Model A Ford Hot Rod chassis. Custom Made to suit 1928 through to 1931 Ford Model A. You will see I have a few variations of the Model chassis on this website, I can make what ever you want. I can use your original rails or I can design and build from scratch. Pictured here is our trip to Gulgong NSW on the 95th Anniversary of the Model A.
All chassis leave our workshop with the first stage engineering paperwork for Hot Rod rego from an independant automotive engineer recognised by VicRoads. A Kustom Bitz chassis is manufactured to meet the Australian Street Rod Federation national guidelines for Street Rod Chassis Construction.
Chassis Prices start from $22,500 through to $50,000AUD depending on brake and diff options etc.
All work is done at an hourly rate + parts + materials + engineering.
Yes there are a lot of cheap Hot Rod Chassis advertised, I see them too, a lot of back yard stuff and chassis parts vary greatly as well. Ok I guess if cheap is what drives you. Most don't look that strong to me, some chassis are not laid out properly for all the componets and I have found you don't know what compromises in geometry have been made until you can't fit stuff in correctly. I know this because I have re-engineered quite a few of them now, I have found its more expensive to correct cheap stuff than buying the better one in the first place. So a Kustom Bitz chassis costs what it costs, to do it properly and with quality parts.
It is a given that most people buy on price, I understand and I don't begrudge them, it makes the world go around, however then when it doesn't steer properly, behaves badly or is too difficult to get it registered it gets sold. Quite a few of these examples end up in my workshop to fix, great, some issues are relatively easy but costly problems to solve and other issues can't be made much better becasue the foundation of the chassis framing and geometry is not there. If the chassis is not rigid enough it flexes to the point it effects how the car behaves and steers, let alone the steering geometry and where the pivot points of those 4 bars etc. are placed. I race my Model A at the Drags and at hill clmib events, it is safe and predictable, it responds to suspension changes and hooks up well, I know my stuff, thats the difference in price.
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All chassis contruction is tig welded in our own jigs developed by Kustom Bitz for repeatable accuracy and exceptional quality. Chassis can be tailored to suit the style of rod you want to build for example they can be stepped in at the rear, stepped up, bobed, pinched, stretched, etc. To the average punter they may think all chassis for the same model that they see at a hot rod show are all the same, this is just not the case. The winning top hot rods are properly planned for the look and style that the owner wants to achieve.
Kustom Bitz makes and designs most chassis parts in house, we also use parts by others when practical to do so, or where those parts may be superior and it makes sense to use them, or because the customer has already bought parts. In addition to the chassis construction Kustom Bitz can set up the engine mounts, headers, exhaust, steering rack, brakes, tail shaft, diff, diff centre, hand brake, brakes lines, ADR approved braided brake hoses, fit the body, steering column and steering links. Kustom Bitz can take the Hot Rod from the Chassis conception, body fit out right up to painting stage if required. However we do not paint we are primarily set up for fitting, engineering and fabrication.
Kustom Bitz has a few brake options for both the IFS and I beam front ends. From our reliable street brakes using standard Ford and Holden parts to big brake upgrades and the use of Wilwood brake components right up to 14 inch diameter rotors and six pot calipers.
