1940 Ford Tudor Build Thread

[40FordDeluxe]

This morning I dug out the 8.8 that I got weeks ago. I drug the plasma cutter out and cut off the 4 unusable mounting brackets from the explorer. I also removed the counterweight/shock mount on the pinion, and chopped off the frozen park brake cables. I also cleaned the axle tubes up where the new brackets will be going. I will have to do more once I establish where the upper mounts are going to be going. It doesn't look like much got done, but there were 8 welds to cut and grind without getting into the tubes. I left the sway bar mounts on there because I am going to try to re use the sway bar that came with it.

Oh yeah, I also saw this setting out in front of a Pizza Ranch over the weekend. I didn't walk over and check it out but it looked pretty cool to me.

[Whiplash23T]

Bigger block Mr Chevrolet in the tiny little roadster should make her sit up and take notice when the loud pedal is pressed on I would believe. Cool little car and certainly has that smile per mile look about her.

[34_40]

Great pics Ryan, thanks.

the "T" must be a handful when `the gas pedal is on the floor!

[rspears]

Great pics Ryan, thanks.

the "T" must be a handful when `the gas pedal is on the floor!

Or lots'a smoke, and not much movement?

[Mike P]

The housing looks good ain't cutting and grinding great

I like the cart you built to hold/move the rear end.


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[40FordDeluxe]

Thanks Mike. I made that a while ago and it has been supporting the Hemi for too long.

[53 Chevy5]

Yours was a rusty mess too. Still a nice setup and cheap also. I have about a 1/2 mile of road time on mine and no problems yet I drove the 53 on the trailer tonight to get it to the alignment shop and the posi track works good. Of course we had an inch of rain so it took a few moderate speed runs to get it up the ramps I don't recall the sway bar brackets on mine, but I'm sure it had them.

[40FordDeluxe]

If I was going with coli overs, I probably wouldn't worry as much about a sway bar. But with the air bags, I think it'll help it handle better. We'll see if it'll even fit first. I got a welder series sway bar kit for the front. After I get the rear suspension started, I'll worry about that sway bar.

[40FordDeluxe]

I spent late this morning after work, and a few hours before work getting the rear end centered and square under the car. What a total pain in the rear. Hopefully this is where I want it. The 2x4 is there to help simulate the ground since the car is up off the ground. I went ahead and raised the rear height up from where I originally had it. It can always come down with a touch of a valve. Now to get the suspension put on and tacked in place.....

[40FordDeluxe]

I received my V bands the other day. This morning I used the death wheel on the angle grinder and cut off the flange from the header. I used pliers to roll the collector to get my 2.5" V'band to fit snug. Then I welded the V band flange on. I got some tight radius 90s off ebay, that weren't tight enough. I cut it flat as far down as I could to get more clearance for the exhaust and welded the other V band on. I'll test fir it this weekend. Hopefully it is enough. Can't really take too much more off the header. I have dual braided SS flex joints coming that will go on the end of these 90s and then a v band will be behind that to make taking the exhaust off easier.

[34_40]

Good Work Ryan. Looks like a first class job.

[Mike P]

Ryan the profile on the car looks great! Nice to see that old Hemi in it's natural habitat A HOTROD



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[53 Chevy5]

Looks like you've been rolling along on it, Looks good. I hear you on the death wheel, I won't use on without the extra handle on the grinder.

[40FordDeluxe]

I haven't gotten much 40 time lately. We had a last minute camping trip last weekend, and I used up all of Saturday taking the boys to a large semi show. They loved it, so it was worth it.

I haven't gotten any rear suspension tacked in the 40 yet. I was setting my pinion angle and wouldn't you know it the rear end moved off my make shift stands. So I spent more time getting it back in place. I finally got the pinion angle set and have the lower bars almost ready to tack. I have to modify my lower mounts to fit my axle tube and then I can tack them in place.

My uppers are a different story...... The LH one is cake. The RH one lands on top of the web on the cast portion of the center section. I thought and thought and decided on making a mild steel bracket that will bolt to the housing. There are 5 bolt holes to mount a bracket to. 2 on the web just above the axle tube, and 3 to the right of the pinion. I thought of doing a truss, but I will kill my trunk space if I do that. This bracket should work fine once I get all the gussets on it etc. Pics on that tomorrow hopefully.

Today my little shop helpers were on the loose too. Hey, where did that tape measure go I just had? (The kids swiped my phone and were taking pics. Can you tell? Haha)

[40FordDeluxe]

Things are moving slowly here. I got the RH bars tacked in place. I have to make new tabs for the LH upper link for on the housing. Hopefully I can get that done and get the LH bars tacked on tomorrow and check the articulation out.