Hot Rods Laker build...Bonneville or bust!

Take it back to them to fix. You paid good money for a good job. Make them toe the line!

Ron

 

I dont trust them at the machine shop anymore...so I will do it myself!

Heres a preliminary shifter knob...not sure if I like it yet. But its a cat skull to keep the Rats out...HaHa

 

dude,it looks like the "Rats" allready got to that one,maybe something shiney

 

HaHa Just kiddin Ill come with something for the shifter

 

I straightened the torque tube with alot of heat...great idea kustom dick!

Heres how I did it...



She's straight now


I thought I bent the frame rail where the jack was...but after it cooled down I released the jack and the frame settled back to original...WHEW!

 

I fabed up a panhard bar...



I'm also running brake lines

 

I added some perforated steel to the grill shell

 

Looks good. You don't need a panhard with a torque tube.

 

That type of screen has a whole lot more "closed" than "open"area, I have seen it cause airflow problems, which resulted in overheating in another application.

 

Thanks man.

Im running coil over shocks. The panhard bar is needed to keep the rearend from swaying side to side.

 

Thanks for the heads up. I put the grill in front of a fan and yes it cut down the air flow by 50%...so Ill have to run perforated with bigger holes or something different.

 

good idea using a fan to figure that out. i will have to keep that trick for my application as well.

 

Looking good, Neil!!!! I just spent an hour catching up on the build! Looking good, buddy!!!

 

Just got caught up.. Some great tech in here! Say, "Bonneville or Bust?"

 

Cool Neal.

 

Thanks Toddster...I got a long way to go!

Thanks man...ya it just hit me cause i had the fan blowing in the shop!

Thanks TexasSpeed and Spoggie...I appreciate that...keeps me going!

 

A little update...

Got the lever shock mounting done...just need to weld solid.


...and my shifter...HaHa...3/4 socket u joint it weighs 10 friggin pounds

 

Would you be better off with a longer panhard bar that went from a bracket attached to the LH radius rod, so that you have a softer arc that it "travels" through?
Michael

 

Little update...

Shifter in place...still need to heat and bend away from steering wheel.

 

FENDER...

 

I'm moving...so not sure when the next update will be. So a guy thinks about stupid s**t while moving...
Thought of the Day...
"So when a Mover moves does he hire a Mover?"

Back to packing
See yall in a bit!

 

No I don't think he does hire a mover, cuz he knows the shit they pull to rack up the bill. Bad experience with movers. Plus they break everything.

 

...K a break from moving...

Done a little drawing for inspiration...Lord knows I need it!

 

coming rite along,lookin good. like the shiney knob.haha

 

how did the whole move go? are you back in the garage wrenching yet?

 

I dont have internet out there yet so I highjacked my brothers computer!

Update: Got her running!!! WooHoo!

 

Been along time since l updated.
I got a few things done.
1) got her runniin...woo hoo
2) finally got the radiator hooked up
3) installed a rear mirror and made a guage cluster
4) mocked up the interior seats
5) repop trunks are $700 bucks so i made my own
6) mounted my gas tank and battery in the trunk

Lordy...l guess ive been a busy boy

Pics to follow as soon as i figure out this new phone

 

Kick ass! Get those pictures up!

 

Heres some pics, finaly!

1) Radiator and puke tank installed

 

Starter relay and wiring