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Oh, that's why...I saw a couple, and wondered who, besides a sicko like me would want a dump-truck scoop. LOL

Out with the old, in with the new. Here's the 9" and the Metric rear end it's replacing. Just have to jig the housing up and weld some ends and the back brace on it...... Too bad I have to spend a month or so working on other people car now, fun to get something done on my own for a change..... Just doesn't pay as good!!!!!

Is that rear end really polished or are you just getting ready to paint it?

Originally Posted by brickman

Is that rear end really polished or are you just getting ready to paint it?

It's not polished, just sandblasted it then scuffed it with some 80 grit on the DA..... I hate working on dirty, rusty parts!!!!!! Got to fab up the rest of the brackets, then the rear end housing and a bunch of the front suspension pieces will be going to the powdercoater for a coat of a kind of pewter looking silver...... Going to 'blast the bottom of the car, then put a coat of color tinted bed liner on it......

Oh yeah, just for kicks been keeping track of weight off and weight on the car, As of yesterday I am at -108 pounds. Title weight on the car (yeah, I forgot to weigh it before I took it apart) was 2900 something..... I'm aiming for 2800 pounds done weight (dry)......

Cool, that cleaned up real well. It should paint up nice too.

Got a friend who's doing powdercoating now, think I'm going to try him out on the suspension pieces.....

Tell me how it turns out, I may have a few small pieces done myself. IThe new gauges arrived, the car is in the paint shop....All is Well with the World! I am on a higher plain, can't wait to see it !

Those gauges are going to look really good in the coupe Brick!!! When is the paint going to be done? Anxious to see it when it's finished, you've been working on it a long time to get it to this point.

Ya, it's been a long haul to here, and it's not all done yet. When she gets out of the paint shop, she gets new seats and console along with a headliner. Going to be some great cruisin' next year, hell maybe a blower if everything works the way I want it to.

thats great brickman, look like you got it's all coming together !!!

Brick, I also have gauges sitting in a box along with a '32 face plate for a quad and either speedo or tach in the other hole. When I mocked up the steering wheel I can't see the speedo unless I put it way over to the right hole and then I would have to move my head to see it. I wonder how many roadsters have this problem? Anyway I am now waiting on a column drop on back order so I can locate the steering wheel and determine where to put an additional hole in the repo '32 dash right in front of the wheel to see through the steering wheel. Then I will put the tach in the '32 plate and the speedo in front of the wheel with the quad to the right where I can check the gas gauge occasionaly. I am just wondering how many roadster drivers put up with this problem because I have only seen two other early Fords with a speedo in front of the wheel. I owned and drove an original '31 Model A back in high school but I pretty much ignored the speedo then and the A wouldn't do much over 65 mph anyway. Just as well with those horrible mechanical brakes. Dave any comments on how many roadsters block out the view of the instruments with the steering wheel?

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Won't it be great though Lt1, should make a big difference in the way she runs. Looking forward to your advice in the coming months.

Thats a surprise to me Don, with the gauges in the middle I thought they would easy to see.

Originally Posted by brickman

Won't it be great though Lt1, should make a big difference in the way she runs. Looking forward to your advice in the coming months.

Thats a surprise to me Don, with the gauges in the middle I thought they would easy to see.

be glade to help anyway i can.

Well, had a little spare time today and did some work on the Camaro. Looked around and didn't see anyone's frame ties that did everything I wanted them to do so I started building my own. Seems the one's sold only connect the front and back, no other points. Building mine so I can tie them into the two reinforcement on the floor of the car. The main hoop for the roll bar will set directly over the top of the rear mount point, and the door bar will mount directly above the front frame tie attach point.... I'm using 1 1/2" DOM for the frame ties, and 1 5/8" DOM for the 6 point roll bar, should tie everything together well. Also thinking of adding a rear crossmember/drive shaft hoop on the rear... Rear end will be a 9" with adjustable lowers and uppers on the triangulated 4 bar.... Should ride ok and handle great!!!!

Just had a guy in today inquiring about a competition type 'glass Merc.... If he decides to have one built, might as well sell both Camaro's, the pickup, and the Ranchero..... won't have any time at all to work on my own stuff.... Geez, I thought retirement would be easier!!!!!!

If you wern't so damn good at it, nobody would bother you Dave!

Just an up date, car rolling along well, doors have been lined up, fenders aligned, and rear fenders re-welded and aligned. I'll have some pic's tomorrow, also the hood goe's in for it's leuvers monday.