Rear in....photo update...

[firstgear]

Before I can put the nuts on the bolts that hold the 4 link bars in place I need to get the motor and tranny in to adjust the angle for the drive shaft. But in the meantime, everything else is torque and loctited (blue) in place.

frame looks so much better powder coated....

After I got the 3rd member in and torqued down, I taped everything off, wiped it down with acetone and sprayed it with clear Krylon hoping that it will stay "fresh" a while longer before it looks all rusty.

3.55 posi with nodular iron case, will be able to take all the horsepower that the 383 stroker throws at it......

I really need to find a way to get bigger tires on the car, I know that when I hit third gear the tires aren't going to be able to hook up and will spin, won't that be a fun feeling.....

you have to have tiny fingers to get inbetween the axel and the those emergency brakes in order to get the axle clamp in place, and of course because it is a Ford 9", there is a special spacer in there for the backing plate for the disc brake carrier that has to be positioned just so as well....nothing is easy for sure....

there are 4 bolts and nuts that hold on that axle clamp, anyone know what the torque spec is to tighten them down to? Should they be loctited with the blue stuff?

I need to get the rear sway bar in place, had to glass bead it tonight and the various mounts and blocks so that it can get powder coated silver and clear as well.

Comments or suggestions? Rear brakes to be mounted next with the rotors....stay tuned!

Herb

 

[bossvette]

Lookin good Herb

are you joining us at Cruise-fest?

 

[firstgear]

Lookin good Herb

are you joining us at Cruise-fest?

right now just planning to join you at the BBQ.......as long as something doesn't come up along the way.....

 

[67HEAVEN]

Good stuff. Bet you can't wait to get into those boxes marked "Cragar".

 

[firstgear]

Good stuff. Bet you can't wait to get into those boxes marked "Cragar".

I keep looking at those, but have seen some Boyd Coddington wheels, Junk Yard Dogs that have caught my eye and those Cragars may be a thing of the past....

and I can get the exact offset I might want rather than what is already manufactured......also the selection of tires with 17" rims isn't what I thought it would be, sure you can find them, but they have diameters less than 26" genereally, and when I find the tire that is bigger in diameter then I am fighting max section width (trying to keep the tire under the fender) or you are into a truck tire....at 18" there is a much better selection of tire. The Cragars don't come in a diameter larger than 17".

but I do have an all season tire mounted on one Cragar and using that to gauge the tires on the car, once I get the suspension front and rear on the car, the body will go back on and I will do some figuring of rims and tires .

Between offsets and max section widths, trying to get the fattest tire and keep it under the car fender is quite a challenge.

this is what I have on my '03 Z06, so no wonder I like the Junk Yard Dog

The angles of the spokes really (IMO) adds to the glitter of the wheel and they never fail to get compliments....so perhaps that is why I am heading in this direction.....something different...

 

[firstgear]

updated my reply to Heaven.....see above....

 

[Viet Nam Vett]

Wow... Herb ...Looking Excellent..!!

 

[firstgear]

Wow... Herb ...Looking Excellent..!!

thank you! I am feeling as I go, for sure. I am taking parts and glass beading them and then getting them powder coated silver and clear powder over that.

Don't let anyone tell you differently, POWDER COATING IS ONE TOUGH COATING! Some of the first pieces that were coated were a challenge. They coated silver just fine but when the clear went over them there was a puddling effect on some of the parts. Some parts I can hide by virture of where they go others I have had to re-shoot. OUCH, I tried to bead blast them HAHA, that isn't going to happen. All it did was take the gloss off the clear. So I took them to my wire wheel, HAHA again, in the end I got them sanded and never did remove the powder, but we shot them again silver with clear over the top and this time they came out just fine.

Turns out there is an art to silver with clear (our customers run into this all the time) and once you figure out the right amount of silver and then clear everything is fine.

Again, all I can say is that POWDER COATING IS TOUGH and DURABLE!

 

[studiog]

Looks great Herb. Nice to see that vintage frame get a tough layer of power coated protection on it. You are making nice steady progress. Keep up the great job.

 

[firstgear]

Looks great Herb. Nice to see that vintage frame get a tough layer of power coated protection on it. You are making nice steady progress. Keep up the great job.

thanks dog.......It is easier with the encouragement that everyone gives on this site.....thanks again!

Herb