Projects Middle school coupe (build)

well the wishbones absolutley kicked my butt today trying to get them off the axle. it was an all day event and they are still on the axle. maybe tomorrow

 

I like it, keep at it! Looking forward to more updates. I also like that color paint on your engine block, nice.

 

Well I finally got one of the king pins out of 46 front end, it was no easy task either. I had to cut the axle so that it would fit in my crappy little press. But it worked !!!

 

Those siezed Kingpins are a real bitch!! Had to build a jig and use heat and a press to get mine out.

 

I bet it looked a little something like this---


I think the same could be made for an I-beam, but it would take a lathe and some supports off to the side so you dont have to cut the beam. Ive got an old A-D beam that Im prolly gonna have to make one for. Luckily I have access to a lathe and a mill.

 

Looking good Cody. Keep up the hard work.

Brandon
Dirty Birds C.C.

 

thanks. well my wife will be in austrailla for the next few weeks so i have no excuse to not be at the shop trying to get this thing going !!!!!

 

Its amazing how much gets done when the women are away!! Lookin forward to updates!

 

Well we got the floor cut out, the body braced up and the frame mocked up inside the body.

 

I <3 Donks...

 

Bootleg wheel holder and a kickass sign Patches and I found. Pretty funny I thought.

 

Diggin that wheel holder! You should think about marketing that!! hahaha! Lookin good man, but hows about some distance pics.

 

Hows that for distance haha!!!!



Got the front end together so now I just gotta cut the frame down to where I want it. So don't worry it's not gonna be that long.

 

Here's another one

 

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DANG!!! Suiiiiiiiiiiiiiiicide!!!! hahahahaha

 

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That thing will corner like a boxcar!

 

maybe ill build a dragster out of it ! hahahaha

 

i always thought ''old skool + new skool = KOOOL SKOOL!!"

lookin GOOOD!!

 

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That would be a kick ass dragster!! Maybe one of those 3 engine jobs!! Talk about kickin ass!!! Looks good man, can't wait to see more progress!

 

Getting the motor ready to put in for mock up.

 

ok guys i have a question, is it possible to use a bronco 9 inch rear end with 1940 drums.

 

bump for Cody's ??? ^^^^ .. coupes coming along nice ... John

 

Subscribed. Lookin good.

 

Front cross member quick mock up

 

nice work so far I like the wheel and engine colors should look pretty sweet when its completed

 

thanks for the bump man but i think im gonna run the spacers i ran em before and never had any problems. stop by the shop some time man, you still got my number?

 

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Lots of variables in axles. Call Stan Hopkins off 175 in dallas, he would be able to tell you if it will fit for sure. He has a couple dozen racks full of axles. He does drive shafts, too. I've personaly used him a few times, and three of the shops I've worked at and have never had a problem.

http://www.stanhopkinscompany.com/id1.html

 

Got around to cutting out the wheel wells and mocking up the rear end last week !!!

 

lookin good

 

[QUOTE="BAD NEWS";6856344]ok guys i have a question, is it possible to use a bronco 9 inch rear end with 1940 drums.[/QUOTE]

do you want to retrograde to non-self adjusting brakes or do you want the banjo axle stub end poking out of the wheel?

it is possible to machine down a hub and axle end to fit over the bronco drum and studs and protrude out the wheel.