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  1. meangreen

    My first T build.

    Hey, $#!+ happens.:rolleyes: I built my first C-Cab in 11 months and my coupe in a year and 8 months, but it took me 7 years to finish the T!:confused: Life just kept getting in the way. I bought the frame for the 32 I'm building in March of 2016 and didn't get to hit a lick on it until...
  2. meangreen

    SBC 350 / TH350 / 3.50:1 ???

    My coupe runs a 350/350 with a 2.79 rear gear. The car weighs 2490. Back in '06 the wife and I drove it on a 2400 mile trip up through the Midwest and back through the Carolinas. It averaged about 18 mpg. I've had several TH-350's over the years in different weight and size vehicles and I love...
  3. meangreen

    pics from my build

    Hello Lake Modified! I'm about 185 miles north of you in Titusville. If you look at my avatar you can see I like the old dirt track style cars, too. My roadster is done in the style of the track roadsters of the late '40s and early '50s. It has a full tubular frame, roll bar with side bars built...
  4. meangreen

    Best handling front suspension

    Good advice/info above from both Hackerbuilt and Ex Junk. One thing you didn't specify - what type of radius rods are you running? You said you have a tube axle. Are you running hairpins? If so, your front end is in a bind when you corner hard and when it binds handling is "out the window". Tube...
  5. meangreen

    Scratch T

    Getting back to the original question... Have you ever seen Ed Roth's Tweedy Pie from the side? IMO, it's so short that it looks stubby and out of proportion. I think it had something like 89 inch wheelbase. It also sat fairly high compared to other "fad T's" of the time and the stance enhanced...
  6. meangreen

    coilover question

    Sorry for the delay in replying; I just now found your question... My Track-T has the homemade coilovers on the front and quarter-elliptic leaf springs on the rear. The front is fairly stiff, but the car only weighs 1630 pounds. The good news is that the passenger compartment in a T-bucket is...
  7. meangreen

    Laqeur thinner on tires?

    Lacquer thinner is OK to clean overspray off your tires once or twice, but repeated use will cause the rubber to harden and crack. I just use Armor All. It's not overly shiny unless you really slather it on. I spray it on a rag and wipe on just enough to clean the tires. As for MEK - that's...
  8. meangreen

    coilover question

    I don't know the extent of your fabrication skills, but if you are handy with torch, grinders, and welder you could do something like the ones on the front of my Track-T. I bought some springs on Ebay and a pair of front shocks for a Pinto at the local parts store and made these (pic attached)...
  9. meangreen

    Ocala NTBA 2017

    FYI - There is no interstate highway between Ocala and Daytona, just country roads and highways, mostly 2-lane. Depending on the route, some nice scenery along the way.
  10. meangreen

    Suspension travel - How much do I need?

    2old2fast above is pretty close to what I use. I generally allow 3" on the rear where he uses 2.5". The main thing is you don't want it to bottom out on a big bump. The front end of these things doesn't move a lot, but the rear end is closer to where you're sitting. If it bottoms out you'll feel...
  11. meangreen

    Turtle Deck lid hinges

    I used cabinet hinges that I bought from Lowe's. They are the "disappearing" or "hidden" type. I removed the self-closing springs because I didn't want the constant tension on them. I bonded wood all the way around the turtle deck opening for reinforcement of the fiberglass and also so I could...
  12. meangreen

    Your forum name

    Meangreen was the name that the announcer at Orlando Speedworld called me because my stock car was bright hot lime green. In a sea of red, blue, black, white, and yellow cars that green really stood out. I became locally known by the nickname, so I've kept it. The color was first used because...
  13. meangreen

    What settings to use on eastwood 175 mig welder

    If you want to see what happens to a rear axle housing that's been welded on, take a look at my thread over on Club Hotrod. The thread is called "Another Build Thread ? Yep, My Track-Style T" and the sequence dealing with the warped housing is on page 8.:confused: Here's a link: Another build...
  14. meangreen

    Neat Lil Track Roadster

    Mt track-T is for sale, but it ain't a '27... I gotta build something with doors. Because of the wife's back problems she can't get in and out of this one.:unsure:
  15. meangreen

    Wheel base?

    My first C-Cab had pop-in side windows so I could drive it in the rain and in cool weather (I lived in Indiana then and needed them). I once drove it 45 miles to an indoor show in January. It was 17 degrees and blowing snow. No heater, but at least I was out of the wind; I wore long-Johns and...
  16. meangreen

    Wheel base?

    The C-Cabs I built were similar to the Rays Rods car just above. I prefer the style that doesn't have the big hump in the roof. It's purely a matter of personal taste, but I have seen some that have the hump exaggerated to the point that they look stupid (like the red one above IMO). Most of the...
  17. meangreen

    Wheel base?

    Yes, I still have the original drawing I did in 1975...:confused: I also have some copies that reflect the changes I made on the second car.:thumbsup: Learning from the first few, when I built the second one for myself I added 2 inches more leg room and changed the shape of the doors slightly to...
  18. meangreen

    Wheel base?

    C-Cabs? Did somebody say C-Cabs? Ok, this is near and dear to my heart.:) I designed and built my first C-Cab in 1975 - '76. After that, eight more were built from my plans including one pickup truck version and one oversized one for a big guy. Two of the nine I built for myself and I helped...
  19. meangreen

    NTBA INDY Fall Regional

    Well, I had originally hoped to go, at least as a spectator, but life has gotten in the way again. I'm going to Indy this coming week to visit relatives and I had planned to stick around for this event, but I have to be back home by the 24th. DARN!!:( Have fun, folks, and take lots of...
  20. meangreen

    Triangulated four bar rear suspension

    This particular setup (above) has unequal length bars which means that it will bind slightly when the chassis leans to one side in a corner. The saving grace is that T-buckets don't lean a lot because the car is relatively light. Another characteristic of short unequal length bars (short on top)...

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