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01-28-2010 09:09 PM #76
Best to not exceed 20 degrees...Bigger angles are smoother rides, Bobby. Handy chart in the Speedway catalog for ya to look at.Last edited by Dave Severson; 01-28-2010 at 09:12 PM.
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01-28-2010 09:16 PM #77
Regs thanks , yeah I am sinking the wire in and it glows for a bit when I am done . Trying to keep it warm for the welding and ping them in some .
Thank You Dave I appreciate the help . Smooth is what I want not the bounce down the road from hard hitting .
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01-29-2010 08:50 PM #78
When I built my `33 I used the same formula from speedway, worked great...Toys
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01-30-2010 10:48 AM #79
I used the same formula on my 48 and she rides really nice, I am liking that red frame 406rich, looks like shes getting close to having the body on permanent huh?"Sunshine, a street rod and a winding beautiful Ozarks road is truely Bliss!"
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01-30-2010 11:06 AM #80
Well this morning I finished up the mounts to the rear end . I then just welded some bolts to frame for a trial fit . The spring on the shocks seem light weight I don't know what they are bought them used . So I set them up at 15 degrees and will adjust from here either different springs or 10 degree setting .
If I remember right I work with some one who once mentioned he made a spring rate tester .
Last edited by bluestang67; 01-30-2010 at 11:41 AM.
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01-31-2010 09:37 AM #81
Bobby- just to be safe, put a rim on it to check your scrub height in case of a blowout. Looks good otherwise.Superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas
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01-31-2010 10:00 AM #82
rc57 good point and that has been a thought all along . Heidts did figure it in when the made the parts but I checked it a lot along the way . This pic is car on the ground and clearance with a 15 inch rim . Aperture being off a little I have about 1 1/2 inches of clearance. A 14 inch rim would still work but a little tighter to the ground .
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01-31-2010 10:08 AM #83
Good homeworkSuperman wears Chuck Norris pajamas
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01-31-2010 09:47 PM #84
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01-31-2010 10:44 PM #85
Looks good Bobby!!! Got any buddies who are circle burners???? They should know of a shop that has a coil spring checker, then you'll know the rate of the springs @ installed height...if they're too soft or too firm you'll at least know what you have know and what to order.....Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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01-31-2010 11:02 PM #86
Well good thing I believe I have a coworker who made one . He does do straight line but a tester is a tester . Also I got on spare tire mount and jumped the pan hard didn't hit floor . I had my son jump on it at 260 and the same thing still cleared . I think I will raise the floor just a bit since it is under the back seat .Last edited by bluestang67; 01-31-2010 at 11:05 PM.
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02-02-2010 09:28 PM #87
Well next step is chopping windshield frame down 3 inches. I sprayed it 2 years ago when i took it out . The screws came out like a new car was I lucky or what . Get this cut and fitted well into the opening then off to a glass maker to replace the old one . Why are they always cracked or busted didn't the kid;s of the 40's and 50's have anything better to do then to chuck rocks LOL . Wasn't me
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02-05-2010 09:12 PM #88
Got it cut down the 3 inches and fits great so luck rules again
Making more steps on the windshield frame . After I wire brushed it with a die grinder the bottom piece had a split seam on top . It was the rustiest part of it for sure .
So I started to build it up after a cleaning with CLR and a hand wire brush . Then I started to weld it back in , after blowing thru the thin metal I reached some that is clinging on for help LOL .
I am using a copper backing to help build and hold the steel wire in place . I see this will be tedious work and many passes to fill . Then it will be some filing to form it back and have it ready for a piece of glass.
Click on any pics in the thread to zoom in at Webshots .
Last edited by bluestang67; 02-05-2010 at 09:16 PM.
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02-06-2010 07:15 AM #89
Nice work Bobby. Patience of a saint!
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02-06-2010 03:06 PM #90
There sure can be alot of things to consider huh Bob? Looking good to me, I put mine the same and it id plenty stiff. Very cool."Sunshine, a street rod and a winding beautiful Ozarks road is truely Bliss!"
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