Here it is, what I've been working on for about the past nine months...fresh 302, EZ wiring harness, etc etc...
Cut coils and homemade front lowering blocks courtesy of HAMB. Sorry, forgot who posted the tech info on making your own; it was about three yrs ago.
Last one...rear end is 4" drop spring from Jamco and 2" blocks. Very happy dealing with Jim @ Jamco. Took time to answer my ?'s. Is it me, the pix or does the rear end not look like a 6" drop? It's bugging me, but it just doesn't seem to look right...any feedback?
Yeah, just in time, but my master cyclinder decided to take a***** this week. Yeah, just in time for all the summer shows. Ahh well...
I got a kit for the single pot Ford master I had on a 29 coupe at CarQuest pretty cheap not to long ago. They had the whole master available too!
Yeah, I ended up getting a rebuild kit from Early Ford V8 sales for $9.00. The actual culprit was the outlet fitting to the brake light switch. The little******** was cracked.
[ QUOTE ] Is it me, the pix or does the rear end not look like a 6" drop? [/ QUOTE ] No it should be way lower than that with 6in drop. are you sure your rear shackles are'nt reversed? nice ride regardless. Billy
Ham, I gotta ask..what the hell is that in your little picture under your name? Or do I want to know???? Brian
[ QUOTE ] Ham, I gotta ask..what the hell is that in your little picture under your name? Or do I want to know???? Brian [/ QUOTE ] Really..., What is it...?
[ QUOTE ] Very happy dealing with Jim @ Jamco [/ QUOTE ] I met the guy and seen his vicky...nice car...nice guy...but unfortunately as a business man, he was a real hassle and pain to deal with. Never called back or answered any emails. Took 2 months for a catalog. Maybe he changed????, its good to see he helped you out. Nice, the hard work paid off.... Now get out there and have some fun!!!!
[ QUOTE ] No it should be way lower than that with 6in drop. are you sure your rear shackles are'nt reversed? [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, I'm pretty sure the shackles are ok. Nothing would line up the way it should if they were reversed. I just can't figure out why it's not dropped more. Anyone, HELP! Oh, and yes it is Mr Glenn Danzig - Samhain era...
[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Very happy dealing with Jim @ Jamco [/ QUOTE ] I met the guy and seen his vicky...nice car...nice guy...but unfortunately as a business man, he was a real hassle and pain to deal with. Never called back or answered any emails. Took 2 months for a catalog. Maybe he changed????, its good to see he helped you out. Nice, the hard work paid off.... Now get out there and have some fun!!!! [/ QUOTE ] My brother recently bought a lowering kit from Jamco and had the same experience. No one answered the phone, responded to messages, or answered emails. Oh well, he got the parts anyway...we lowered it last week, and it looks good...
Sixocad, did you lower a 49-51 ford, if so how much did you use the dropped leaf springs? Any problems using them plus blocks?
my 49 with 3 inch blocks and stock springs sagging pretty good... [image]C:\Program Files\America Online 7.0\download\Oct21#35\Oct21#3 [image]C:\Program Files\America Online 7.0\download\Oct21#35\Oct21#36.jpg[/image] 6.jpg[/image]
damn thats low!! and ham, i think what they are talking about is everytime you jack your car up, the weight of the rearend and wheels make the shackles pop back down. Donnie informed me of this, and sure enough when i popped the shackles back up , it dropped it like 2 inches. Night and day diffrence. If you have already did that, then thats all i have. hope this helps manny
that's all I got...BTW..how does yours get down the road with the 302? was considering it but I'm gonna put a Y block in mine...I NEED A 3 DUECE SETUP!!!!!!!!
Bigdog - hell yeah, go with the y block 3 duece! The 302 does just fine, it has some get up and go. I'm happy with it. What color is that paint, I've been lookig to do something like a deep maroon/red/burgundy. I like it! Ok- I just checked and my shackles are down, but I thought that was stock on the 49. So, do I just loosen the shackles and move them up as far as they will go, or do I need to do some modifing or get new shackles from Jamco? Sorry for all the elementary questions and thanx a bunch for everyone's help!
that paint is 1989 chevy medium garnet red...I didn't pick it, but it's okay....As far as the shackles-I don't know I could look at mine toorrow and see how they look, Can't remember.....Nice clean engine by the way....
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