Time for an update.

I got the frame back from the blasters. It came out really nice.Nice clean steel is so nice to work with.

For the boxing plates. I bought mine from Wolfs Metal Fabrication. The ones I bought have holes predrilled. 1928 - 1931 Model A "Drilled" Boxing Plates - Wolfes Metal Fab In hindsight, I should have used the solid plates and just drilled out where the body bolts go.


My TCI IFS arrived. I went non chrome. Going to have it powder coated to mach the frame.


Wanting to flatten out the back axle hump some. I went on a search for a new rear brace. Just about everyone I found said "for use with our frame". All of which have been narrowed. Not wanting to narrow my frame, I decided to make my own using 3"x2" tube steel. After taking careful measurements it was time to cut the steel. I needed to make 22.5* cuts. My portaband will cut deep but not wide. That left using the sawzall. First thing I did was set up a mockup of what I was trying to do.

From there I made a jig using some steel I had laying around.

From there I used a 9" blade in the sawzall and took my time cutting.


After cutting I then tacked welded each section together. Making sure each one was square and at the proper angle. The bottom is a nice straight edge. From left to right it's off by .3*, I can live with that.

It's going to my friends shop to be tig welded then off to the sandblaster before being installed on the frame.

I picked up a Ford 8" rear end from a '70's Maverick. The fit is perfect. It's at the blasters now. I'm going to replace the axle's with Mosers just to be safe. The differential is at Vanishing Point Race Cars. They are replacing the ring and pinion for me. Going from a 2.79 to a 3.25 gear ratio.