Pennafxu/Whisky, I love this thread, and the pic of you looking tired and flipping the bird after getting the body off the frame had me rolling with laughter! Good luck, and keep it up! Brent
Ok after further reading, Need to ditch the whole rear suspension, rear end, second trans... Current to do list: Build a wooden body dolly Lift engine and Trans... Unbolt 2nd trans Re-check frame again for square... Fish tail every seam. Weld in a x-member Re-weld new trans mount Set up/order a new rear end and rear susp set up... (front end looks ok) Rear leaves are just fucked. Blast body and frame... clean/blast engine... C-notch and box front frame rails, as suspension is sig lowered... Also if caster is less than 7 deg, its bye bye current front set up or re-working it! AND WAIT FOR IT, WAIT FOR IT!!!! DITCH THE GRILL! YOU MOTHER FUCKERS HAVE WORN ME DOWN! I plan to make a louvered 3 piece hood for this bastard, and that grill just won't cut it... I need a lower grill to match the cowl, so the hood will flow. I need to check the radiator height, and may have to go with a new/or mustang style... So far everything is flathead f600 (engine, trans, and radiator).... Any ideas on rear end folks?
Trying... After further reading... The front suspension is a gonner too! I HATE RAT RODS!!!!!! AAAARGH!!!
Why don't you sell me that dangerous WWII gas tank. I guess I could take that road hazard off your hands. PM me.
or PM me to work out a deal. I paid top dollar for it and need to recoup or will mount in the garage...
Thanks! More luck Dumb fuckin idiot... I just love this kinda stuff! Have got all my shit ready to order... Looking for a S10 transmission to slap behind the flathead with a cornhusker kit...
Ok back to work!! The weather outside is frightful, the fire is so delightful, there's really no where to go, let it HAMB, let it HAMB let it HAMB! Hand made dolly using wood laying around and Simpson Strong Ties.
Wow, just read this from the begining. Looks like you bought a good engine, out of a rat rod. Best of luck to you. Look up H.A.M.B.er, KOOLKEMP's metal work if you get discouraged with the body work you have in store for the future.
DITCH THE GRILL! YOU MOTHER FUCKERS HAVE WORN ME DOWN! Ahhhh, good man! (One of the few times the screaming horde was right.)
my preference is '35 Ford wires all around (16" dia.) with 5 / 5.25 x 16 wide whites on the front and 8.20 x 16's in the rear. I believe that is very close to what your photoshop photo has early on in the thread.
Need help from the community... Please help me ID my transmission... It is a 53 4-speed mated to the original 53 flathead power plant. I want to rebuild this and potentially replace spur gears with helical gears if such a kit exists. Thanks!
Had a shitty day at work... so I drank one of these and got going on the chumster... Ahh yes the nectar of the gods... obviously went with a smaller serving size and not my regular 4 gallon can that causes immediate cardiac ventricular fibrillation.
rear end looks kinda bare without the rear suspension.... but don't worry back end of frame I have shiny bits coming your way...
now u see it... now u don't that sonofabitch flathead radiator weighs a fuckin ton, and I always forget it. The bastard caught the back side of my arm and scraped the shit out of it...
ripping into the front suspension... have fun while it lasts suspension mounts as ur asses are gonna get the plasma chop! u fuckers!
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