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The hydraulic clutch setup : Not too many in process pictures but heres the highlights. -As mentioned earlier i polished the bellhousing......
Thanks man ! There was not really issues welding the steering wheel, when prepared for the job right. -First cut was about inch longer than the...
Thank you ! Wheels are Wheel Vintiques gennie, 40 ford repop. Tires are : rear firestone 7.50x16 and front firestone 4.50/4.75x16
Thats crazy ! :cool::D
And heres outcome of the hydraulic setup i made. More of that later on : [ATTACH]
Thanks guys for comments ! Reminds me to write new updates : Brakelines are done and bleeded. That one "extra" line i did for the hydraulic...
Now i have been working on brake lines for a while. Started to job with rear flex hose. Also made this little helper. The brake and clutch master...
And if that 3-row is not enough, there is 4-row avaible to try.
Heres my take on the radiator. Problem is the extreme tight space with channeled body and sweeped frame. I didnt find any hotrod radiator low...
At final stage i'm going to paint the steering wheel. Maybe ivory white, or maybe some sweet candy. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
It's almost as thin as tin foil, after all the grinding and polishing ! Couple Pinholes left but it keeps getting thinner and thinner every time....
And an video of the steering wheel. Hope the videos work. I'm posting with phone so everything looks and goes bit different than on computer...
Thanks guys ! :cool:
I had bought this old ( maybe 40s ? ) bicycle headlight from swapmeet past winter. [ATTACH] That old bicycle headlight and hudson emblem was...
Finished frame of the steering wheel.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH] Hudson horn emblem looked cool and was avaible in ebay, so...
Long-awaited part of the build was steering wheel. At first i had in mind 50s steering wheels, one buick and one oldsmobile. But the 18 inch wheel...
Tattista !:cool:
View of the whole car for a change. Sitting at ride height[ATTACH]
Heres the steering column and shaft. Using pretty basic hardwere shop materials like exhaust tubing, weld-on bungs and oilite brass bushings....
Thank you ! Comments like this keeps the motivation up !
Thank you !
360° view of the stainless steel bracket. [MEDIA]
Why are all the best deals 6000miles away :( Thank you for offering !!
Thanks you sir ! Sorry for the chevy motor :D it's for financial and availability reasons, rather than personal favour of choise. It actually goes...
Long time no updates here, lets chamge that ! Starting with steering parts. Steering box is borgeson vega. Mounting it with diy bracket[ATTACH]...
Thanks Man ! I have stopped counting hours looong time ago :D Kind of holy grail build for myself !
Muncie rebuild is ready. Started from the classic "straight from driving condition" to actually needing full rebuild. Countershaft and reverse...
Continuing with the pedals Build an cast look throttle pedal to match the old casted I-beam style clutch and brake pedals. Air hammered the...
Thanks guys for the support !
Workin on the pedals assembly. Had to shorten the assembly frame by an inch, to get more clearence for moving it upper, and also to get clear...
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