The Tudor gets an altitude adjustment

Thanks to Chris and Elrod for the inspiration and to Lowbuckboz for fabbing the brake actuator brackets and helping to bend the steering arms.

 

awesome!! very well done.

 

Looks good!

 

Man, you just made my Top Ten Model A list! Real simple, real clean, bravo.

 

Man, that looks SWEET!!! Good job!

-Saint

 

now that you have done that to your A...you wont be needing it anymore, so you can pm me now for my address to have it dropped off tomorrow..

im such a nice guy, i'll even spring for the shipping

 

Just when you thought you couldn't give a Model A a different "look". Well done.

Frank

 

beautiful car. I prefer the smoother body - cowl joining of the 30 - 31 but I love the way the 28 - 29 front fenders caress the tires...

 

Yep - sits perfect. Thanks for the inspiring pictures....

 

Bad Ass!!!! Thats all you can say.

 

Awesome! Glad to see my brake tab extender idea being put to use.

 

Looks perfect. Got any before shots? What size tires are you running?

 

Looks great!!!

 

Spot on! I vote no chop. Why mess with perfection?

 

I like the whole scheme. Very nice.!!

 

Totally gorgeous ride my friend. That's how it should be done.

 

I love the way the tires fill the fenders great job any info on what they all did to get the brakes modified.

 

What did you do to lower the ass end???? You have it perfect.

 

I really like that!!

 

Right on. Lots of similarity. Looks like we're going to start a trend!

You using Flathead Ted's brake floaters? Is that what's going on with the top adjustment bolt? Been thinking about adding those to my cabriolet.

 

Thanks for the compliments. This site has been a huge inspiration.

Here's the lowdown on the build:

Front: 4" drop axle from Okie Joe Axles
Reversed eye main leaf

Rear: "T" spring with 3 and 5 leafs removed.
I used an ol spring an i believe it is just plain worn out.
It is way too soft. I am going to add a leaf back in but
may end up replacing with a new spring. I also plan on
adding some shocks to smooth things out.

Brakes: Machanicals all around
Flat Head Ted Floaters
Front actuator shaft brackets to get everything lined back up
New cast Drums and pads all around
Every part of the brakes was cleaned, rebuilt or replaced

Tires: Front; 5.50-16 on 4.5" wide
Rear; 7.50-16 on 4.5" wide

I had planned on documenting the build but my hard drive crashed and i lost all of my build photos. Here's a couple i have from when i first got it.

 

It is soooooooooo nice to see a sedan with fenders in the style you did yours.

I think your car is absolutley perfect!!!


Great job!



BloodyKnuckles

 

Yeah man, looks awesome! Now I got someone to park next to! Great job! Need some pics with your car and mine....Boz

 

Thanks Boz, couldn't have done it without you. -Russ

 

USing 32-34 spring perches to get the height was a great idea.

 

Right on....that things sits perfect!

 

Ah yes, the elusive 32 perch pins. Rarer than hens teeth and priced to match.
Thanks to DoctorZ at So-Cal Sacremento for hooking me up with this set. They are unbelievably perfect, appear to have been never used. Oh well, you gotta pay to play.

 

Every 32-34 Car and Pickup has a pair of these in the front axle, and they were available in the aftermarket for many many years as well.
Most have the "tree" cut off at the shackle boss if they were on a car converted to airplane shocks and hydraulic brakes, just the upper limb if converted to hydraulics but running stock Houdaille lever-arm shocks.