Projects M/F-ing HOT RODS, '32 3W build for a HAMB member!

Thanx, on the brake ID. Gary.

See: http://mtcarproducts.com/productsgrid.html

 

I'm coming out in the next bit I guess. Need to haul that other scrap heap home.

 

How could I miss this thread? Steve for president. Or maybe you have lesser persons over there for that.

I know that Steves not only one great fabricator with innovative ideas and solutions. He also suffer from a bad case of intelligens and humbleness. And he has good taste in music... at least that's what I thougt.

Interesting color choice for your gloves. By the way gloves ain't traditional.

Keep up the good work.

//Magnus

 

Someday, I am gonna hit the lotto and Steve will work for me full time. He will be building my steam powered top hat that throws out $100 bills when the pressure gets high enough.
This will complete my ensemble, I will be sporting the latest Molly Hatchet half shirt and rebel flag speedo.

 

2 cents worth here

why are you using mixed fasteners?
I see grade 5 & grade 8
plated, plain castle nuts Philips heads

when you do the final assembly will it be uniform?

 

HUGE +1 for the sheer randomness!




I'll get right on that as soon as I wrap up this project...

 

What, the blue and yellow clash with the green car and orange floor? Damn, what if I got a neck tattoo of a rainbow trout from ear to ear, would that help?

Yep, mixed fasteners to hold it together, mock up stuff, it will all get sorted and plated.

 

Just stumbled upon this thread - what a treat!

 

That other scrap you speak of will look great in my garage and you can take build in my signature line below. Do we have a deal.

 

Nah I was just thinking blue and yellow is in the Swedish flag. But hey a rainbow trout or just a plain rainbow might suit you. I will swing by soon to inspect all this madness.

 

Yeah , Go for the rainbow ....

Thanks for your dedicated documentation too ... Its really neat watching it come together piece by piece.

 

Dude... If that's your idea of scrap...

 

i haven't seen it yet. I just hope it all works out. I have in mind a brother to the Zivot Roadster. look up the carson top thread and see what you think. will be early sbc powered though, prob 39 box and stock rear.

 

X2. I appreciate the time and effort to create and post the video. Thanks a lot.

 

Steve,
O.K. in post #247 you have an adjustable square with a digital readout for the angle. For us tool freaks, who have a need for such a tool, Who makes this and where did you get it?

 

I like the way you and Frank think. We're on the same page. Elp, now I'm sorry you and I didn't meet up at LARS. Most impressive work. Thanks for sharing.

 

That's his new toy. Would you believe Grizzly tools ! Pretty cheap too, gota get me one also.

 

You mean this little gem?



Got it from Grizzly

They have them in 8" and 12" models. Mine was $26.00 after shipping. I love that thing!

 

That's the dumbest way cool tool I have seen in a long time! He handed it to me and I couldn't figure out quite what it was... Now I have to have one!

 

Yup, that's the one I mean. Sweet. I guess when the Rubbermaid trash can is full of aluminum cans there should be enough to get me one. At current recycle can prices, that's usually around $26.00. Thanks.

 

I already added it to my Amazon wish list. The kids are good about using the wish list for gifts for dear old Dad. Of, course the wife and I have to reciprocate and use their wish lists for their gifts.

Wonderful technology the Internet. We get the HAMB and Elpolacko's wonderful lessons and a way to buy the nifty tools he finds.

Thanks, Steve.

 

From the last installation of work done, I had some nasty office type work that required way more attention than I wanted to dedicate, but when the MOB wants your attention you don't ask questions....

Ahem

Anywhoo, those rear frame rails were a mess. I thought about it for a while and there was just too much wrong. They were a mess and were also 1/2" short pushing the gas filler into the back of the body. Someone took a pie slice out of them just behind the rear crossmember and bent them down for it to even come close to clearing.

I dimensioned them up and set to work on the 'puter and did this,



Then ran them through the press brake and screwed one up by a fraction of an inch. Cut a third and cut off the offending mess on my carefully drawn lines. Then TIG welded these new bits on double checking everything as I went.









Wood didn't approve, but what does he know. His thumbs don't work.



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And that's how I welded and finished those frame horns, they turned out nice, didn't they!

So on to the rest of the rear crossmember. My intent was to incorporate the upper shock mount into the crossmember, hence the 1 1/4" holes in the front of it. Here is how it went down. I machined a couple of chunks of 1/2" wall 2" DOM tube I use for control arm bushing ends and chucked them up in the late. I took a 1" ball end mill and clamped it into one of my tool posts to cut the nice radius on these sleeves. The inside of the sleeve needed to be bored out slightly so I could slip these "sockets" through them. Then I cut some end plates that will pick up the forward outside mounting holes and support the shock on both sides.

By doing the upper mount like this, it will accommodate just about any shock eye and makes it easier to install.











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I put the new crossmember back in place and lined everything up. The extra body mount tabs I welded on the back as well as the very rear outside mounts were narrow. When I designed the crossmember initially, I went off the FUBAR rear horns and disengaged forethought of replacing the rear horns. So, naturally the new horns are wider and correct so the new bits didn't quite line up.

No matter, I squared everything up and hit all the correct holes with my transfer punch and drilled everything to 3/8". After everything was drilled, I removed the crossmember, cut loose the back ends and slid them outboard 1/4" each and the stars aligned.













Cleaned up my mess and reassembled everything. Now I need to get the lower end of the shock mounted. I intend on using the end of the 35-36 rear wishbone I cut off. I should be able to cope the tube to fit the axle housing and install a simple shock stud in the forged end...

 

Beautiful work so far, can't wait to see more.

 

Oh yea, that's what I am talking about......

 

Killer work!

 

more and more impressive every post!

 

Thought for the day... One upside down louver?!

 

Just FYI for you other guys:

just as well off to start with asc rails

 

Yep, these are pretty tough but repairable. About the only thing that makes them worth saving is the OG chassis number stamps.