Thread: Project "Left Overs"

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I'v been eyeballing those wishbones for my build also.. my cab is pretty tall on the sides, and I don't think the hairpins would look right

Cracking on with it Don, I like the taper, its well worth the effort, I did my T chassis the very same way.
I like the wishbone idea, I recently had some of them bones for a customer, they are good.

Matt, I think they would look good with yours. To me they just lend and "older" look to the car.

Steve, that's good to hear. Did you use that threaded bung in the side to screw perches into, or did you put the spring over the axle? I am on the fence if I want the front suicide or regular so far. I won't know until I get them and mock it up both ways. I ordered a couple of Ford tie rod ends too. Normally, I use rod ends, but still trying for the "survivor" look on this one, so they rod ends might have looked too current.

I saw a neat coupe on TV, owned by the guy who owns Dynamat. It is a brand new body, but everything on the car was done to look old. He used 5 different kinds of acid to age the parts, even the copper tube radiator hoses were as green as the Statue of Liberty. The suspension was painted white, but had rust spots peaking through around bolts and where holes where drilled. I liked it a lot. Like I said in the beginning, my rpu won't turn everybody on, but it's going to be a lot like the Dynamat car, maybe rougher.

Don

You know guys "looking old is becoming cool". Sounds like a win/win. Us and the cars!!

Originally Posted by sfort

You know guys "looking old is becoming cool". Sounds like a win/win. Us and the cars!!

That's right, I want people to look at me driving this one and say "I bet he's the original owner!"

Don

I used spring over Don, a bit safer than spring behind plus i didn't want a long wheelbase

you can see it in this pic

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Matt, I think they would look good with yours. To me they just lend and "older" look to the car.

Steve, that's good to hear. Did you use that threaded bung in the side to screw perches into, or did you put the spring over the axle? I am on the fence if I want the front suicide or regular so far. I won't know until I get them and mock it up both ways. I ordered a couple of Ford tie rod ends too. Normally, I use rod ends, but still trying for the "survivor" look on this one, so they rod ends might have looked too current.

I saw a neat coupe on TV, owned by the guy who owns Dynamat. It is a brand new body, but everything on the car was done to look old. He used 5 different kinds of acid to age the parts, even the copper tube radiator hoses were as green as the Statue of Liberty. The suspension was painted white, but had rust spots peaking through around bolts and where holes where drilled. I liked it a lot. Like I said in the beginning, my rpu won't turn everybody on, but it's going to be a lot like the Dynamat car, maybe rougher.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

I saw a neat coupe on TV, owned by the guy who owns Dynamat. It is a brand new body, but everything on the car was done to look old. He used 5 different kinds of acid to age the parts, even the copper tube radiator hoses were as green as the Statue of Liberty. The suspension was painted white, but had rust spots peaking through around bolts and where holes where drilled. I liked it a lot. Like I said in the beginning, my rpu won't turn everybody on, but it's going to be a lot like the Dynamat car, maybe rougher.

Don

This car Don? He did a nice job!

Steve (in England), that does look good like that, and I think it actually has some better handling characteristics, and certainly better shock dampening. That is the setup I will probably go with.

Steve (USA). yep, that is the coupe. He said it almost broke his heart to take brand new finned aluminum heads and put acid on them to age them, but that was the look he was after. Great little coupe, and the patina looks so real, even down to scratches and booboos on the frame and suspension.

I think I will do what they do to distress furniture.........take a chain and beat it.

Don

Don, I just discovered this thread. I was wondering when you'd get back to this one. I better get back to work on my roadster or you'll be done before me...

Dan and I were just talking about you a few weeks ago, Jim. Dan asked if you ever got the track T done and I told him you had gotten sidelined with some honey-do's, and stuff like that. Tell you what, you push me to get mine done and I'll keep on you.

Don

It's a deal! I'm almost done moving stuff around in the new garage. Then I'll have no excuse...

And Jim we have missed your input around here as you have been absent for too long.

Thanks, Whip. I haven't been completely absent, though, just quiet...

Today I scored the rear end for the project. A guy advertised a 2000 S10 rear from a 4 cyl 5 speed truck for $ 275.00 on Craigslist. I called and asked about the condition, said it was from a 50,000 mile truck and it was a posi. When we got there it was a 3:73 ratio, but not a posi. So I offered him $150.00 and after some hesitation he took it. A one wheeler if fine with me, that is what I ran under my 23 and it held up great.

When I got it home I pulled the back cover off and everything looks good inside, with no slop in the gears. It has 11-41 stamped on the ring gear, and after doing some dividing I confirmed that is a 3:73. I really like these S10 rears, nice and narrow, parts are cheap to rebuild the brakes, and only two spring pads to cut off before you weld what brackets you need to make it work for your application.

I also got the other front frame rail tapered, so now I can start cutting the rails for under the body. While I was doing all of that Dan was starting to install the wiring kit on his rpu. He got the dash gauges all done, and is only waiting for some disconnect plugs to arrive before he can start doing the rest of it.

Not huge progress for either of us, but progress nonetheless.

Don

Good stuff Don, any progress is good