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41-48 Original MII Crossmember Installation

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by scibjenkins, Oct 3, 2012.

  1. OLDSMAN
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    In the mid 1980's I installed a stock Muatang II crossmember in my 39 Deluxe Ford. This was done after I had driven the car about 10 years. I did not want to tear the car apart, I had access to a frame machine, so the body shop forman and I installed the crossmember on a weekend. Mind you the engine was in the car, all we did was to pull the denders and hood off of the car. This was way too much work. I liked the results, but would not use one even on a first time build. The 42 Chevy I am building I used a kit from JW Rod garage. The kit went in very easily, I was impressed with it.
     
  2. scibjenkins
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    My frame is pretty stout on the bottom. I just set up a basic bracket with a gusset. Should be on the road pretty soon!
     
  3. scibjenkins
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    What's a frame machine?
     
  4. mustangsix
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    I would suggest that EOD is not a career path for you.....:rolleyes:
     
  5. fordcragar
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    Think of it as a fixture that you can put a car on, to repair a frame or make pulls on the body to repair it from an accident. There are many different type of frame machines, so this will give you a general idea.
     
  6. scibjenkins
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    Kind of like a giant rotisserie?
     
  7. fordcragar
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    Rotisserie's are fixtures that allow you to turn the vehicle; which I haven't seen that feature on frame machines.

    Here are some images of frame machines:
    https://www.google.com/search?q="fr...lM4XAigKyzYCwDA&ved=0CE0QsAQ&biw=1098&bih=687

    Look at a frame machine (or rack) as a place you can drive (or place) a car/truck on to repair frame of body damage. Once the vehicle is on the machine, then it is tied down; which allows you to make pulls on damaged areas to correct misalignment conditions.
     
  8. scibjenkins
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    Wow, that's pretty cool! I've never heard of anything like that before.
     
  9. scibjenkins
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    Does anybody have any advice on installing stock mustang II disc brake calipers? They are way different from GM calipers, I'm looking at all the pieces scratching my head. I have gotten as far as placing the calipers in place, but I'm not sure how it locks in place.
     
  10. scibjenkins
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    I'm just going to sell the original MII brakes and buy GM calipers with 11 rotors, and make it easy on myself. Also, I ended up with fender well headers to clear the steering.
     

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    Very wise move on the brakes!
     
  12. OLDSMAN
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    A frame machine is used to straighten frame damage caused by accidents. I used it because I needed to modify the frame to accept the Mustang II crossmember. Like I said, I would never do that again, way too much work
     

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