Mel was over today and we got most of the rear suspension brackets fabricated. We left them in a rough state for the most part. I really don't want to finish them up until I have the housing back in the shop and get it hung on the 4 link.
These are the frame brackets for the panhard bar. We still have to cut the clearance pockets (the white layout lines) for the rails but we won't do that till the rear is actually in place. Because these brackets "live" on the frame kickup the cuts need to be in the right spot to control height.
http://images15.fotki.com/v2/photos/...MVC001F-vi.jpg
These are the housing brackets. They will be welded to the left side lower bar/shock/panhard bracket after the housing is hung.
http://images54.fotki.com/v77/photos...MVC002F-vi.jpg
This is the outer frame gusset for the panhard bar. It is "kind of" fit to the bottom of the rail but there is room to play. You can see my layout lines on the rail. These were laid in from the front 4 bar mounting hole to establish the panhard bar bracket location.
http://images116.fotki.com/v618/phot...MVC003F-vi.jpg
Here is a mock up shot of the housing bracket. The round tube will eventually pick up the housing itself to triangulate the PHB brkt.
http://images108.fotki.com/v205/phot...MVC009F-vi.jpg
Inside the PHB brkt is a box section to help carry the loads generated by the triangulation bar. This whole mess will be welded directly to the lower bar bracket.
http://images110.fotki.com/v629/phot...MVC011F-vi.jpg
We got a lot done. Mel is heading to Florida tomorrow for two weeks so I'll be going it alone for a while... Lots to do though.
I will start building the 4 link bars tomorrow. I will keep you all updated.
Thanks for looking
Mark