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  1. Gostallion

    Trailer hitch attachment?

    Spanky makes good sense here, I guess its more about appearing to have seat belts if pulled over.
  2. Gostallion

    Trailer hitch attachment?

    The .120 wall thickness makes it pretty strong. I'm looking at this 2 ways which is to put a hitch on it (by bolting the hitch unit on) and then that would give me tie points for putting in seat belts. How is everyone tying down their seat belts?? there doesn't seem to be anywhere to bolt...
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    Trailer hitch attachment?

    I measured the cross bar at 2" x 3" and around 29" long including the side rail, but I didn't know the thickness and since the body is all installed on it, welding gussets doesn't look possible. It is a small cargo trailer designed to be pulled by a motorcycle, I still have to fix it up and...
  4. Gostallion

    Trailer hitch attachment?

    Does anyone know how strong the back cross rail is on a Total performance frame???? choices are very limited as to attaching a trailer hitch, so my idea is to attach a bumper mount receiver (flat top plate) to the bottom side of the back cross piece that is over the rear axle. So, since I...
  5. Gostallion

    Raising Front End Height

    Potvinguy, interesting and creative, last time i saw a wooden motor mount was when I was little and helping my dad put a flathead in a track roadster. As you can see the front motor mounts are the type that raise up (thick rubber disc to stand-off), to level out the motor when the frame is at a...
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    Raising Front End Height

    IC, that would move the plate farther down which would raise the front end while maintaining full perch strength. thanks
  7. Gostallion

    Raising Front End Height

    OK, I agree, I just looked up the center spacer block which are only 1/4" thick and I would think stacking several would cause movement of them sliding around. maybe a 1" block would work better. any opinions on turning over the end perch pivots over (to angle up) but leaving the shackles...
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    Raising Front End Height

    OK, good info, i was thinking flipping the perch over to angle up instead of down but still have the shackle go down so it wouldn't flip around, I realize it wouldn't give me much, so could that be a problem? as far as the center perch under the U-bolts a spacer block would be a good idea and...
  9. Gostallion

    Raising Front End Height

    so I could spin the end spring perch halfway around (to angle up) to gain a little height if that is structurally acceptable?
  10. Gostallion

    VIN Location

    my TP has a VIN plate with a number riveted to the chassis so is there a way to find out when it was built or even purchased by the vin if it was sequential? maybe there is a database of the kits?? insurance company wants to go by when it was built not by 1923 soooooo, obviously going to have...
  11. Gostallion

    Raising Front End Height

    It is standard spring eyes meaning the wrap goes down. it is a round tube axle, i am trying to attach a pic here of what it is.
  12. Gostallion

    Raising Front End Height

    Hi, my T bucket is a Total Performance car with 26" 4 leaf front spring, standard eye, still with the friction shocks. Now the ride height is too low, my oil and tranny pans are dented and scraped and I need to get the front end up some. Our stupid city council here thinks speed bumps on the...
  13. Gostallion

    Hello fellow T-Bucketheads from Central Iowa

    I agree with you fletcherson and that was exactly what I did! re-plumbed it eliminating the loop, totally drained and flushed (moisture had gotten in) the whole system and since the cross for the original MC is not available any more, used my specs and found an even better MC for it. So if...
  14. Gostallion

    Hello fellow T-Bucketheads from Central Iowa

    well this is turning into an adventure. went to all the usual suspects; autozone, advance, oreillys, carquest, and the NAPA warehouse itself which is very close to me. not to mention several local brake shops. the one that came out of the bucket is casting number 2623938 which crosses to...
  15. Gostallion

    Hello fellow T-Bucketheads from Central Iowa

    Hey Spanky, what is the part # on that MC in the pic, it looks like it would work. did you put in a short pedal rod since there is no booster?
  16. Gostallion

    Hello fellow T-Bucketheads from Central Iowa

    still trying to make this work
  17. Gostallion

    Hello fellow T-Bucketheads from Central Iowa

    what I have to rework... replace the MC and remove the loop
  18. Gostallion

    Hello fellow T-Bucketheads from Central Iowa

    bump
  19. Gostallion

    Hello fellow T-Bucketheads from Central Iowa

    that is exactly my plan, the proportioning valve is already there.
  20. Gostallion

    Hello fellow T-Bucketheads from Central Iowa

    actually not a good idea to loop the 2 reservoirs together like that since the front is a disc brake and the back is drums. may have to put in a residual valve. i wonder if Speedway has any of the original master cylinders left, easier to replace that to rebuild it, but then again a different...

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