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Alright I think we are onto something here. I hopped under the car before work this morning and infact the perch centers too seem too be about...
Thats what I think the plan is' but that brings me too my next question. I am not reinventing the wheel here' why am I going thru this issue...
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Yes I have heated and bent the pitman arm too clear the pass side wishbone and oil pan with the drag link. At this point the pitman arm would...
I would have to drop the drag link off the pitman arm and push the wheels to to the stops too figure out the actual limits' I Will try that this...
Box can not be rotated because it is the stock colum/box. (If swaping to a vega or a 525 box would solve this I am all ears at this point) If I...
Running into some issues, hopefully someone else has experienced. The car is a 47 ford Long door coupe. It has: 48"(ish) iirc Chassis...
Gb the stance on that car is great! What suspension work is done to it? Whats the wheel/tire size? Sent from my SM-N975W using The H.A.M.B....
10 years ago I decided I wanted a "smooth firewall". Honestly one of the biggest regrets of any car I have built was welding up this poor...
Ritzy1 when I did this on our 36' roadster I just created a couple small tabs out of 3/16 plate that I welded to the housing to hold the original...
Dont worry, I am not here to beat this horse again. I have a buddy that is willing to do a small or maybe even large run of milled spring clips...
Where can i order a custom super bell axle? I cant find a website for a phone # for them. I know magum does a custom tube axle in thier 4 and 5"...
Yea usually do. The issue being i bought the kit when chassis engineering was closing out. So I think I was genuinely sent the wrong axle for...
Thanks guys! The kit did come with shackles (D'oh). And the bushings/sleeves came right out with 2 sockets and a C-clamp.. But now I have...
Where abouts would a guy source these bushings? When i was playing with it. It really didnt look like if i had the pins out the tube axle...
Got the axle out arround the pins. But I have encountered a much larger issue.
Ran into another issue now.. Axle will not physically fit...
Took a seccond approach and got it!
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]That should clarify..
The axle is free, but it will not fit between the lower wishbone mount, and the pin for the spring shackle. Stand by I will grab a picture.
Hey folks! In the process of installing my CE drop front end kit in my 1947 coupe and after fighting with the perch bolts forever I finally got...
Finally a thread I can play in! My 78 Cougar "bubble deck" [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Does anyone know the suspension/wheel+tire combo on this car?
Eyes open in ladner.
Cu is no good when used with acetylene, Terrible. I am not sure if this transfers to gasoline in anyway however. Great progress Ritzy! I have...
I felt like I did ok. I got a full drop axle front end kit for 325. And a disk brake kit for 125. After shipping was 615 to the far corner of...
From the research I have done the rear is a paralell leaf setup with a 9", the car runs a 350/350 combo. Raised crossmemeber as you said. Along...
Looking to pull the trigger here on a bolt in leaf spring kit. Was going to ue the chassis engineering kit' but that doesnt look to be an option...
With the recent loss of chassis eng. How is the quality of the parts offered by posies? Or weedetr?
I am ears on this, I am not sold on this idea, dont own the car yet, have 2 10 bolts and an 8.8 at my disposal.. From my findings his...
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