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I think it's time to have Brent or Bill change your screen name to "KING O' BLING"!!!!

Hope they work for you as well as they look pro.

Came out looking real nice.

Neat stuff Pro!! look great!

Hi evryone
noob here looking for some outside advise. I'm in the 4th year of an all steel frame up of a 34 plymouth coupe. Here are the specs so far.
I boxed the frame put in a 1970 318 V8, Erson #E420121 Cam 1400-4800 RPM Range , 727 Auto Trans w/1800RPM stall speed, 83/4- 3.08 rear end gears. I would like some exhaust ideas, some tell me go with the X or H cross over some say no. What do think?

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

I think it's time to have Brent or Bill change your screen name to "KING O' BLING"!!!!

Thanks everybody.

I don't think the anti-billet crowd is gonna like this deal Uncle Bob. lol

yuppers, we gonna have to start calling your 'maro "The Bling-Bling Thing".................

Steel fab today, no bling. Got a little more done on the hinges. Made a jig to cut the frame horns off. Boxed in the rail to keep junk from getting down inside the frame. Welded them in along with some fish plates to weld the horns back on.





I had a little ooops. I spun some bushing bungs on the lathe, welded them in & when I tested it the hinge came out of the rail. The pins were supposed to keep the hinge in the rail but there was just enough clearance for it to slip by.


So I made up these little clips to grab the pin a little better. Ended up making clips for both pins. That meant the linkage would no longer fit inside the rail, so I made some c-channel out of square tubing for the bottom. Holes are for junk & water drainage. I'll have to add one on the top too. At least the hinge locks in place solid now, in both open & closed positions.



Got a few more parts to make & they will be ready to weld back on. The 3/4'' pins are for alignment during welding, eventually they will be replaced with 3/4" nylon bushing stock & a 1/2" steel pin. Got some black corian® cut-offs from a counter top place. Cutting that on the CNC to fill in the gaps between the rails & the hinges, so there won't be any metal to metal contact. Nylon & corian® should allow the hinges to slide smooth.


I hope this deal goes a little better from here on out. Hate those glitches.

For no ''bling'' it sure feels like I just looked at some.
Nice.

Looks great Pro! Glitches were invented about the day after hot rod building!!!!

You wanna talk glitches - just take a look at my AVATAR. Only one has brought me to a halt coasting to the side of the road though

That 'hinge' system looks great

Ok. Been awhile since I've been here. Been obsessed with trying to get my son's 65 finished. Finally all in primer and about half of it blocked and ready for paint. Now....its just too dang hot to mess with it. Bought a huge fan for the shop but my sweat keeps dripping on primer while I'm sanding. Figure I'll just put it off for a while.

Which leads me to my alternate plan for the 36 Cheby. I knew when I started this truck build....that in the pit of my stomach I really just wanted a open wheel hot rod. Anyone familiar with Gizmoness (James Crosby's 56 Peterbuilt) will know right away the direction I hope to go with the 36. I hope to set the cab on a pair of 32 rails, no bed (bobbed rear), maybe a quick change rear maybe not, solid axle traditional steer with sprint car steering box, keeping the LS, and either a set of the modern looking 20X10's and skinny's up front or the prostreet look with 15X15's at the back.

I'm still trying to figure out what to expect on the steering though. Not a great deal of info on the net. If I cant figure out a cantilevered/air bag set up for the front I'll probably go with spring behind Ibeam with traditional steering.

Taking at least 6" out of the bottom of the cab and 4" out top.

I see several members projects are finished. Great to see! Its good to see everyone still doing their thing on here. Hope everyone is well!

David

Hey, welcome back!! How have ya been, anyhow??? Sounds like a plan coming together for the '36!!!

Welcome back . I found a photo of Gizmoness. Cool Rod and a link about it here '56 Peterbilt "Gizmoness" | KruzinUSA

Hey Dave. I'll try to pop in now and then since its wonderfully hot and humid right now. I've been holding it together as usual. Hard pressed for time to do anything now days. I think the corporates have figured out since they made cutbacks at the beginning of the economic slide, they are saving money even paying over time. Plus side I still have my job, down side I just about have no other life.

Yes, I am doing an about face on the 36 now. Kinda pricey stuff going all perty and shiney for the front end and the rear. That should be the largest portion of the expense though. I would like to go with a Super Bell 4" drop, hairpins, traditional steer with sprint steerbox in dash. And I'm still diging for a used Winters Champion rear. Reality.....probably get a 9" and add a Magnum (paint) with cross steer. I really dig that Gizmoness. I just wish I had someone local that had a 32 so I could compare the curvature of the 36 to it. I already know I'll have to widen the frame a bit so I'm just going to buy a set of new rails and adjust from there. May be able to make some adjustment to the curve of the frame as long as I dont mess up the relief in the side.

Its good to see all is well.

David