yeah, I am gonna swap to Pete and Jakes clevis' and see if its a quality issue, or if the suspension is doing something weird. If the problem persists, i'll convert it to heims like this: Dang! wish I had known! I'd be honored to take Mrs royboy for a ride. I'll let you imagine how much i'm missing from my pocket. .
......Yeah hopefully Mr Flashing lights was not too bad... It's been said already but man you really get out there...I know there are others but good on you @BigJoeArt that's really a big part of what its all about and your Missus is right there with you...High Fives Hamber!!
Thank you for sharing your travel reports with us. Your experiences and adventures are great to read. I'm delighted that you won the trophy; it's truly deserved. I look forward to more reports from you. Best, Harald.
Great to see some of your adventures, lots of fun to be had. Your car ended up in the background of some of fortyone30 customs (from Australia) video accounts of his trip with his 34 coupe.
Really good to see you, talk with you, and the award was perfect! I love following along with your adventures.
another day in paradise. If you heard me driving in Oklahoma, you would have noticed that the roadster sounded a little different, like it was trying to die when I came to a stop. On the trip, i overcame this by setting the idle up to about 12-1400 and feathering the throttle off the stop signs. It seemed stupid rich, and I was really tired of it by the time I got home. So the other night I tore it apart, and cleaned it all out. I didn't find any big red flags, but I cleaned some junk out of a few places, and some dirt out of the bowl (open carb scoop problems) But when I tried to drive it to work on Tuesday, It greeted me with a fountain of fuel out the vent tube. So I finally got around to tearing it down last night, and was greeted by a float that was half full of fuel. No Bueno. Once I nabbed a new float from another parts carb, I was in business, and drove it around last night. my buddy caught me out and about. (his jeep) hopefully I can get a trip or two more in for the year before things get too cold. .
That would have been easy, so I didn't do that. but I did take a roadtrip. "No Pain, No Glory" or something along those lines, rolled through my head as I left at 2pm on last Friday, headed for Iowa in the middle of*****tered showers... in a roadster... with slicks... But your brain only thinks of those things, if you let yourself think of those things, so I didn't. and it did rain. then it was dry-ish And eventually I made it to grimes, on the edge of Des Moines. Normally that means I'm close to where I'm headed.. but not today. My heater was doing its job, and I made good time. After a few hours of driving, and only 200 miles from home, I hit my target, Webster City. And todays truck load: a full set of Buick Riviera wheels. Then it was back south to my stop for the night, and I had to stop in Stanhope and take a couple photos in what was left of the golden light and this cool old building. I stopped to pick up some more stuff on the way And with only a couple more sprinkles, snuck my car into my sister-in-laws garage. After a night of mediocre sleep on a twin mattress, I put the wheels in her car, and turned my wheels towards another marketplace meetup, and then @32fenderless shop. once again it was a rainy day. But I eventually pointed my wheels southward. after a stop to eat, and more Slicks+Rain fun I slowly made my way home. I got right outside of my town, to the stoplight about a mile from my house. and that's when I heard it. A pop. I knew what that was. I really didn't expect it so soon. I broke BOTH bottom clevis'... Again. And I was ONE MILE from my house... so, I did what anyone would do. Broke out the ratchet straps. I crawled it home at less than 20ish mph, and it stuck together. another 450ish miles under its belt. Once home in the dry, I could do some investigation. And after thinking about it, and talking to multiple people, I looked UNDER the rear spring perch. The round eye there is the spring, and with weight in the car, it seems to get long enough to smack the perch mount under compression. this is my current theory as to why its breaking things, and easily testable, as I can raise the rear of the car a small amount, and move the rearend back with the hairpins, and create more clearance. so that's next on the list, But even with that explanation, I still am planning on creating a more robust double shear/ heim joint situation this winter. . so stay tuned, as I create more work for myself. .
That seems pretty feasible, bet a little mirror would show you wear marks if so. where did you get the broken clevis’? Seems like a two piece cast design wouldn’t take a ton of beating before it would break.
they are speedway clevis' , and they are 1 piece forged. I don't believe it is the clevis failing, as much as the load exceeding its rated useage. I'm like hell's testing service. .
Ah you’re holding the snapped off ends together. Missed it even with in being right in front of my nose. Lol
Glad you got home ok & that it didn’t happen at high speed. I know they are not as neat as the clevis’ but have you considered a ‘Johnny Joint’ style of thing? I bought pair from Ballistic Fabrication a few years ago, I think they are in Tucson Az a very nice part, forged, adjustable for pre-load & rebuildable if needed, they have a plastic sleeve around the ball so it won’t rattle. They come in a variety of sizes. Made in the USA too. Just a thought anyway I look forward to seeing your solution
While not traditional, I can attest that the Currie Johnny Joints will put up with an insane amount of abuse and still work great
thanks buddy. While I am a huge fan of overkill, I think Johnny joints would be a little far in the weeds. I do plan on using some on another project, but I think heim joints should be sufficient for this use, even with my abusive tendencies
I agree that your current plan of adjusting the rear to give it room to not bottom the shackle out should fix your broken clevis issue. not fixing the actual problem and just putting stronger clevis or Johnny joints just means a bigger bang when they eventually brake or the next weaker part brakes instead. fixing the shackle clearance as you’ve described seems like the right answer.
100% over here we aren’t allowed to use Clovis’s or even heim joints on suspension parts, fixing the functionality will be a big step forward
I decided I wanted to drive my car on my birthday, (Oct 30th) So when I got home from work, I spent an hour or so pulling the rear hairpins off, and lengthening them. I also installed new clevis' on the bottom, and checked the pinion angle. once I was done, I took off for st joe, and my birthday dinner. It was cold, but good as always. I met with the family and had a good dinner. Then headed home, it was COLD on the way back, but the thought of donuts when I got back to town made me warm. (photo of one section taken the next day) In a completely unrelated note, my tire tread continues to disappear. It is still together, but I have a list of stuff to do on it this winter, so its time is limited. We are planning to have Austin's coupe rolling out by the end of the month, so maybe I'll roll it to the big side of the shop then. stay tuned, big things coming. .
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