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Torch and a high lift jack. Heat and spread the rear frame rails ahead of the cross member and bend rails till the bit you added ends up parallel.
Flipped it around in the brake lathe and cut the front side. Had to use a brake drum damper on it to keep down the chatter. It ended up being...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Chucked up the wide five hub in the brake lathe and turned down the center. I cut the back side even with the edge of the center...
Looking at another hood option is using the 28-29 hood sides and grill shell. This still lines up with the outside frame rails but gets a bit...
Does anyone have the dimensions of a 32 Ford roadster windshield? I'm pretty set on a fold down windshield. I think that I could use 2" chop 32...
Nice!
Thanks Marty, looks great.
Got one wheel cut apart and second one cut but not separated. After cutting the welds in the brake lathe I had to heat the rim with a torch to...
The hood strap kit is also an option but I don't prefer it.[ATTACH]
I think that I have decided to make the hood out of aluminum. I am pretty sure I will use stainless woven wire mesh in the sides instead of...
You can also buy brand new axles at the auto parts store. An axle and bearing kit are about $200. Had to do this for my Ford Ranger and a month...
An 8" is a great choice. It weighs about 100 lbs less than a 9" and that equals less unsprung weight. On a light weight vehicle there is not...
Here it is with the grill shell in the proper location.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I am looking at hood options. I have a stock 27 T hood for measurements. The hood needs to be lengthen 5-1/4" and I want it to come down to the...
Cut a junk brake rotor off and bolted the first wheel to it. Almost got it cut apart when something happened to the wiring or the motor on my...
Got mine at the local tire shop. He had two, one set up for disc and the other for drum. Bought both with all the adapters for $150. They just...
That looks more like the arch in the middle of a T spring rather than an A spring. I usually run T springs because they clear a quick change well...
Did some slicing and dicing on the wide five rims. I have a brake lathe that I bought last year for $75 and I am going to use it to set up the...
I looked through my wide five wheels and found a couple cancer candidates for surgery. The centers are decent but the rims are totally gone. On...
This is the windshield stanchions I was thinking of using. They are for a 32 roadster. I was thinking that the 2" chopped ones might be the...
It's actually a mid 50's Willys wagon radiator. A variation on the honeycomb radiator. The height and width is near perfect for the T grill shell.
Back to the windshield! I'm looking for a 26-27 lower windshield frame. I have pretty much decided on 32 foldable posts but may have to modify the...
I got the studded tires removed today and found that a tag with the part number was still mostly intact. Part# 7066088[ATTACH] Looks like you...
Looks great
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No need to get the wheels off of those cars as they have aluminum wheels. These are aftermarket steel wheels that fit those cars for use with...
Mazda Miata, the engine is moved 1" to the driver side and the intake was sectioned to get it to fit inside the hood sides. Everything on that car...
Hey that car looks familiar. I had a hand in building it at Fosse's hot rods and cool cars when I worked there.
I have a pair of rims that are aftermarket steel and came off of a Lincoln Mark 8. They had studded tires on them. They are 16x6 and the best...
That's what I have decided to go with, just have to do some work on the top tank to make it happen.
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