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0 2020/06/30 10:10:28
Full custom axle housing. 1/4 wall, big ford bearings, internal and external gussets.
Full custom axle housing. 1/4 wall, big ford bearings, internal and external gussets.
0 2020/06/30 10:10:29
Never hurts to take photos of numbers you may need in the future (axle length)
Never hurts to take photos of numbers you may need in the future (axle length)
0 2020/06/30 10:10:31
Setting the rails in, squaring things up. I try every chance i get to get every thing as close to 0.0 as i can. So far the build has been pretty tight.
Setting the rails in, squaring things up. I try every chance i get to get every thing as close to 0.0 as i can. So far the build has been pretty tight.
0 2020/06/30 10:10:32
Setting ride height. haven't decided if a traditional 4 link is the route i am taking, or if a z-link system is more my fit. also considering a triangulated 4 link. Decisions decisions. This is a street car. not a dragster. It could pull a trailer, it could do 150+mph if the hair is just right.
Setting ride height. haven't decided if a traditional 4 link is the route i am taking, or if a z-link system is more my fit. also considering a triangulated 4 link. Decisions decisions. This is a street car. not a dragster. It could pull a trailer, it could do 150+mph if the hair is just right.
0 2020/06/30 10:10:34
Trick of the camera. Playing with rake intentions and ride height. This is a 31.5 inch tall tire
Trick of the camera. Playing with rake intentions and ride height. This is a 31.5 inch tall tire
0 2020/07/07 03:53:18
Rear bumper brackets.
Rear bumper brackets.
0 2020/07/07 03:53:20
Custom hunk of plywood floor and checking the leg room front to rear. I would like to see a bit more foot room for the rear seats. May end up modifying the back rests so the seats can go back a few more inches.
Custom hunk of plywood floor and checking the leg room front to rear. I would like to see a bit more foot room for the rear seats. May end up modifying the back rests so the seats can go back a few more inches.
0 2020/07/07 03:53:21
Huge amounts of room to grow. Cooker makes a 390/50/18 that should squeak in there. (very custom rims to pull that off)
Huge amounts of room to grow. Cooker makes a 390/50/18 that should squeak in there. (very custom rims to pull that off)
0 2020/07/07 03:53:22
Still have 6ish almost 7 inches of up travel left. Some will be lost when the tubs go in there.
Still have 6ish almost 7 inches of up travel left. Some will be lost when the tubs go in there.
0 2020/07/07 03:53:23
2011 Mini cooper seats front and rear. We did a road trip in the Wife's Mini and after several hundred miles planted I got out and felt as good as i did when I got in. (I will be putting these things into everything i own)
2011 Mini cooper seats front and rear. We did a road trip in the Wife's Mini and after several hundred miles planted I got out and felt as good as i did when I got in. (I will be putting these things into everything i own)
0 2020/07/07 03:53:25
Mounter rear bumper brackets. A very bad reaction to the weld through primer. this new primer maybe junk.
Mounter rear bumper brackets. A very bad reaction to the weld through primer. this new primer maybe junk.
0 2020/07/07 03:53:25
Lower arm bracket all ready to be set into the front cross member
Lower arm bracket all ready to be set into the front cross member
0 2020/07/14 04:09:06
Lower a-arm plates. each pair has the slot just a little higher than the last.
Lower a-arm plates. each pair has the slot just a little higher than the last.
0 2020/07/14 04:09:07
Trailer hitch notched into the trunk frame. This will make for a strange gas tank.
Trailer hitch notched into the trunk frame. This will make for a strange gas tank.
0 2020/07/14 04:09:08
Pulled the front suspension jig out, and started mapping out the front end.
Pulled the front suspension jig out, and started mapping out the front end.
0 2020/07/14 04:09:09
The beginnings of the lower cross member.
The beginnings of the lower cross member.
0 2020/07/14 04:09:10
Lots of time spent jigging things up.
Lots of time spent jigging things up.
0 2020/07/14 04:09:12
Lower arm plates going together
Lower arm plates going together
0 2020/07/14 04:09:13
Hidden hitch will have a plate bracket in it most of the time. The trailer hitch will have a receiver for the plate bracket built off to 1 side.
Hidden hitch will have a plate bracket in it most of the time. The trailer hitch will have a receiver for the plate bracket built off to 1 side.
0 2020/07/14 04:09:14
Tore up some old pallets i had lying around and built a fixture to help hold the lower and upper rails in place so i can tack and measure.
Tore up some old pallets i had lying around and built a fixture to help hold the lower and upper rails in place so i can tack and measure.
0 2020/07/22 03:58:01
Forward bars are in, time to start bracing. Added a firewall vertical and a cowl brace to triangulate the fire wall/front clip.
Forward bars are in, time to start bracing. Added a firewall vertical and a cowl brace to triangulate the fire wall/front clip.
0 2020/07/22 03:58:03
To those that think I work in a huge facility. This is a shot of my 2 car garage. Every night i clean it up so the wife can park her hot rod in it. (Well almost every night)
To those that think I work in a huge facility. This is a shot of my 2 car garage. Every night i clean it up so the wife can park her hot rod in it. (Well almost every night)
0 2020/07/22 03:58:04
Set the engine back in, cross member set at it, and measured the front suspension over and over again.
Set the engine back in, cross member set at it, and measured the front suspension over and over again.
0 2020/07/22 03:58:05
Measure twice cut once isn't just a saying. It's my life. some of this stuff gets hours of measuring for a single tack.
Measure twice cut once isn't just a saying. It's my life. some of this stuff gets hours of measuring for a single tack.
0 2020/07/22 03:58:06
Upper a-arms at it to verify the spacing and placement of there mounts with the ability to adjust for alignment.
Upper a-arms at it to verify the spacing and placement of there mounts with the ability to adjust for alignment.
0 2020/07/22 03:58:07
0 2020/07/22 03:58:08
shot standing in the right rear floor area. If it had a floor
shot standing in the right rear floor area. If it had a floor
0 2020/07/29 04:14:47
Not sure i like the front horns for the cross member.
Not sure i like the front horns for the cross member.
0 2020/07/29 04:14:48
Set the Corvette engine and transmission at it. Checking out the potential leg room
Set the Corvette engine and transmission at it. Checking out the potential leg room
0 2020/07/29 04:14:49
engine off set photo
engine off set photo
0 2020/07/29 04:14:51
Fun top shot
Fun top shot
0 2020/07/29 04:14:52
The vertical bars also act as a truss for the upper and lower front frame rails. There intentionally narrow about a 1/4 inch so they can be shimmed out for alignment. Or set for huge camber.
The vertical bars also act as a truss for the upper and lower front frame rails. There intentionally narrow about a 1/4 inch so they can be shimmed out for alignment. Or set for huge camber.
0 2020/07/29 04:14:53
Built the Vertical bars that hold the upper a-arms in place.
Built the Vertical bars that hold the upper a-arms in place.
0 2020/07/29 04:14:54
Lots of fun photos
Lots of fun photos
0 2020/07/29 04:14:55
0 2020/07/29 04:14:56
Fun shot down the throat of the beast.
Fun shot down the throat of the beast.
0 2020/07/29 04:14:57
Tossed the tire at it to verify clearance at full lock.
Tossed the tire at it to verify clearance at full lock.
0 2020/07/29 04:14:58
Right side tacked together
Right side tacked together
0 2020/08/04 04:18:01
0 2020/08/04 04:18:03