New quarter panel? And what’s the story on the car in the background!? Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Someone long ago replaced it and overlapped it, long story short we cut it off and butt welded it back on. But the car in the background belongs too the previous owner of the ranchero. It had sat for a while and I got it running and took it too a few car shows and learned how too drive the 4-speed in it. Plan on returning it too the track in the spring. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Sent the car off today too get it blasted should have it back by the weekend . Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
No it’s Not done yet we’re leaving it long until we get tubs ,there’s still metal work too do but we had too get it too the sand blaster this weekend in order to get it back before Christmas break. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Welded all the brackets on the rear end waiting for parts too do the panhard bar then it’s ready too be narrowed. Spending the rest of the day welding the frame up. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
You should tell everyone how you forgot to take your doors to the blaster. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Got the car home last night from the blaster, hopefully the body work doesn’t give us any trouble Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Not the most glamorous work, but well worth it. Reminds me of mine at that stage. Felt like we were over the hump and headed for home. Little did I know, lol
Ohhhhhhh...IF I could only get down on the floor(or squat down) and do welding like that! I once could but.........now not so much. I would need it all jacked up on a table for me to weld it up now. 6sally6
Got some of it in epoxy too keep it from rusting, plan on doing some more this weekend along with some more welding on the frame. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Finished the shock mounts and panhard bar so I could take the rearend too a local shop that has the right tools too narrow it. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
After about 2 days of prep work the whole body is in primer, we spent today getting the doors ready for paint. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Painted the engine and still just knocking out the body work, the doors are done and the rest of the body minus the flipfront and tailgate should be done by the weekend. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
We made them, got the heim ends and wheels online and the aluminum we just had bent by a guy with an English wheel. The steel rods have threaded bungs welded into the ends. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
How close does the pinion angle need to be prior to welding the spring floater brackets on, how much adjustment do you have once they are in place?
We set the pinion angle with the car at ride height and the rear end blocked in place, and then welded the floater brackets on. With the adjustable ladder bars there should be quite a bit of adjustability of the pinion angle but we never actually measured it. The engine block and pinion are set straight in line with each other. This may not be the right way too do it it’s our first one like this using the floater style setup. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Got the rear end back from being narrowed and put it in with the new shocks, and built a battery box. Got the new rear brakes in and ordering axles soon. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
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