Gotta keep an eye on this one. Of course I've followed every '32 5w build on the HAMB since joining over 12 years ago as the 5w bought in 1976 has yet to be built. I've got some awesome parts waiting in the wings and only need a swift kick in the ass to get going. Frank
Nice build, what is the story on the chrome lasalle case, is it newly plated or old? Neat piece. Are the wheels 15's or 16's?
' Yeh, thay look great reversed! ' I think they do too and perfect for this project I think ! No intention to hijack this thread but just to show how damn good they look ! 16x5 Lincoln's not so easy to find now as we used on the rear of mine .. looking forward to following this build .. love the Caddy . Thank you for sharing this build
The low on the axle thing works like this.. see the plates welded to the axle? those are deeper than the stock ones, so the bones are sitting lower in relation to the axle, in effect lowering the rear, and providing clearance where the bones run close to the bottom of the chassis rails. This is from another thread here on the HAMB, there ARE ways to lower a banjo rear without the bones hitting the frame rails. C notching may be required. '36 bones are used here.
Big Deuce. There is another reason that the axle you posted a picture of has the deep bracket to mount the radius rod, and that is, that the axle bell if a post '36 bell, and its diameter at the wishbone mounting point is larger than the original '36 axle bell. On a 36 rear the 36 rear bones mount at the axle centre-line. As later axles are of a larger diameter, there is not the room to place the bolt holes for the rear wishbones, therefore you need to drop the mounting point to below axle centre-line - how far you drop them below will effectively determine how much lowering you can give the rear of the car. On my last trip to Los Angeles, I was under the Joe Mach-built dark green Caddy-powered 35 Ford roadster. The rear of that car was lowered by making up a spacer that was essentially a "Y" bracket that went between the original the bones and the axle tube. This car had all its modifications made to that by removing the rodded components the car could revert back to an original car by bolting the original stuff back into it. Enough rambling from me - back to normal programming
Can the guts of a '40 rear end be installed into the housing (centre section and bells) of a '32? (Don't mean to hi-jack)
Another reason to mount the bones lower is that it reduces the loads on the bones. The lower the bones, the lower the bending loads. It is hard to visualize, or except, but if the bones were exactly at tire contact heigth, there would be no bending loads, only thrust and drag forces. Think about it!
I'm from Mobile also....sold you a set of '40 Ford wheels about a year or so ago...delivered them to the metal building by the railroad track.......your business their is like a 2 story building on a vacant lot....no one would ever guess what you do their...............going to be a Nice Build.....but I'm partial to '32 5 Windows........finishing one up myself...not traditional, but body is bone stock...uncut or filled roof........late model chassis and running gear, but the body is as Henry made it.
If it's a later 32 axle, yes. Does the flange where the torquetube and center meet have a scalloped edge? If yes, then it's a late style and the 40 guts can be installed with machine work. If the flange is round, then they can't be installed.
I'll have to look a little more closely. I think it's an early however judging from the firewall. I do have a spare '32 rear-end to check as well. How much machining? I have a '40 I was going to use but thought changing out the guts might be easier than dealing with the spring issue re: the 'rear crossmember.
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