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Wow! It really looks great.
The new floor consisted of seven pieces (left and right floorboards, left and right toe boards, and three transmission tunnel pieces. I initially...
In addition to straightening the step in the floor, there were several places where somehow the floor was bent up. Whatever the impact was, it was...
On to the new floor. Apparently the floor had been replaced a few times. Each time, the old floor was cut out except for a 2 to 4 inch where the...
Once the firewall was out, I welded in the new firewall and smoothed out the rough spots around the welds. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
A summer of road trips slowed my progress but I have been steadily working on the car. It seems that I’m not too busy to work on the car but too...
Looks really good. Enjoy Deuce Days.
Bill, The gizmo is the pump for the quick jack I use to raise the cars. It’s kind of a mini lift. The flaring tool is available anytime.
I got the body back from the blaster and discovered lots of previously hidden opportunities. [ATTACH] There were numerous areas that had been...
Looks great. I can relate to "if I knew then, what I know now, I'm not sure I would have started this build".
I have been working on installing the front and rear suspension and routing the brake lines. Because I would be doing a lot of flaring, I decided...
I admire your attention to detail Tim.
This morning I loaded the body on a trailer and took it to the blaster. They estimate 3 to 4 weeks. Looks like I better get to work drilling and...
I am getting the body ready for media blasting. I ran into some trouble cutting through the rubber holding the rear window in. The rubber was...
I Installed the 8 inch rear end and Wilwood brakes from the old chassis and the new rear shocks from Fatman. [ATTACH] I installed the new front...
Hard to believe that I haven’t posted anything since May. The summer was filled with 10,000 miles of road trips including 4,000 with the canam...
Someone was interested in the frame.So I took off the front brakes, the front and rear shocks and shock mounts and gave him the frame.
I was just trying to understand Fat47's comment. The front suspension is an insignificant part of the whole project. I don't to be exiled to an...
It's been almost a month since I posted my frame for sale. I haven't seen any interest. I just don't have room for two frames and a body in my...
About one month ago I offered this frame with wildwood brakes for sale for $700. I have not seen any interest. I just don't have room for two...
What is post 20? does this mean that I can show a picture of my front end?
Since I received the frame, I've spent a lot of time fitting parts before I start to paint. Tried paint the shock mounts with POR-15. I wasn't...
Original unboxed frame with parallel leaf rear springs and ride tech shocks. It has a straight front axle and split wishbones. The front brakes...
I have decided to see if anyone is interested in my old frame. It is the original unboxed frame with parallel leaf rear springs and ride tech...
Well, I want to thank all who have provided encouragement and suggestions. I have really appreciated your comments. As I understand Moriarity's...
I thought this was the HAMB and that independent front suspensions were allowed on the HAMB.
I finally got all most everything off the body. I jacked up the body and separated it from the frame. I then built some wood supports and placed...
I found a hinge removal tool from Bob Drake. It worked great on all but one hinge. That hinge broke the tool. I tried drilling out the pin with a...
My latest challenge is removing the door hinges. Each door hinge is held on with three 5/16 flat blade screws. The front hinges have nuts holding...
To get ready to remove the body, I welded in some bracing to help keep the it straight when I remove it. The body seems pretty stiff now. However,...
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