cooters T bucket build

[choppinczech]

I have my shims under the bearing 'cause the OD is so big.

Might get some smaller ones from McMaster Carr.

 

[fordnut]

Mine show shims under the bearing as well.

 

[cooter]

Mine show shims under the bearing as well.

Im seeing conflicting images. Speedway shows it on top in instructions and under bearing in there magazine. Interesting.

 

[cooter]

Google aint shown factory specs from the 40's yet.

 

[choppedtop]

I checked a bunch of images for king pin install. Looks like some were on top and some were on bottom. Does it really matter? Somebody here has the correct answer I bet. I tossed my instructions after the install. Guess I should go take a look at my front end.

 

[fluidfloyd]

From the looks of the '54 Ford truck and the early Ford Hot Rod I Beam the bearing goes below the axle boss. Hope this helps.

George

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...in-kit-no-instructions-pic-for-reference.html

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/stupid-spindle-assembly-question.146675/

 

[cooter]

Shims on top just like i have them. Less chance of weight wearing them out. Thanks for the answer in jalopyjournal.

 

[dcmalone]

Looking good Cooter. I made the trip yesterday and got a truck load of stuff from Ron.

 

[cooter]

Looking good Cooter. I made the trip yesterday and got a truck load of stuff from Ron.

Gimme some pics

 

[cooter]

 

[cooter]

 

[cooter]

Houston, I think theres a problem?

 

[cooter]

my frame is 26 1/2" wide. my firewall is 25" ??

 

[choppedtop]

Don't remember reading about the body and frame. Who made the body, and who made the frame. Looks like frame is a bit wide to me. You have a frame picture?
Lee

 

[cooter]

Don't remember reading about the body and frame. Who made the body, and who made the frame. Looks like frame is a bit wide to me. You have a frame picture?
Lee

CCR frame I built, 10" stretchbody from RPM. Its my first build so I don't really know what to expect but it looks like the firewall should match frame?

 

[cooter]

my frame can be seen ubder ccr frame section on forum.

 

[Zandoz]

From what I've seen, the frame and body widths frequently do not match. I think it's most noticeable if the body is channeled and the frame is a different color than the body.

 

[cooter]

So from the pics i have the front framerails comeing through the body will be ok.? Ill just go all black then.

 

[choppinczech]

I've seen pics of a lot of Ts like that. Both on the rails or channeled.

 

[choppedtop]

Sure don't look right to me. If you don't have engine and trans mounts already installed, I would pinch the front and rear cross members to get it correct where the firewall sits.
Lee