In a perfect world your front track width will be wider than the rear. Especially on a quarter mile basher where you want it to go straight. The wider front track width helps it track straight and true. Take a look at an FED that is properly the front axle is always wide.
A stock width 50' s Chevy axle will put your wheels outside of the body where you want them . You will have to push your frame rails out to get your spring perches wide enough to match the Chevy axle. I drilled my Ford axle with a hole saw not too bad too do. With as wide as you want to go a speedway axle or Model A axle might look better. Not look as heavy on such a small car. Buggy spring crossmember would be easier for what you are trying to do.
Had some time today to work on repairing the rotted out rockers.. also started cutting out rusted through portions to patch.. This is after cutting rotted portion of rocker out.. I used 3x2 1/8" wall square tubing to Fab new rockers, I need to go back to Metal Supply Shop and get some 3/16" plate to box in bottom half of rocker Here you can see where I still need to box in bottom half of the rocker Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Installed front frame rail attachment. I need to decide how wide front frame rails will be and remove that section for the front cross member, 'this is the body / frame attachment points.. I'm not doing a kick up or Z'd frame, just straight frame kinda like a Model A but wider and stronger.. I was thinking 29"-31" wide inside frame rails.. I'm hoping SouthCross will chime in on how wide his frame is.. I'm building this as a unibody, frame is part of the body.. thanks any thought will be appreciated. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Been hammering on fenders and hood, getting them straightened out think I can save them.. should have rear end and ladder bar member in tomorrow.. pictures to follow.. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Mine 28 1/2 from front to back measured from the inside of the rails. You boxed the rockers just like I do on my Morris Minor builds. I always use a kick up in front and back . These cars are squirrley enough without raising them up. My rocker height is 11in. in front and 10 in. out back to comply with the Southeast Gasser rules. If I could it would be about 6 and 7. Good job so far. Remember an Anglia roll cage kit fits really well if you don't want to bend one up yourself. My last Morris was a street car with Mustang 2 front suspension and Fatman makes a crossmember and narrowed rack for them.
Thanks SouthCross I really appreciate the info.. I'm going to stretch this wheelbase as much as possible.. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Thank you Never2Low.. these pictures help out a lot! Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
You may regret it if the center of the tranny cross member is not removable. Unless the floors will come out and you can take the trans out through the door. I always try and build my cars knowing that they are going to have to come back apart at some time. Would hate to have to pull the motor to get the trans out. I drive em hard and break em and put them back together. My last Morris every bolt could be taken out and put back without even using a swivel.
Yes I'm making removable floors where I can pull tranny from the top.. it's not going to have interior just sheet metal panels that can easily be taken off to work on any part of the vehicle.. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Also the ladder bars mount to that same cross member.. they are 36" ladder bars Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
My old school ladder bars will be 47 inches long . The mount will be part of my trans cross member ,but the center will be removable . It will be diagonally braced so I can remove the center and not loose strength. Bolting the transmission cross member will make it solid.
Look at some of the Gassers that are running a buggy spring under their stuff with big blocks. You are extending your frame and setting the motor back which will move some weight to the rear. Should be no problem.
I found out why my pinion angle was -10* at mock up... haha [emoji23]... well the guy before me had the ladder bars on upside down.. [emoji51] Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I think you can see how far down the pinion angle is pointing & ladder bars are pretty much parallel to ground, so flipped the ladder bars and we are at where we are supposed to be now. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Still working on it between other projects.. I’ve been working on the business coupe chop.. I took 10” out of rear side glass.. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I have a Small Block Chevy 355cid that I’ve been building also, may go with the SBC instead of the BBC Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
SBC is all Eagle Rotating assy, Forged Ultra Light Crank & Rods.. Sealed Power Speed Pro hypereutectic pistons.. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Love it. I am in the Morris Minor owners club here in the uk. Happy to point you in the direction of Morris Minor parts if you need any.
Thank You I will definitely take you up on the offer Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
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