"Ruins to Rags" my model A build

That sits perfect!!!!


-Jason

 

you had the look nailed here, just add a corvair drivetrain and youre set.
nice build, cant wait to see more.

 

It was too hard to steer!!

 

Whooooeeeeeee... that's a tough lookin "A" sir!!!!! Really diggin the stance and overall look!

 

Love the look!!Cool build so far. But my .02, the top has to come down.Looks like a drive-in movie screen.HUGE!! Very nice work! AL

 

have you tried posies for the spring ? but the car looks real good

 

That is the new spring. it is 31-1/4" reversed eye. fit perfect. I think its a chassis eng.inc.

 

Nice progress on the car. Very nice work on the frame. What are the dims on the frame. I am gonna buy some tubing in the near future to start building mine

 

Thanks. When I take it down for welding I will try to measure it up. I basicly used the "crease" behind the door and the front body holes as the guide for the whole thing. figure out how much you need in front of the firewall and where to start the rear kick. I will hook up some measurements later. see ya

 

My only question would be about the steering arms. They look like the kind that are ment to go behind the axle, like stockers, for correct Ackerman. Total Performance do their T setups with a tie rod in front, but also make steering arms to compensate for this. If you take a look their spread out as they go forward, arms for behind the axle are angled inward.

 

Looks as if you may have corrected that already.

 

Yepper!

 

looks really good so far...the spacing between the rear tires and the body...question: with ronnies car we found that you get a bit of sidewall flex with those tall tires and can run into some paint/body abrasion if your spacing is not right or you may have to run more air pressure than you might want to....it is also a great measure of how stable the rear end is cause if it has any movement side to side will also give you some rub marks???? just an observation...dad

ps good to see you got good help...put some grease on garrett for me!!!

 

The blackwall slicks look cool, but it kinda makes me depressed the whites are on the inside

 

It might change before it is all over. I might buy some for the front so I have some choices!

 

Got a little more mock-up done. I finally got some headers so I can mount the steering box(as soon as I can get the joint situation figured out). I promised myself I would leave the tripower in the house so you'll have to use your imagination! here ya go...

 

Rich, that is looking really good. you need to roll it outside while in the mock up stage and get some good side shots and that way you can step back and really look at it from a distance and from all angles to make sure its got the height and rake you want..

 

Looking great. Maybe I'm in the minority, but I dig the tie rod out front.

 

Comming along great

 

Looks very good---I hope you don't mind, I "borrowed" one of your pictures to use as a perfect example of what a grillshell mounted behind a suicide front crossmember looks like.---Brian

 

looking good...where is the little elf you had working with you???

 

almost forgot...got pictures of the two six volt optimas and their mountins so they will fit behind the back seat...will send them to you tomorrow...looks really easy to fabricate out of 3/4x3/4 and flat stock???? couple of bolts for tieing down the batteries but real simple...dad

 

Looking good

 

I liked it too but ackerman is nearly impossible without freaky steering arms and I found some that would fit under the 47 bones.

 

Few things for an update... radiator and headlights mounted. steering box, column and draglink. Not much but its coming along. Next is the subfloor and seats. Anybody make flat metalflake steering wheels? The column is a bit long and I can cure it with a flat dish wheel. Later, Rich

 

great build up, cool car.

 

lookin great man!!!!!nice work!

 

looking good..."do the right things and things come out right"....dad 101....

 

Looks good. Looks like we are in about the same point in our tudor builds

 

Hey Rich, let see some updates and please do not tell me you have been spending all your free time playing with your rock crawler.. another summer is just around the corner and you need to have the sedan on the road... it will be alot more fun then the 4x4