Back in the day, I doubt the car would have received the respect you are showing it and that it deserves. When they were everywhere and cheap, all kinds of things happened to them. Great looking car and thanks for respecting it.
What a sweet car and build this is turning out to be - I am really digging the whole process and living vicariously through your build!
Dream car. Pics, pics, keep'em comin....pure traditional hot rod porn. & history. Thnx for keepin us updated as you have more to share
A quick update on the car.... We've been getting the suspension parts prepped for the car. Since it's going to sit fairly low, the tie rod was going to have interference issues with the crank pulley (we didn't want to do a bent tie rod). We reamed the spindles from the bottom side, which meant we didn't have to drop the steering arms nearly as much to go under the wishbone. We also dropped the steer arm slightly to get the draglink close to the stock angle. After that, we threw the '33/34 torque tube in the Bridgeport to shorten it down to a '32 length. Tomorrow, we're mocking up the front suspension to sort out the shock mounts before disassembling those parts for some paint.
I'll test out v7 and the app.... We assembled the front suspension on the car the other day. The shock mounts turned out really well.....they hide behind the axle while still clearing the surrounding pieces. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
What an amazing piece of history. So glad you guys were able to buy it and give it the love it deserves. Can't wait to see it finished!
Cory, very nice work and approach to making the car a true hot rod without using current market items. The shock mounts look good as does the killer dropped axle.
The car is looking great and the frame looks amazing. I didn't know there supposed to be grommets in the holes in the K-member. It's a big help to see pics of a car this untouched. BTW, the steering box should be there tomorrow. Neal
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