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Found an old cooler for the old girl to have some cold drinks too!

 

Working on getting this old quick change in the car. I thought I could keep the stock 32 crossmember and spring ,but not any clearance . So I’m gonna pull the body and swap to model A stuff. View attachment 6334847 View attachment 6334848

 

Put your spring in the front and it will work fine.

 

Spring in front of axle? Not behind? That would make the rear axle back way too far. Wheels would be off a mile on the body,it’s already back a bit

 

Also the rear frame has been pie cut at one time as it was close to the crossmember with the stock 32 banjo

 

What you need is a model A cross member and a model A spring.

 

I have one it’s in the pic. I thought it would work without it. This my first 30’s car.

 

Great car, really enjoy the story, Welcome to the HAMB!

Bob

 

Getting ready to pull the body I took the trunk off and washed it with an SOS pad. I’ve never hit it with water yet. Not really sure it’s been washed in a very long time. I think some of this white paint is house paint. Lol. It comes off easy. I’m trying to be gentle. The body is pretty rough on this old thing and has been all torch welded together so I have no plans to restore it. Just continue to improve I hope!

 

A nice survivor.

 

I like the "As Found" look, the world has plenty of shiny finished '32's.

Bob

 

Been a lot of work to swap this rear axle to the quick change. Split the body and frame today so I can swap the rear crossmemeber. It will be worth all the effort !

 

Love the patina! Amazing Hot Rod...

 

Tack lots of cross braces on the frame so it doesn’t get crooked and warped when you remove the 32 crossmember.

 

Got the Model A crossmember mod done and got the old quick change in.

 

Nicely done!

 

The new stance is going to look great

 

Did they add new drain plugs when the center section got flipped?

 

Kool fact...
The white isn't 'paint' as we know it, It's called White Wash, Which back in the day was common, It was the byproduct of Acetylene generators, People had them in there basement, An plumbed through house for lighting etc.
Colt, as in the gun company made them also..

 

I’m assuming I’ll just use the quick change end to drain it. Pull the plate. Would have been nice to have a bottom drain

 

The stuff came off with just water. Lol. I gave it an SOS bath. I think it turned out killer

 

Hi, I'm looking at the front end photo you posted, specifically the spring installation. Are you going to install a channel of some sort for the crossmember? In the photo it looks like the spring is connected to angle iron with no support for the for the front of the spring U-bolts.

 

Damn, That looks Freak'n Awesome..

 

That’s how it was done when car was built late 40’s. It’s got a big insert also that’s inside the frame rail you don’t see. It’s actually pretty strong. Car sat since 52. I drove it all summer that way. I may change it down the road.

 

With a car like this, I believe the old saw "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" applies. Take a close look at it from time to time. Personally, I don't see much wrong with it.

 

Got the dummy torque tube made. I’m re using the front portion but using a different tube for the rear part. This was the tube that came with the rear end. It’s super short and I’ll never be able to use it is why I cut it plus the front part is nicer

 

Looking good. How's the angle of the spring/shackles? A friend had issues with the angle of the rear spring vs the spring mounts in a similar application

 

They’re level right now with no load. Hopefully it will be about right when loaded.

 

Oh & I must say what an awesome car & thanks for sharing it with us