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It's a Chevrolet. In your top picture it is up side down. It has the normal chevy bolt holes & dowel pin holes. Plus the extra holes for the...
Mark Williams has a good set of front engine dragster blueprints. I believe they offer it in kit form too.
I'm old and I've killed a lot of brain cells, still, I really don't remember building this chassis for Tom. Tom and I were very close, hell he...
I'd like to see more detailed pictures of this car. I don't believe I built this chassis.
The channel width & the kick ups look a lot like Essex (but not quite!) [ATTACH]
All original Ford sheet metal. 289 / C4 Superbell Axle & disc brakes. 4-bar with Mustang steering 8" Ford rear end / coil overs & ladder bars....
For the back to be level and the front to lean, the frame would have to have a twist in it. You say it's off by an inch at the front fenders. Are...
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I have one that is going in the 1966 "Berry Bros" AA/FD restoration. The car was built at Frank Huzar's Race Car Specialties.
In the mid '70's when I worked at Pete & Jake's, We built the chassis, mounted the body & more on this roadster for Tom. Years later, I bought the...
I'm sure it's better BUT . . . You've got it backwards, the panhard bar should mount to the chassis on the same side as the steering box (drivers...
Does it have a panhard bar on the front? If not, then that's your problem . . .
I believe the drums for the earliest 9" rears (1957-59) are no longer available. That may be what you have.
Some still don't get it . . .
I drove from California in my '32 truck.[ATTACH]
Wow . . . Wow . . . Wow . . . This is F%#@ing awesome.
Rodder's Journal booth at the 2025 GNRS [ATTACH]
Pete & Jake's has nice Shock Mounts for fendered model A's. Both, bolt on or weld on.
I believe the truck rearends were built so that both the right & left axles were the same length. That would leave the pinion off center.
"how hard could it be" Hahahahahahaha . . . . . .
Steve Coonan called me a few days ago. He had some questions about a car they are doing an article on in the next issue. He's working on it.
Are you using a stock model A wishbone? What dropped axle are you using? You could be creating more problems by using the wrong combination of parts.
It sounds like you are running the mechanical brakes. If that's the case, do yourself a favor and switch to 32 / 34 spindles & brakes. they are...
you are right, I was thinking in terms of the hydraulic brake spindles.
39 / 41 are the same. 42 / 48 are the same. the 39 / 41 have a shorter king pin than the 42 / 48
Don Tognotti's "King T" I believe it has been restored It won the 1964 AMBR award.
The end of your pitman arm looks like it is oval shaped. Looks like there is enough room to put a second hole. When shortening, it only takes a...
yes 1906 / 1907 model "R" Stevens Duryea.
Yes, it's a 1906 Stevens Duryea.
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