Frame looks good. Nice progress. Just looking at the rear spring hangers, you may need to run a lowering block to get the car down enuff in the back. Hard to get these cars low with the spring mounted under the frame. On my 47 I am moving the springs inboard of the frame rails. It is as low now without lowering blocks as it was with 3 inch ones and I can still add blocks if I want it lower. Pat.
yea boyds my hero.......... i don't want to change lanes when i floor it. a freinds model we ended up boxing it was so bad, it still pulls a little when goosed. as far as paint goes i like the stock pea green............
free trans from a friends backyard............ motor/trans going in............ mounts welded in............... blue.............
a little close might have to m***age some................. does anyone have a illustrated fuel pump guide, i'm wondering if there is a sbc pump with the feed pointing back instead of forward. it needs to be the same size as the one from a '69 camaro (in california '74 and up had a vapor line at the bottom and it was longer).
Use one of the race pumps and you can have it come out any direction you want. They allow the bottom to be unbolted from the top and rotated. Edelbrock, Holley, etc. Select fuel pumps on the left and look at the top one. There's a lower kit for tight engine compartments farther down the page. http://edelbrock.com/automotive/index.html
Oldtimer...you're making it look waaay too easy. Having built the ch***is on my '36 I know all too well that it is a long process that, at times, is so frustrating you want to rip your own balls off. All that grinding leaves you with snot that is black for a year and a half.
[ QUOTE ] Oldtimer...you're making it look waaay too easy. Having built the ch***is on my '36 I know all too well that it is a long process that, at times, is so frustrating you want to rip your own balls off. All that grinding leaves you with snot that is black for a year and a half. [/ QUOTE ] yea, black phlem (sp?)..............sounds like a new metal band.......... . i'm just having fun with my welder. hey how bout using a femur for a column drop.........
newest pix, '37 olds wheels (thanks to levis cl***ic), 6.00x16 (still need to clean off the blue) and red.......yes red!!! it rolls again............
sorry about the double pictures but the other place that was hosting my pictures keeps going out and i can't delete the ones already posted, so here is a brief recap. before crossmember repair nuts welded in boxing rear end being put in free trans motor/trans going in going towards the light that should bring us up to the current pictures.........
Dan, you´re doing a great job! Sorry, but I have one dumb ( very dumb) question: Where can I get an angle gauge , like the one you used to set your pinion angle? I´ve been asking for one at several tool stores around here, no one seems to have them. Chris
you can get one from sears (where i got mine) or home depot. do you have either one over there ? if not you can mail order one. http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00939830000
funny thing is around here they ARE different.................most have billit and only drive on sunny weekend days. plus I'M CHEAP, i had 3 paint colors to choose from, 1 was off white/cream which was good for blackwalls, 2 was dark blue metallic.....to dark, 3 was red...i'm still planning to redo the 2 original stripes on each wheel plus some caps.
yup oc, it's raining too much to pick up the damn thing. the got the body (only) done early on thursday but when my friend went to get it it started to rain. so the rest of the parts will be done on tuesday, hope theres a clear spot around then. on a good note he said it's one of the cleanest bodies he's seen in a awhile. bought a 3 part spray/brush in bedliner kit for the underside of everything (fenders, body, running boards) and some dp40 for the rest. if you ever need paint supplies on the weekends (or late) there's a carquest in santa ana on broadway and 1st (by main/first) it's also by santa ana speed. they have a small paint shop inside, they're open till 7pm m-sat, 4 on sunday and sell ppg (cheaper then down here at the paint store). it's kinda small and i don't think they can color match. did you get yours back?
dollie i had to make for blast shop. i just got the body back today, more pictures to come........................
body mounted to frame, underside of body coated with a 2 parts bedliner (hippo liner). time to put in steering box and column.................more pics to come.
and thinking of what gauges to run, here's what i have. the s/w speedo is only 3 1/4, the willys is 5", the moon is 4 5/8" and the stock hole is 4 3/8". with the willys it's a single gauge and all others it's 3 gauges.
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