Really stoked to see an update, I'm very intrigued by this car since it's the first earlier T roadster I've seen on '32 rails. The new spring arrangement looks way cleaner. There would have been too much going on up front with the spring and headlight bar going across. You also gave yourself more realistate to get the radiator and shell put in place.
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From a Form standpoint, for me 1/4 elliptical springs with the Ford wishbone just doesn't look right, every time I see this type of setup I think why? This is totally a personal opinion. You are obviously happy with this suspension setup otherwise you would not have spent the time fabricating it, that is all that really matters. This again is totally a personal viewpoint, if I were to do a 1/4 elliptic front it'd be like an early 20s Chev Or like Miller race car from the 20s.
I think your take on the front springs is gorgeous. The mounts could be more refined, but the attachment to the axle is divine. I want to run quarter elliptics on a roadster when I am able to build one. Keep up the nice work.
That is just too sweet. It reminds me of the 25 T roadster I built, but yours is steel, and therefore infinitely cooler. FWIW...The wire wheels looked best on it.
My T has the doors closed and I thought about opening up one... Then I was fortunate to have someone let me get in thier car... The door is only wide enough to walk through... a royal pain to get out of and the structure was weaker... I would really think about why they were welded closed in the first place and what you would gain...
Oh damn ,late catching up to the build . Looks good ,with a cool byline story. That olds looks pretty sweet . Keep up the great work eric!
This is going to be a good one. Can't wait to see it under power. Keep posting the progress as it's following somewhat a build I have had in mind for years and the parts pile keeps getting bigger. Frank
very nice. with 1/4 elliptics they'll twist/bind a little while moveing ?? I know that they are reasonably common, just curious Again looking good, like the way the mount looks!
Your T sure isn't a cookie cutter car, and I mean that as a real compliment. Going to have a lot of details to look at that you don't see every day. Don
Only one back tire, uh? So technically.. it's on three. You know Santa knows when you're lying, don't you?
Really nice car. Are you going to address the turtle deck lack of clearance at the axle by raising it above the body line on the back panel a couple of inches or cutting notches in the sides of that deck? How about a gas tank? Curious too about the windshield? Looking for TX A/C with the upper swinging frame dropped down rather than using the lower fixed frame? Works for me. I gots to know.
I think divine is a perfect word. If we use talents bestowed upon us by a higher power, then the results of that talent should be considered divine. And, I'm a hot rodder, and I said it, so there.
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