Projects Southeast Gasser 50 chevy wheel stander project

Nice to see you back posting Quain. I saw the video of the wheel stander as well and wondered about that truck.

 

The guy that owns Baileyton dragway owns the red truck. It was built by his grand pa back in the 1960’s.

 

Working on the welding panels that I made for the new floor pans. The aluminum floor pans will bolt to these welded in filler panels. This pic is lower rear right behind the seat.

 

Rear corners tacked in place this is all designed to where the body will come off if needed in the future.

 

I made this metal filler panel to tie to the rocker panel.

 

The rocker panel filler installed. Its welded to the ch***is, the rocker will bolt to it so the body can come off. It’s a lot more work to make a body removable. In the last pic notice the 3/8” lip that is broke down for strength, where the aluminum floor will bolt.

 

I have to get the brakes in working order before I finish the floor pans because it’s easer to install the turn brake pieces with the floor out. I'm using Ford Explorer rear brakes because of the internal emergency break they have. I think I explained earlier in the thread that I’ll be using the emergency brake part for my turning brakes while the front wheels are in the air. In the pic you can see the jig I made to center the caliper mount so I could adapt the Explorer brakes to the old style 9 inch Ford housing end.

 

Had to slot the holes a bunch to make the newer brake parts fit the old housing ends.

 

Anybody that follows my builds knows i had to fix the slotted holes even though they probably wouldn’t hurt anything. My fix was to weld thick AN washers in the new correct spot. Now I have to add a spacer to the bearing retainer plate to make up the difference of the washers.

 

Hi guys new to the journal but what I do have is the wheelstander that Mr stott was building figure you might wanna see some pics

 

I wondered what happened to that project, glad to see it.

 

I was just thinking of this build the other day. nice to see it's still around.

 

Are you still continuing with the wheel stander plan? Why did he give up on it?

 

I am continuing with the wheel stander should be done for this spring to early summer he did give up I went on a hunt for a wheel stander on social media and he responded that he had one sent pics and link to the forum couple weeks later my father and I took the trip from NY to NC

 

I’m sorry to hear that he gave up on it. But I’m glad to see you running with it, so either way I’m happy!

 

“Lil Tipsy..” how appropriate! I love it. Can’t wait to see further updates

 

Sorry my post meant to say Mr stott didn't give up he just saw my interest in finding a wheel stander and figured he'd shoot me a message and 10 year old me inside said buy that thang!

 

I wonder about the emrgency drum brakes being strong enough? I have no experience with them so just asking.

 

Not sure seen a couple running nostalgia standers that are set up same way so it all works

 

All they're going to do is guide the direction of the truck a little, so not like they'll be used heavily to stop it. They should be great.

 

They should be great. Better be, doesn't take much to make junk out of a "stander" seen a few.

 

That was my thought just a little scrub side to side to keep it tracking straight anything more then that I figure time to abort the run and try again