uh I think maybe I need to lower the motor a couple inches??? after z'ing the frame 10 inches, and channelling the body 2" this is where the motor ended up. A little dental work would be nice...I've got a few of these lower grills I am going to piece together in to one nice one. I need a longer garage... I think the fender needs to move foward a couple of inches here... what do you think? hey there's a pixie in my garage putting dust on my windshield! well that's my project update! immediate plans call for lowering the motor, getting a driveline, plumbing the brakes, installing the airbags and some of that other stuff required to actually make it stop, start and turn and then this winter its bodywork time.
If you lower it don't go overboard. I would like to see a hood with open sides and the air cleaners pokin' out of the hood. My nickles worth.
With the straight axle and stock oil pan the most I could possibly lower it is 3" but I am thinking 2 1/2" which should put the valve cover just under the hood line. Then I can run it either way. GV, that is exactly what I was thinking! cut an 8 shape in the hood so just the air cleaners hang out.
Looks good. Center that front fender....Is it just me, or does that baby have a really LONG wheel base?
Its changed since I saw it last! Looking good! Are you still planning to make the Unfinished Nationals with it? I expect to be there, but my Suburban won't. Its grounded until I replace some broken suspension parts.
Get the engine down relative to the body somehow. Either lower the engine or raise the body. The engine sticking out that high just fucks up the overall sleakness of the truck. As for the fender wells, Ford designed their early cars so that the wheel set a little forward of the center of the fenderwell opening. They thought this added to a more active appearance, with the car seeming like it's in motion even at rest. I like it the way it is in the pic. Don't move the fender. Lowering a car should not be it's defining characteristic. Lower it as far as it would make sense to drive it. You can adjust other things to make it more road-worthy at a lower stance but sooner or late you get to a happy-medium and that's where you want to leave it IMHO...
Looks pretty sinister. I like it. Do you have any clearer shots of the rear suspension? I hate to be a critic, but it kinda looks a little too long for my taste as well. What are your plans for a bed? I think it needs something funky, of course.
To get that truck any lower you'd have to dig a hole. What type of bed are you going to put on it? It looks long back there... you know an old tow truck aparatus would be bitchen. Sam.
Screw that man. Raise the motor, put a blower one it, and some velocity stacks. It looks like a cartoon. I like cartoons
it is kind of cartoonish I guess, but I am going more for the mean freight train cartoon. k-member, that there is a 140" wheelbase! Plowboy, I will get some more pics when I work on it next. The plan in my head calls for a low flat bed that stops before the rear tires or maybe narrows and then stops over the axle and then trailer fenders mounted to the axle, hugging the tires. its gonna be different, don't write it off just yet though! gimme some time SamIyam, I think a tow truck aparatus could be friggen cool! I need to find some pics of old 30's, 40's tow trucks now. kilroy, Its setup to ride at 4.5" ground clearance. At that height, the lowest object is the frame rail, steering is to stock specs and rear four bar is level. With the air bags (sleeves) and shocks I have it should be able to go from 0" to 7" clearnace. I think that should be OK but if not I can always cut and re-weld something later. hehe
I 'm w/ tony on this one, raise it and continue the cartoon look. why not? it looks like a freight train from the front with the kickout in the grill that i am sure you will accentuate with the extra pieces. raise the motor / ditch the mech fan for a electric on the rad and use velocity stacks or a cool custom scoop. it may not be everyone's cup of tea here, but we all appreciate nice fab work and creativity. brandon
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