Projects 1956 Chevy (South East Gasser) "The Vagabond"

Nice looking garage full of goodies!


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I may need one on my front porch..some dick got into my truck and stole one of my pistols (yes it was unlocked I'm an idiot) I lock my truck 99 times out of a 100 and it just so happens that jackass got lucky and caught me with my pants down. Guess I'm not the only one because he got into my neighbors cars too..as well as my wife. I may have to take a break from the car and put up some gates (and some other little goodies I have in mind) before he gets too bold and winds up shall we say...less than healthy.


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Thanks that's my man cave chicken coop I turned into my garage 20 plus years ago

 

Leaf spring ladder bar ?

 

Triangulated round tube ladders bars with 1/8" plate webbing. Gonna make them 42" long. Running mono leafs with adjustable shocks.


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Triangulated as in the mounting location or the bars themselves ?

 

The bars themselves.


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Nice build. I may be stating the obvious but when tapping using the tailstock make sure you do not tighten it down to the ways. If you do tighten the tailstock down keep turning the hand wheel to allow the tap to feed into the stock.

 

Thank you! I will be honest..I don't know what any of that stuff is but I figure it has to do with the the lathe. James and his father produce some out of this world work. That cannon is completely one off. I don't doubt you at all but when I visit those guys I just watch and listen.


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Just letting everybody know that I haven't died or been incarcerated or even worse voted DEMOCRAT!!! Just took some time off to refocus. 3 day weekend coming up so I think I'll do something fun and build some ladder bars. Now I just have to survive another day at fucking work!!!


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Hey Bean glad you're not dead What U-joint does that awesome rear use?

 

It's all Mark Williams beyond the housing.


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Here is where I started today..


And here is where I finished up.




It's all torch cut so no it's not perfect but I think it's stuff like this that gives a car some soul. Tomorrow I'll try and duplicate it on the other side and maybe even weld them up.


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I like the bars. Completely perfect can be somewhat boring . Nice work.

 

They look good kinda like the ones on my beast from the 1960s Keep up the good work there Mr Bean

 

Thanks guys! Feels good to be back at it.



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dang DJ those look great I would like to have set like that

 

Thanks Butch! Originally I had planned on making a square tube set 48-56" long but in the end decided to use round tube. These are 42" eye to eye. James made it a lot easier on me by knowing what wall thickness to use to make tapping them possible. It ain't the first time he's bailed me out.


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we made mine out of square tube they're ok but I like the way yours look I may try to build a new set if I ever get that rear end straightened out I have got a mess back there

 

What's going on with the rear?


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well I have ladder bars and leaf springs and floaters and one side is working and one not the pas side goes up at a angle digging in to the inner wheel well tore up one slick luckily it get in to the quarter panel I got something wrong it comes out of the hole good put in second it's like your standing on the brakes Hell I have tore up two clutches it gets it self in one hell of a bind

 

Nice looking homebuilt bars there Bean

 

DAAAYUUMMM!! That's nuts! Glad it wasn't any worse but man that some lousy luck.


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Thank you! I have been thinking about them for a long time now and was really looking forward to building them. Same goes for the wheelie bars. I have about 4 different styles I have been kicking around in my head from mild to wild and still not dead set on what I'm going to do.


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Nice job Bean! Did you use a jig on the holes or is that free hand ?

 

Thank you! It's free hand. I just used whatever was available in the shop such as fishing line spool for biggest, bearing grease can,WD-40 for the next etc...chalked it out then cut it with my torch. I had to hand file a lot too.


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Hardest part is making this look good


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Love the "what ever was laying around the shop" comment, that's been the story on my 55'. Now you have got me thinking about ladder bars again for mine. Finally got the Cal tracs dialed in but long ass ladder bars sure look cool.