pickin up a new toy this week

[fast78ford]

stopped by a house to take a look at what i thought was a bradley gt vw kit car.

turned out to be a bradley gt II full fiberglass body with gullwing doors on a full time 4x4 jeep frame powered by a 455 olds  

sorry no pics will snap a few tomorrow

[mud gremlin]

Not sure what that is so i want to c it

[black07ss]

You didn't happen to pick that up in millington did ya? 

[71 Highboy]

You didn't happen to pick that up in millington did ya? 

If its the one in millington that thing has sat there for years

[fast78ford]

Yes sir. Right on bray rd. Needs ALOT of work but for $150 I couldn't pass it up lol

[73chevytruck]

Seen that thing sitting there a few times. Now wish I would have stoped lol. Good luck wth it. What are your plans?

[black07ss]

Holy crap, at least ya got it dirt cheap.  that thing has to need a new frame by now.  That has been a lawn ornament since 1993 or maybe even before that!  Good luck on the rebuild or whatever your plans may be!

[fast78ford]

yes the frame rails are shot. has good drive train though for a very early jeep that i would like to identify once i get the body off. my plans at first were to fix the frame, throw a sbc in it a play a little. but after looking at it im just gonna put it on a 2wd s10 frame with a sbc and go the street rod route.

the plate was last registered in dec of 93 which is kinda neat, that is the year i was born

pics are being uploaded right now

[RIP_K52007]

really? Ive seen that thing sitting there since i was like 5... always was going to stop but assumed it was one of those deals where the old guy would never sell it.

[RIP_K52007]

I have a nice s10 frame for ya

[fast78ford]

got lots of pics.

sank in the ground up past the axles

someone did a crude job extending it. plan on puttin it back to stock length





always wanted a t top car. this is close enough



455 olds sat with the carb exposed to the elements ad filled the intake with water and cracked it doring some winter. hoping just the intake is cracked and not the block










tight fit being a big guy like myself

[fast78ford]

I have a nice s10 frame for ya

details?

[RIP_K52007]

I have a nice s10 frame for ya

details?

I'll PM ya

[Tex]

this looks like a very cool build keep us updated

[black07ss]

always was going to stop but assumed it was one of those deals where the old guy would never sell it.

X2
I never thought I'd see the day when that thing would move! 

[Mudduck]

I had my eye on it for past few month and i was gonna show up w trailer and 100 bucks guess u beat me to it ha

[fast78ford]

pulled the body today and started to clean the interior out.

[fast78ford]

im gonna pick your guys brains a little

What's the best way to put a floor in a fiberglass body that didn't come with one? The body is made to fit a vw beetle floor pan. My plan is to mount the body to an s10 frame. Iv seen a few beetles done this way but that's workin with a metal body.

I was thinking about possibly getting some sheet metal cut in the same shape as a vw pan. Riviting that to the body and fiberglassing over both sides.

Any flaws in this route?

If so how would you do it differently?

Will the resin stick to metal if prepped correctly?


Thanks alot
Cody

[redneck ohearn]

hey thats right down the road from me that things been sitting there for like 15-20 years lol

[fast78ford]

there no saving the ol 455 olds    

poor this musta been FULL of water