Technical Build: The 60's Style T build

part seven day seven into the modified.

I swapped out the closed drive center section on the '36 rearend, and now in it's place is an open drive center from a '46 truck.

today was actually spent mostly running around trying to find a gear set on the shelf somewhere.

in the end I put the rearend together still needing a new ring and pinion..

it had to be done to fit the engine/transmission combo.

sorry not too many pictures this time, just a couple before and after shots..

Paul

 

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Day eight of the modified series,

today I pulled the 259 and 3 speed OD out of the Stude and got it hanging in it's new home.

gotta get more steel for mounts and stuff,,

not much of a tech report here, more like an update.

here's the motor warmin' up for the last time in the Lark..

 

and the heart of the little beast hangin like a chunk of meat..

 

and the hunk a motor in it's new home..

 

which left a vacant space..

think a big block Chev would fit in there?

 

and low and behold! miracle of miracles!

the rear U joint on the Stude shaft is an exact fit for the Ford yoke!!

Paul

 

one last picture for today (yeah right)

Paul

 

part nine day nine of my modified..

man I am beat,, longest day yet in the build,, and heaviest..

today I built a K member and boxed the frame front and rear..

I used 2x4x3/16 tube for the K member and 3/16 plate for boxing.

it's all tacked nice and square to the world, this frame when done will be able to take any horse power I put in it..

here is a before picture showing the frame rails with front and rear cross members,

 

here is the K in place, checking fit

 

back on the horses for some boxing up front,

 

boxing front and rear,

 

from the front,

 

checking fit, again, I had it mocked up and apart four times,

 

another shot of the rear box,

 

and one more..

 

day ten of the modified,

today I took it easy after yesterday's ball buster..

I spent a couple hours fabbin' up some motor mounts,

I am using '61 Pontiac transmission mounts, they are a close match to the Stude mounts, they look like hockey pucks with a bolt top and bottom.

first I got the car at ride height and engine located, bolted the biscuits in place and with a little measuring I made up some towers and top plates

here's the proto-type and second one ready to cut,

 

checking fit,

 

tacked,

 

again,

 

and here she sits

 

CGkidd stopped by last night and gave me this awsome Studebaker grill shell to match the motor!

thanks Eric!

it's WAY cool!! you're WAY cool!!

see ya in three months! or was it four??

Paul

 

day eleven in the build series,

I wasn't going to post a modified update today but, here it is anyway

today I sectioned the '21? Studebaker grill shell I got from CGkidd Thursday.

it is now 2" narrower and 5" shorter,

kind of a hack job, I have a couple gaps I could have avoided if I wasn't in such a damn hurry

what the hells the big rush.. anyway??

oh well, not a big deal, just means a little more work at the end instead of at the beginning,

..enough of that,

here's the grill as given (before)

 

and here it is with all the cuts layed out;

 

this is where if I slowed down a notch and used the jigsaw instead of the plasma, fit would have been better..

are you listening?? save yourself the headache and take your time to make the fit PERFECT!!

the end result will be so much easier to get looking smooth.

I'm telling myself here, you already know this huh?

 

and here it is all tacked together,

 

again

 

one last shot,