Here are the two previous threads following the coupes progress. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=228673 http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=237870 Decided to tackle the rear subrails today. I needed new sub rails because i used a 32 chassis. First i started with 1x2 box tubing around 36'' long I made cuts spaced 1" apart. The more cuts you make, the smaller the gap of each= easier to weld clamped it in place Then made cuts 1/2 inch apart on the opposite side finished product(except for welding)
coil over? it is a so-cal chassis with a transverse spring i think you are looking at the shock mounts...
Yeah I saw that in another picture.....you must have been reading it when I typed it. So everything came from So-Cal,huh?
yea its my first project so i didnt want to get in too deep. But now i see next time i can do alot of the stuff myself.
So that piece there is that gonna go welded to the body? And im assumeing you'll need to make a nother piece for the other side.
You made all those cuts with a freaking hacksaw!?!?!? Holy Crap, you sure don't need to go to any "fitness" gym, do you? Great idea, but I think I'd find a friend with a band saw if I were to attempt that project. However, I love necessity being the mother of all invention.
hahah my arm was very tired after all of those cuts, i really want to find a band saw!! Got the motor back from being pressure tested and it checked out. I threw it on some 2x4 to get a rough idea of height, i think this is where it will end up. Now i have to cut the firewall to make it fit.
I cut the firewall and pushed the engine back a little. It might end up further back once i get my water pump.
That looks like sme clean work!! Are you going to secure the subrails to the frame while welding them? I might be worried about the distortion to those of you didnt. I made a subfloor the same way by cutting small sq tubing on my pickup, and after welding it loose, i noticed somewhat of a chnage in shape when i was done. Would be a bitch to re-do yours if so. Just some food for thought!
Got a little bit done today, i got some 600 16's bolted on the front. It is almost a roller, i still need steering, but it is a big step forward. I also got the motor where it is going to be, so i can make up some mounts over the memorial day weekend. Dont worry, the red wheels are not staying. They will eventually get solid steel wheels like the back.
That's a helluva car for a 16 year old!! When I was 16 I was working at a donut shop so I could afford any car....
Super cool build......every build update from this day forward should include toes in the shot....proof and a hamb tradition!!!!
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