Another Build Thread - My '32

[J. Robinson]

Thank you 34-40. My pleasure. Writing this thread helps keep me on task. Lots more to come...

OK, so the complicated pieces are made; now I need to put some things together. I begin by mocking up all the pieces in their intended locations. The anchors slip into the frame rails (see pics below) behind the boxing plates with the torsion bars seated in the splines. At the front I put the torsion arms on the splines in a horizontal position and rest them both on a piece of thin aluminum angle. This gives the arms 1/16 inch clearance so they will not contact the frame rails and also allows me to move them around some while I'm getting everything in place. Next, I cut two short pieces of 1 1/2 inch heavy wall angle iron; these are for mounting the front pivots to the frame. With everything in place and measured to assure both sides are the same, I tack weld the rear anchors and front pivots in place.

With the main pieces tacked in place so they won't move, it's time to make the torsion arm brackets. The brackets are made from the same 3/8 inch thick material that I made the torsion arms from. No big description is necessary here; just cut and drill - the pic is self-explanatory.