Projects [PROJECT] Laidout53 Part II

Time for a new frame and link setup on the Dodge. This time im going to make the front crossmember and bag mounts, aswell as Im doing a parallel 4bar and panhard in the rear with bags and hopefully a small cantilever. Going to have sway bars front and rear. This time the running boards will lay out and im going to run 28.5" wide whites (3"). If time permits im going to chop (5") and body work it with some other body mods that I'll mention later when i get there, including custom inner fenders. Also will be doing a full interior. Hope to paint it Navy blue with a medium dark red interior, and flake the motor/trans medium red as well, as long as time permits...

Anyways heres the pictures of the tear down.

Steel for the frame...( three 10' sticks of 2x4 and two 10' sticks of 2x6)


Front clip off...


Bed off...


Cab striped and ready to be removed...



Bare frame....



Getting started on the frame...

Frame rails tapered... need to get some flat bar to cap'em...



Starting to get them in place...

 

Got the rear section of the frame together. Heres the pictures.







Got both sides gaps filled but i forgot to take a picture of the other one.



More to come...

Justin

 

I will be following this thread.

 

Well i had to move the rear section of the frame up, aswell as i got the rear tube notched for the exhaust tips to go under. Got the frame squared and picked up the steel for the A-arm crossmember(3x4x3/16). Next is some temp frame bracing and them on to finishing up the front frame horns.

heres the pictures...








Justin

 

Well last night and tonight Ive been working on the front mustang II crossmember. Heres where im at currently...

Lower A-arm mounting holes sleeved...



Smoothed...


Spacers and ends tapered....




Welded...





Well I hope to finish it tommorrow, just need to notch were the rack goes, make the rack mounts and cap the ends.



Justin

 

Over 160 veiws and only one responce, Let me know what you guys think so far?

Justin

 

Looks great so far. Nice work.

 

Definitely going to be watching this one! Loved what all you've done with the truck so far so this outta be bad ass

Jimbo

 

Great build.
But why?
The car is butiful as it is?
please not blue stick to greeeeeeeeen.

 

Very nice!

 

Enough Said!!!

 

Thanks everyone

 

I'm not feeling the original green color, I think the navy blue and red interior will will give it a classy 50's look that im hoping to achieve. however i'm am open to suggestions.

 

very nice work

 

nice job.... if would have gone with a 2x4 frame you would had a 2" factory body drop/channeling. body drop is what the mini truckers call it.

 

this makes me wanna do my own dodge lol

 

Thanks guys heres an update.

Well I got the crossmember finished today. So here are the pictures.

Ends capped...



Rack and pinion notched for clearance...



Rack mounts....



Tacked in place...




Lower control arm spacers (i didnt make these) welded in place...



And all DONE!





Justin

 

Looks good

 

I am so jealous of your fabrication skills. It is beautiful

 

Nice!

 

very nice job. looks really good!

 

Thanks guys, Heres an update...


Well i got the frame rails capped and the tie rod notches cut. only got on welded in. heres the pictures for today.





Smoothed...



Tie rod notch welded...


Smoothed...



let me know what you all think
Justin

 

Well i worked on it last night and today. Got the other tie rod notch done and the welded and smoothed. All the joints will get plated later. Today I got the front crossmember in and made the upper A-arm mounts still need to make some gussets for them.

Anyways here are the pictures...






Crossmember tacked in...






Lower arm bolted up...




The upper arm mounts...(forgot to take progression shots)







Spindles and rotors on...






What do you think?

Justin

 

Subscribed. Can't wait to see it finished. Looking good.

 

Thanks Sam...

 

Heres tonights progress, got the gussets made and welded for the upper arm mount. Also got started on the front clip/radiator mount.

Heres the pictures...










Justin

 

it's coming along great.

 

Subscribed, My friends building a 54 ,I'm going to tell him about this thread.
Thanks for sharing.
Great work

 

Looks fantastic, you have mad skills! Just 1 question: did you reinforce all those miters at the rear section with internal plating or something? Keep posting pix, this looks real interesting!

 

Looks real good, but I have a question, if that's a Mustang front end aren't the upper arms supposed to mount with the bolts facing up? Seem like there is no adjustment the way it is.

I know that's how mine is, just curious.

Nice work, real nice.