Projects Model T pickup ( rolling chassis )

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I finished bolting the rear axle in place today.

This is when you find out if all the measuring and figuring was correct or not.
Well the driveshaft spline slipped right up into the U-joint and the U-joint sleeve slid into the driveshaft housing bushing
and the U-joint cup fit snugly into the back of the transmission.
At the back end, the spring lined up with the spring hangers on the axle.

So I breathed a sigh of relief that every thing went back together like it should.

I've been looking at just bits and parts of this frame all winter so I had to roll it out and take some photos just to show it off.








Next on the list is to figure out the linkage to operate the auxiliary brakes and the linkage for the emergency brakes.

Henry just ran two rods back for the emergency brakes.
One on each side fastened to the emergency brake arm at the axle and to the solid emergency brake cross bar at the front.
Unless you kept adjusting the brake rods all the time, one side would always be gripping tighter than the other side.

I'm going to make some sort of "equalizing bar" for the auxiliary brakes so both sides grip at the same pressure all the time.
I would like to have a equalizing system for the emergency brakes also ( although it isn't as important on the emergency brakes ).

So now I have to figure out how to make it all fit and work without the rods of one brake system getting in the way
of the rods from the other brake system.
All the while keeping in mind that the rear axle moves up an down a lot.

 

looks great! Too bad you aren't in Florida I have a pile of T stuff to get rid of. I had to go to an A chassis. I'll follow your progress here.