp! We had intentions of sending it back east to get worked over to be able to push just under 1200 hp on pump gas and capable of well over that on race fuel. 8-into-1 header system! All 8 header tubes come up and forward into one collector that Ys into 2 3” systems that work their way down both side of the car under out special designed chrome moly plate rocker panels (designed for both safety and functionality). We also designed an on-off front drive system to house the alt., power steering pump, and a/c compressor. We had to get creative as the frame rails are narrow. We also have a 4L80 transmission that has not been built yet to back this monster and that power to the massive meats out back.
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Engine bay: We stretch the front end a total of 10”. We designed and had CBR Radiators build us a radiator that could handle the power and still fit! They killed it! We have a V’ed radiator with 2 16” brushless fans and hose ends for wiggins clamps. We have also built sheet metal panels in the engine bay to make it a little more pleasing to the eye.
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Tires: We have Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/R 28x6R18 fronts and 29x18R20 Rear. We don’t have wheels yet; we were in the process of designing them.
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Body: 51 Nash Rambler. We removed the drip rail and altered the roof body line to flow a bit better. We reused the front fenders but stretched them 2” in the middle. The nose of the car is our concept of aggressive yet functional. We added about 8” to the nose of the car. We rebuild the front of the fenders to house a 7” headlight and inlet opening below. The opening is to house coolers for the trans and intercooler. We designed and built a chrome moly front bumper again both for aesthetics and safety. We also built a complete front grill surround to mimic the factory part but to fit our application. The stock Nash had chrome rings around the headlight, and I really wanted to keep that feature, so we drew up and had a set of bezels machined to complete the front end. They house the headlights and wrap around the lower vent openings. Then we move onto the hood, the stock hood is just flat out ugly! We built a hood from scratch that fit the front end nicely and flowed with the rest of the car. We also designed a set of super compact billet hood hinges to tuck into the fire and give the hood plenty of lift.
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Doors: We went old school with the doors and made them suicide to make getting in and out of the car a ton easier. We have just started this process and only have the hinges mounted but no door mounts designed and made yet. That is about all the big items. There is still a ton more to this car, but I already feel like I’m on my way to novel status. Check out the pictures and don’t hesitate to ask questions! I will try to include pictures of all parts. Thank you for taking the time to check out this remarkable show-car! Best Regards, Wayne Glasgow Owner: JRW Rods and Customs $150K O.B.O. Contact Wayne (702) 600-5523. Located in Saint George, UT.
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Type
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Classic Cars / Classic Trucks
$150,000
Mileage:
1,234 miles
Model:
Rambler
State:
UT
City:
SAINT GEORGE
Type:
Classic Cars / Classic Trucks
Year:
1952
Offer ID #191138
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