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The Illusion of Progress: A Hot Rod '34 Ford Coupe

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by general gow, Jun 15, 2011.

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  1. BAD PENNY
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    B double E double R U N BEER RUN....all we need is a 5 and a 10 and sober driver !!!
    A couple of drinks and it'll all be clearer....maybe.
     
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  2. Nicks Hot Rod Garage
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    On Iona Hot Rods Facebook page!



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  3. general gow
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    that's really neat.
     
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    Since you have some free time........................;)
     
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  5. general gow
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    workin' on it, buddy. i swear. worked on it some yesterday. will work on it more tonight while B is working.

    Trent, i mean your stuff...
     
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  6. yetiskustoms
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    looks like progress to me, nice progress. good work!
     
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  7. general gow
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    general gow
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    so, ah, i made this, and my buddy moose welded it. so that's good.

    [​IMG]
     
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    Moose took time off from making babies to help! What a guy.
     
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  9. general gow
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    i had to hold Scarlett while he welded. but we bonded over my glasses and beard, so it's all good. She's cuter than moose anyhow.
     
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  10. Nicks Hot Rod Garage
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    BEEFY! looks like it will work.

    Forward momentum!


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  11. general gow
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    yes, we march on, mike.
     
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    Man- I can hear that thing already....
     
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  13. gonzo
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    You are commited to the rally beard now! NO SHAVING TILL THAT THING IS BURNING GAS!

    [​IMG]
     
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  14. general gow
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    hahaha. i got a long way to go still:

    [​IMG]
     
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  15. general gow
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    vroom vroom.
     
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  16. BAD PENNY
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    Jeeze, must have taken this guy a decade or two to finish his car !!! I'd try that but my beard is white and besides I shaved for my Mom today. :(
    How about a Rally Monkey instead ???
     
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  17. general gow
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    the rally beard is real. but i'll be damned if mine is that long before i drive this car.

    monkeys freak me out.
     
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  18. general gow
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    oh, anybody have ideas or suggestions for a panhard bar? it's gotta be level with the rear end with the weight of the car on it, yeah? so how do i plan for that without the body on it?
     
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    mark, should you include the weight of a full tank of fuel as well?
     
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    Do you need a panhard bar? If your shackles are not crazy long and your spring is the right length, I would think you should be ok? (At least that's what I told myself when I didn't put one on the truck :eek:)
     
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  21. general gow
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    probably. and the weight of me and becky too, i imagine. but i'm not sure how you plan for all that.
     
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  22. general gow
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    maybe i'll get it together and drive it and find out then.
     
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    Level is ideal, most I've seen, even in factory applications are not exactly level. Many of them, including the early ford ones have a bend in them to clear "whatever" which usually equates to a non-level bar. In the few that I've installed, I made an adjustable mount on the frame side so I could raise or lower that end to get the bar close to level.

    If your spring fits the rear perches and weight of the car, you shouldn't really need the phd bar unless you're using the long, rubber bushed 42-48 rear shackles/spring.

    Here's a stock early ford frame side mount... as promised.
     

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  24. general gow
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    thanks for the info Andy. i can't imagine how the stock 42-48 panhard could have been level given where the mount is on the rear end.

    anyway, i have a stock 46 rear that i trimmed the spring to fit the 34 cross member. so i am thinking i might need one. the adjustable bracket on the frame side is a good idea.
     
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  25. Slick Willy
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  26. general gow
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    mine is coming in a little bit fuller than that...
     
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  27. Nicks Hot Rod Garage
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    & a 2 gallon gas can in the trunk, & a tool box full of bailing wire and duct-tape....

    Sand bags..... two for you and one for Becky
     
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  28. LeadSledMerc
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    You may want to take a step backward and put some of it back together so you can plan it out right the first time...it'll save you a lot of the time and headaches later!

    I was kind of surprised when you said you were already blowing it apart, with some of the fab work I saw you had left...but what do I know! ;)
     
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  29. general gow
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    well, now that the d/s hoop is done, it will go back together some more. but the body really had to come off for some of the stuff that i've been doing.
     
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  30. Tman
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    I had to shave yesterday. Too itchy. Why not try a dead perch out back, cleaner looking than a panhard bar?
     
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