Karl not a problem hope you have fun and sell some stuff.

 

I searched our local junkyard and found 4 donuts to roll the car around on. The green car, who still doesn't have a name yet, hasn't seen the light of day in quite a while. I rolled it out of the shop this afternoon to get a good look at how the tires fit inside the front and rear fenders. And meet the project chief engineer...Sugar...

 

I tried several ways to measure exactly where the center high point of the front fender is, but I didn't really like any of the results due to the shape of the fender not being symmetrical. Anyway, I finally just colored the outside edge of the tire with a white tire marker and looked at how the white line follows the shape of the fender. I'm calling the front axle centerline good.

 

The body is still too high, and I'll address that the next time the body comes off the frame while it is easier to do. Once the body is lowered it will be easier to see what it will look like, but it does look pretty close.

 

looking good! What is your plan to lower the rear?

 

Larry I'll start with lowering blocks, and if the blocks are taller than my comfort zone allows I will look at some other ways to lower the body. I plan on attacking this the next time the body is off.

 

Same set-up with 3 1/2" lowering blocks

 

Harp, the small mock up tires are tricky for the camera to show the real stance. Can you borrow a size closer to what you will run?

And just brainstorming, is it a reasonable option to build a pocket putting the spring inside the the frame?

 

Larry tires and wheels will come later, but I know what you are saying about the small tires and how they look. Right now the object is to make sure the front axle centerline is good before the front cross member is welded in. And yes we are thinking EXACTLY alike on the pockets in the frame. I'll look at it closer when the body comes back off, but I have "tentative" plans to raise the springs about 1 1/2" in the frame with some pockets like you mentioned. Then fine tune it with a lowering block as the springs settle in.

Ken the stance of your 37 is perfect for me! This is my benchmark!

 

Updates ??????????..................You can't get us "Hooked" and then Quit.........LOL

 

Sorry for the delay on the car Ken I've been working on my shop. I sure didn't want to miss time working on the car, but I really needed a shop upgrade. I bought a new air compressor, and along with that came a few sub projects. I ran some electrical service for it, and then I started trying to build a cover outside for it, and then that's when the Texas floods started . Last weekend I finished the cover and poured the concrete. Last night I set the compressor on the slab and ALMOST got it wired but I was one fitting short so back to the hardware store I go. I should get it running tonight and then I'll start the last phase of the project which is plumbing the air lines through the shop. I'm leaning toward running some copper line with some moisture traps, hose reel, etc. More soon - sidebarharp

 

Shop upgrades seem a worthy excuse!

Am I the only one interested in a photo of the upgrades???

 

Here ya go.....Fun project has included wiring, woodwork, concrete work, and some plumbing to be done next. Then I'll be back on the car project. I started the compressor tonight and it is smooth and quiet so far . An added bonus was working with my 2 teenage boys during various stages of the framing and concrete mixing.

 

Compressor upgrade finally done ! For the last part of the project, which was plumbing the shop, I used copper tubing and all joints are brazed....thanks Mickey! The first run goes the full length of the building and then tees into some larger tubing to hopefully cool down the air and condense some water out. Then it goes to the drop shown in the picture. The gauge has shown 95psi for the last 2 hours so I guess its going to be Ok as far as leaks go. After the picture it goes to another drop that is a hose reel located overhead. There are plenty more details, but enough about the shop upgrade..... time to get back on the car . More soon.

 

HarpMan, my friend Dr Ron says, "anything worth doing is worth doing to excess"

 

Now back to the project. Started taking the front suspension back apart. I figured it would be a good time to send some parts out to the powder coater while I don't need them right now. I made some special tools tonight to help drive the upper control arm bushings out. I'm not sure how this is normally done or if there is a trick to do this, but I made some 1/8" thick washers with a slot that fits around the shaft and is slightly smaller than the ID of the bore. I used the shoulder of the shaft to drive it down until I ran out of travel, and then I pulled the shaft back up and stacked another washer on. I kept repeating until the bushing could be pushed out. It took 4 washers to get it pushed out and worked very well. As always the next one will go quicker .......

 

 

Ken you might want to get an extra popcorn bucket....may be a looong movie!

 

Mustang 2 parts delivered to paint shop. On to the firewall.....

 

Getting ready to change the firewall. I disassembled everything still on the firewall inside and out. I filled up a trash can full of insulation, seam sealer, rotted hoses, etc, and I found something really neat .... in the glove box was a 1937 penny. I would like to somehow work the penny into the build and I'm open for suggestions...??? I made some pieces and rounded up some hardware for an X brace to be placed behind the firewall for structural support during the change.