1SC stripper build
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From: Woodinville, WA.
I can not believe the car has been down for 9 months.
Rear brake install is done. Any 15" wheel should fit with no issues.
Brake line routing:
Above rearend.
Took the car out for a shake down, new brakes and supension changes. Wow, what a difference.
Drawings are done for my new fuel tank, which works with evap, goes in the stock location, holds 10 gallons of fuel instead of 16 gallons, uses stock fuel pump bucket and fills with stock filler neck.
Rear brake install is done. Any 15" wheel should fit with no issues.
Brake line routing:
Above rearend.
Took the car out for a shake down, new brakes and supension changes. Wow, what a difference.
Drawings are done for my new fuel tank, which works with evap, goes in the stock location, holds 10 gallons of fuel instead of 16 gallons, uses stock fuel pump bucket and fills with stock filler neck.
Last edited by Heyfred; Jun 30, 2012 at 12:47 AM.
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Lookining good man!
Just some food for thought instead of the everfaithfull p- clip. I hate to say it..... but have you seen the brakeline clamps from that hushed chinese company Aeroflow?? They are nice and tidy a 2 piece billet clamp and bolt and nut, I would just do away with the bolt and nut, and nutcert it to the body!
Just a thought.
Just some food for thought instead of the everfaithfull p- clip. I hate to say it..... but have you seen the brakeline clamps from that hushed chinese company Aeroflow?? They are nice and tidy a 2 piece billet clamp and bolt and nut, I would just do away with the bolt and nut, and nutcert it to the body!
Just a thought.
I can not believe the car has been down for 9 months.
Rear brake install is done. Any 15" wheel should fit with no issues.
Brake line routing:
Above rearend.
Took the car out for a shake down, new brakes and supension changes. Wow, what a difference.
Drawings are done for my new fuel tank, which works with evap, goes in the stock location, holds 10 gallons of fuel instead of 16 gallons, uses stock fuel pump bucket and fills with stock filler neck.
Rear brake install is done. Any 15" wheel should fit with no issues.
Brake line routing:
Above rearend.
Took the car out for a shake down, new brakes and supension changes. Wow, what a difference.
Drawings are done for my new fuel tank, which works with evap, goes in the stock location, holds 10 gallons of fuel instead of 16 gallons, uses stock fuel pump bucket and fills with stock filler neck.
Mike
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Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Woodinville, WA.
Almost out of things to do.
Right rear sat 1" low, so I made 1' spacer to go under the spring perch on the rearend. Suspension ajust evenly now.
Finested the front of the rear inner fender wells for more clearance with the bigger tire. Had 275 on and went to 295.
Next thing to do, modify the panhard bar mount on the rearend so the panhard bar is level at ride height.
Took the car out for a 50 mile shake down drive, no issues.
Ordered some M/T S/R 28X12.00R15LT tires for driving around town or long trips. Will order the same rear rims to mount them on.
Right rear sat 1" low, so I made 1' spacer to go under the spring perch on the rearend. Suspension ajust evenly now.
Finested the front of the rear inner fender wells for more clearance with the bigger tire. Had 275 on and went to 295.
Next thing to do, modify the panhard bar mount on the rearend so the panhard bar is level at ride height.
Took the car out for a 50 mile shake down drive, no issues.
Ordered some M/T S/R 28X12.00R15LT tires for driving around town or long trips. Will order the same rear rims to mount them on.
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From: Woodinville, WA.
Panhard bar mount has been modified so it sets level at ride height. Used a piece of .125"x2"x2" tubing to make the new bracket out of.
Here it what the stock bracket looked like.
Cut part of the bracket away, took a torch, heated and dollied flat so I could use the material as an end cap.
Layed out the needed diamensions, used a hole saw to cut the large radiuses and a 4" cut off wheel to remove metal as needed.
Used the original bolt hole to hold the new bracket in place until tacked.
All welded up and ready for paint.
Shorted both bushings .0625" to fit in the ID of the tubing.
Next thing, shorten the swaybar end links so I have more adjustment to get the arms level.
Here it what the stock bracket looked like.
Cut part of the bracket away, took a torch, heated and dollied flat so I could use the material as an end cap.
Layed out the needed diamensions, used a hole saw to cut the large radiuses and a 4" cut off wheel to remove metal as needed.
Used the original bolt hole to hold the new bracket in place until tacked.
All welded up and ready for paint.
Shorted both bushings .0625" to fit in the ID of the tubing.
Next thing, shorten the swaybar end links so I have more adjustment to get the arms level.
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From: Woodinville, WA.
I am out of things to do. In 2 weeks (waiting on new rims to show up for drag radials), will be at the track fine tuning the suspension to see what the ole girl will do.
Today, machined up a spacer for the panhard mount and shortened up the swaybar end links, so it can be adjusted level at ride height.
The spacer may be overkill, but it is cheap insurance to help prevent flexing.
Today, machined up a spacer for the panhard mount and shortened up the swaybar end links, so it can be adjusted level at ride height.
The spacer may be overkill, but it is cheap insurance to help prevent flexing.
Last edited by Heyfred; Jul 11, 2012 at 10:57 PM.
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Nice job man!! I need to do a similar thing with my swaybar, as I removed the body mount and I'm not sure what Chuck is doing with the mount on the housing so I have hung off on the job.
Im curious as to what benefits there is in bringing the panhard rod level?
I will not be running the top brace, im not even sure what it is supposed to do!
Im curious as to what benefits there is in bringing the panhard rod level?
I will not be running the top brace, im not even sure what it is supposed to do!
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From: Woodinville, WA.
what benefits there is in bringing the panhard rod level?
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From: New Orleans, LA
"Measure twice, cut once." "Do it right the first time." "Quality over quantity." "Pay attention to detail."
These are the sayings that I think of after reading this thread. Car looks awesome. Can't wait to see more updates and watch it go down the track.
These are the sayings that I think of after reading this thread. Car looks awesome. Can't wait to see more updates and watch it go down the track.
