Projects Progress on Rocky's 34 coupe..last update 9/30/2020

Tadda!

Are you still going to use the previously shown turn signal indicator plate?

 

Yup, that's the plan but I'll prolly incorporate it into the new [not yet made] header panel above the windshield.

 

I've been working as time allows. Made up a pair of frame sleeves to mount the vega steer box and welded 'em in. Mounted up the box [trial fit] and fab'd up the steering shaft with it's U-joints. I'm about 25 degrees on the u-joints and I welded them to the shaft...slowly with a lot of time between s***ch welds and a couple wet rags to help cool the u-joints. Ran the steering from lock to lock..........turns sharp [don't have the stops in place yet] and smooth. One less thing to do

 

Looking good man, one step at a time

 

Heavy angle, you need a carrier bearing

 

Angle is less than the limit...30 degrees, T-dude.
Gimmee a call when you get time.

 

try to call later, phone pic is hard to see

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Only two joints, no carrier bearing needed.

Rocky, the only person who builds cars slower than you, is me.

 

I'm old. Jeff

 

Screwing around to see if these old truck headlights [903J's] would work. I hooked up my trusty battery charger and turned it to 6 volts...Viola! The ****og amp gauge on the charger says it takes 10 amps to light 'em up! Amazingly, both bright and dim filimants still work after all these years.

 

Nice to see some light.

 

I did a short video of the engine running with my smart phone to post it here but it won't post Prolly just as well as the audio didn't transfer when I sent it from my phone to my computer video file. ...Guess I'll have to go to the suggestion forum to get some direction....If somebody has the capability to post a video here, I'll be happy to send it to your email address.....

 

Try downloading to you tube Rocky. If no luck let me know and I will fix you up.

 

Oh man so cool! Feel free to email me the video and I'll try to post it. Pm'd you my email

 

Awesome !


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No problem man

 

You da man, Timm
And Joe...see ya at the Fremont swap meet next Sunday

 

Sounds great Rocky.

 

YEA!!!!!

-Abone.

 

Just a quick bump to see what cha been fiddling with

 

Mostly winterizing daily drivers, raking leaves and I scored a new summer driver...the very same 80 Malibu wagon I bought from my brother [Jangleguy} some years back and sold...it's mine again.
Began stripping the body to remove it from the frame so I can finish weld all the frame brackets, boxing plates and paint it..
Body will be stored at my son's garage 'till I finish the ch***is. Here's a nice photo of my old 47 caddy with me and Janglehead in about 1972

 

1: that photo is great, you've got a great stash of them

2: as I read that threw the first time I thought you were tearing wagon off the frame lol

 

You look like Angus and Malcolm , or actually more like the Hanson brothers from "Slapshot". Great pic, love it.

 

The u-joints are in phase ,I'm so proud of you .

 

Finally!!!!! I've been feeling like **** for months...since I last posted here Sept 20th last year. No energy, sick all the time blah blah...well, I got so sick of myself being sick I just HAD to do something-anything on my coupe so I flashed down to Speedway Motors and scored a 30 inch [which is really 27 inches long] panhard bar and a couple rod ends last week...didn't even take them out of my trusty HHR panel for a week and tonight I decided to do a little fab work. Made one end of the panhard bar mount...the one that will weld to the bottom of the left frame rail. The other end will be a simpler pair of ears that will weld to the inside surface of the right split wishbone. This bracket is a nothin deal but I carved it from a hunk of 3/16ths 1.5" square tubing with my torch, cut-off saw and various grinders and files. Drilled the 1/2" hole in it and viola! All it needs is a going over with a 3-M disc and a good chamfer where it will weld to the frame.
I hacked and gagged, blew my nose 23 times and even sat down once to watch 10 minutes of "Cops". Maybe if I can find time tomorrow, I'll finish it up and make the 2 ears for the other end of the bar.
BTW, check out the gennie early ford thru-bolt with a real ford castle nut and a cotter pin....ol school, baby!

 

Looks like it will "clean up" nicely.

 

If you are gonna feel like **** anyway, might as well be doing something right?

 

Progress is progress sorry you've been feeling rough. Hopefully that 10 minutes of cops was on tv and not down your street haha

 

I need another Gosson Bros racing decal. My last one was attached to the house I sold