Rad Rides Pro Touring 1956 Chrysler 300

[V8TV]

This one is sick... the Rad Rides crew is building a '56 Chrysler 300 on full Viper suspension, 1000hp twin turbo NASCAR power, and all the detail you'd expect from Rad Rides. Check out the chassis, formed entirely from .090" chrome moly sheet steel... piece by piece!

http://v8tvshow.com/content/view/476/1/

http://www.v8tvshow.com/images/stories/videos/Features1/RadRidesChryslerLead.png

[Musclerodz]

As always, Troy is a step above the rest. I love that chassis!

Mike

[Garage Dog 65]

I loved Sniper - my favorite car. This will be even better I'm sure. These guys do it right ! I expected a huge all aluminum TT Meaney EFI'd Hemi under the hood though. 2000 TT hp in a 300 should be about right....

Kevin, can I go along on these and carry your camera gear and get you donuts ????? PLZ !!

:lol:

Jim

[V8TV]

Jim ,

We'll take all the help we can get! :thumbsup:

[ironworks]

Wow that 300 is going to be awesome... I really like what your doing with the V8tv thing. It is very informative.

I was wondering if you guys are going to do more Behind the scenes stuff as to how they have things set up. There looks to be some really cool stuff around their shop, like behind that curtain. Is that a Final assembly area or another lighter fab section? I just think old and new guys could learn lots from just walking around their shop. I mean Troy is so big time he has an ARP bolt cabinet at his shop, I cannot even afford the cabinet let alone all the bolts to fill it but what a nice resource. There projects are so well organized how and where do they store the customers parts? Everyone knows that a car taken apart takes up twice the space if one held. But you never see parts anywhere in their shop. Most shops store the parts in the car, but that looks half ass. I just think that would be a great idea for all builders, Novice to Pro.

Rodger

[V8TV]

Rodger,

That's a great idea... we've wondered if people would be up for that kind of thing. A lap around the shop with Troy would take an hour or so at least.. there are so many details and tricks all over.

We'll make an effort to shoot the general tips segments at shops we go to and post them. Troy's got a new CNC center going in now, as well as some new facility upgrades going in. We're supposed to shoot an open-house type event in the next month or so over there. We'll be sure to have Troy walk us around the place so you can see how things are done.

As for parts storage, each car they work on has it's own off-site rental storage facility for the parts. It's part of the bill, but it helps keep stuff together.

We once spent some time learning de-burring basics from Moose...

http://v8tvshow.com/content/view/333/45/

I'd love to go to your shop and see what's going on... you guys are doing some killer stuff there!

- KO

[customcam]

Just awsome Kevin thanks :thumbsup:

[notorious1970]

That is a pretty awesome car. One big ole sled! The chassis design that they do is pretty radical and always looks great. This car made it to the shop about a week after the nova arrived and it truely was rust free. :thumbsup:

[NOVA]

I was wondering if you guys are going to do more Behind the scenes stuff as to how they have things set up. There looks to be some really cool stuff around their shop, like behind that curtain. Is that a Final assembly area or another lighter fab section? I just think old and new guys could learn lots from just walking around their shop. I mean Troy is so big time he has an ARP bolt cabinet at his shop, I cannot even afford the cabinet let alone all the bolts to fill it but what a nice resource. There projects are so well organized how and where do they store the customers parts? Everyone knows that a car taken apart takes up twice the space if one held. But you never see parts anywhere in their shop. Most shops store the parts in the car, but that looks half ass. I just think that would be a great idea for all builders, Novice to Pro.

Rodger

I also would like to know what they do with parts they take off and do not use, I was once told they ebay alot of stuff that is not used? such as good stock parts that are being replaced, where do they put these parts? As Rodger said, you never see any parts laying around, there shop is very well organized and looks very cool, there web site shows a couple pics of the shop but it would be interestin to see and hear in more detail how they store, inventory, and sell extra parts and just how there shop is laid out.

The videos are good stuff, keep it up!:hail:

[ironworks]

Yeah I have seen the deburring stuff, the work is not the hard part, it really is just the level that he runs his shop on. I know that comes with the 20 years he has been at it, But it is amazing the things you can learn walking around anybodies shop, espcially the big guys. Steve Moals shop is amazing. Dan Fink's shop was cool yesterday on my way home from Costa Mesa. There are many, and everybody does things different.

If you ever want to swing by ( haha, I'm in cali ) Or need pics or info on a project let me know. We always have some cool stuff going on.

Now back to your regularly scheduled program, Sorry about the hijack.

[V8TV]

No hijack worries here. I really dig your work, and if I still lived in LA, we'd buzz up there for a weekend. Maybe on one of our CA trips we'll come by. :thumbsup:

[J2SpeedandCustom]

When i'm out there doing work for them,i always stay late enuf to close shop up.It is pretty cool looking at the fab work before the cars get covered with paint and body panels,Troy has a good idea what he wants from everybody that works for him and his outside help,and it is a very high standard.I've seen those guys make parts in a day that alot of people would spend a week on.Very talented crew he has.If it can be dreamed up they can make it.The best part is the party's at Troy's house(you better bring your "A" game).Good people for sure.I got lucky to be part of some of there projects.Looking forward to working on the Nova and that big ass 300 (the car is huge)
Sew Ho, how long did it take you to type all that! You must have cut out of the shop early today!:beathorse

[notorious1970]

There projects are so well organized how and where do they store the customers parts? Everyone knows that a car taken apart takes up twice the space if one held. But you never see parts anywhere in their shop.

as kevin said...you rent a storage place for the duration of the build. Ours had random parts from the nova and even stuff from the 40 ford sitting in it.

[J2SpeedandCustom]

Kevin and Kelle thanks for the coverage on the 56 and Nova keep up the great work! :thumbsup: