Projects new member. watch me section my Desoto.

Please don't let this wrench work take the fun out of the body work. Bob

 

Damn man, don't you dare give up on this thing now!!!

 

kind of a clue as to how the car may have been "stored". that side may have been against some bushes, on the "shady" side or "in the weather". i have fixed rotted cars that one side was real bad and the other, not so bad. seams strange but the curb side most of the time is better. i think it is because splashing in the puddles near the side of the road keep the car clean.
go man go!

 

As much as I love traditional, I do vote for disk brakes. I look at it like a form of insurance. If 20 feet is the difference between totaling a ride and not.
I chose not.


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So tomorrow I'm gonna pull the motor and start getting the front ready to section. I've still got a few things to finish on the rear first, but I didnt feel like doing that. I feel like getting the motor out of the way.
So I went to wonderful HF and bought the cheapest engine stand. Its a 750 lb stand. When I was putting it together I noticed that the 2 rear wheels were supposed to be held on with 2 tiny clips that sat on 2 tiny grooves on the axles. So the solid cast wheel would sit behind a washer and these clips. And that's it. I knew that if I rolled that thing around with my motor on it, the weight of it would pop one of those tiny clips out, and there goes your wheel. I wouldn't want to drop something so heavy because of a crappy product. But I did figure out a easy solution I thought I'd share just in case any of you have the same stand or want to get one. For $40 it's not bad.
So what I did was put the wheel on, no washer, no stupid little clip. Found a couple nuts that fit over the axle (I think they are 1/2") they actually thread on because of that tiny groove in the axle end. So I ground the axles down to metal, took the coating off the nuts. Put the wheel on, thread the nut on just enough for the wheel to spin. Then weld it up! Problem solved. I doubt these wheels are gonna pop off now.

 

Good idea! Might as well reinforce the stand similar to the way you did the english wheel seeing as you got that nice stash of raw materials!

 

I would recommend removing front wheel and adding a short length of tubing and putting on 2 castors. It makes the stand stable. I have dumped over a motor before with this type of set up.

 

Good call on the stand mods ol Sokol spirit. Another heads up, I've seen the arm that engine mounts to bend on those . Either reinforce it like others said or at least cut a 4x4 u can wedge under the water pump or harmonic balancer

 

This is the part I've been waiting for. Sectioning the firewall,door jambs, hinges etc. I know you can pull it off, just want to watch talent at work.

 

Yeah!! All 4 hubs are drilled and have press in studs! All RH thread! Finally!! Thank you everyone for the help and ideas!! I couldn't have done it without your help!!

 

Thank you! I've got a couple things to finish on the rear first before I start cutting the front. (Im also pretty nervous to cut the front, so I'm gonna prolong it a lil lol) but, I'll probably start getting the front prepped and ready and tore all the way down. Then stare at the steering linkage for a few days and try to figure out what to do.

 

Looks like a few bucks in copper wire scrap on that firewall. Bob

 

Ur thee man, anyone who tackles a job like his is got to be either crazy or one hell of a builder or maybe a little of both u guys always amaze me with the level of talent u all have I stand in awe of u guys and wish I could do stuff like this, great job and I can't hardly wait to see the end product it's gonna be cool, hotrod harry


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Yup, like they all said, make that stand so its got 4 legs on the ground. even then its gonna be top heavy. Cant wait to see how you handle the front end.

 

What is the diameter of the stock steering column tube?

On the last two Chevy's that I helped section, we did not cut the front fenders. We lowered the entire front clip, reshaped and bobbed the part of the fender between the wheel opening:

 

Thanks for all the advice. I guess I better start looking thru the scrap pile and see if I can't reinforce this stand.

 

Well done!

 

BITCHIN!

 

Hahaha i use mine as sold to me and just deal with it leave it to you to mold shit into gold

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I would still put a 2x4 or 4x4 under the oil pan to the engine sand. Gravity sucks you know.

 

Man of little faith Mr flatford39, that would have to have an extremely large amout of weight added to it now to get that to fold now. It is only to store the engine, not for running the engine up and revving it etc. and possible once park away out of the work space, not moved again until required, so I feel very confident in the modifications made to the engine stand.

 

Hello HAMBers!! I just wanted to let you all know I'm alive and well!! Life has kept me busy! I'm in the middle switching tattoo shops, so once I'm all moved I'll have more time for the car.

Speaking of the car... I know I have some parts coming up that I'll have to make that will require me to have a metal brake. Problem is, I can't afford a good one... Hell I can't even afford a HF one! So I've been working on my very own 4 ft. brake! I've got a great idea for the wasted space in the rear of it too!! I can't wait till this is finished! Then I can make so many different shapes for the car!

 

You will find that the angle iron you are using is going to flex quite a bit. You need real heavy, thick iron and at that...
It may flex. I had to add stiffeners to a 2' break I have.

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You could weld a piece of heavy wall square tubing inside both pieces of angle iron. That would keep it from flexing. Would give it a little mass too.


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I built one very similar to that many years ago that did flex. I welded a piece of 3/4" pipe in the center of the angle with a 3/4" bolt and nut slid in side. Them welded 5/8" rod to one end of angle over the head of bolt and then down to other side of angle to form a truss. You could the turn nut to load the angle as needed to keep it from bowing in the middle. It worked quite well. If since got rid of it or I would send a pic. And awesome work on everything I've been subscribed from the beginning.


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