Another Build Thread - My '32

[J. Robinson]

OK, finally I'm back on the Deuce. After much thought I decided to go with the 4-bar system. I am still vacillating whether to go parallel or triangulated (leaning toward triangulated), but either way I have some pieces to fabricate that are common to both systems.

This 4-bar set that I have was given to me by an old friend who has since passed away from his battle with cancer. He was cleaning out his garage a couple of years ago while preparing to move and he called me to come and get a load of bits and pieces. It's a heavy duty system that he had purchased several years ago and installed in a land speed car I was helping him build. About the time we got the frame built his sponsorship deal fell through and the project was abandoned. The kit originally came with two sets of brackets, one set for the frame and one set for the axle housing, but the frame set was cut up and modified for use in the "tanker" chassis. The remaining axle housing brackets are not suitable for my use, but with a little cutting and grinding I can make them work.

In the pics below you can see what I did. I cut one set of brackets and then used them to mark the remaining pieces. After giving my plasma cutter a workout and a couple hours of grinding, I have a set of brackets I can proceed with.