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:confused: I had not really thought of that but I do see where your coming from. I think they will fit in pretty good when they get some...
I have no idea what these seats are from. Any aviation historians out there that can decode this: [IMG]
Seats. By this point it was getting old sitting on a milk crate behind the windshield making vroom-vroom noises. I needed a real seat. I have been...
here is a better pic of the fly press bending the spring. That little spring was not much of a work out for her :D [IMG]
I did not have an old speedo plus the t56 trans has an electronic sensor. I opted to buy a brand new SW speedo compatible with the trans. Matches...
In that pic there was no wiring, seats, steering column, gas tank... Next I needed a dash. Dad had a '33 dash with crudely welded insert with...
OK, we will circle back to the exhaust manifolds later. With the motor in, body on, firewall "adjusted" and wheels/tires on I did what we all...
hmmm... those are kind of cool! Here is a pic I stole from another thread: [IMG]
Agreed. I'm running the same steering that Dad used and there is not much room to work with. I think he said it's a '39(?) ford box. I hate seeing...
Hey! I have the matching front crossmember!! [IMG] [IMG] Great build! I like where it is headed.
Thanks again for following along! I wasn't quite sure how this would be received. It is after all just a coupe with a late model V8 and 6-speed...
Thanks for all the comments! For the charging system I really wanted to use a generator (or generator style alternator) but those things are...
one more pic before I disappear for the weekend: [IMG]
narrowsville's "main st." consists of 2 houses and a closed inn, all mid-1800s stone construction, plus a half dozen stone foundation lost in the...
At this point it was time to plop the body back on the chassis. [IMG]
I did tell Dad that although all the welded on brackets (wishbones, shocks, motor mounts, etc) were hideous to look at they sure where a bitch to...
I do have a forge but for the arms I used the BAT tool (BigAssTorch :D)
I'm really loving the tractor arms. I call this build version 1.0 and the goal was to get it on the road as a efficiently as possible. I'll bet...
Mocked up the engine with a "bat wing" caddy air cleaner and I think this will work out pretty well. [IMG]
Thanks 32owner! The modern SBC center bolt valve covers drove me nuts. Can't have them on an old hot rod. I did ponder over those fake...
Now on to the engine. My dad ran a caddy and I would love to recreate that car but in the interest of time and money I did what hot rodders are...
Anybody still following this? Next I reversed the front leaf. Not a new concept for most of you but here is how I did it. First I traced the...
I also drilled those cool holes tapering along the length and drilled the holes in the axle as well. [IMG] Then I made a matching set for the...
The "tie rod" end of the tractor arms have a forged ball that pivots in a knuckle on the side of the transmission. I cut this forged ball off and...
Next I needed to drill/chamfer for the spring perch castle nut. [IMG]
once I had both tractor arms squished down to the car spring perch size I had to deal with caster. The tractor arms are set up with about zero...
OK, I know these are crappy pics but it is all I have. First off the 9N arms are really big where they bolt to the axle. I don't have the...
My first order of business was to get a rolling chassis. I definitely wanted traditional style. Split wishbones are nice but can be a bit boring....
I pulled the body and stripped the frame down. removed every bracket. welded all the cracks. It really was in pretty good condition and came back...
So, with no disrespect intended towards my dad, it was obvious that this car was built by a couple of teenagers along the backroads of PA during...
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