cmcdanl
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Thanks Dave. I was actually planning on doing that this weekend. I have the gusset drawn up already. I will also be mounting the coil over to the gusset.
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Thanks Dave. I was actually planning on doing that this weekend. I have the gusset drawn up already. I will also be mounting the coil over to the gusset.
cmcdanl
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Thanks Francis. I can't really take credit for most of the ideas. I have gotten a lot of ideas from looking at other peoples builds and the book I'm reading. I get the basic ideas and then draw my own brackets out to fit what I need.
bigblk1177
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Bud Lite GOOD!!!! Just don't drink too many when building LOLThe project is looking great! I also like the fact that it looks like your Miller welder is taking a break to have a Bud Light and assess the progress
Don'tCallMeJimmie
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Smithwick's does the trick too.
Heck, any barley pop is acceptable, personal tastes aside.
Heck, any barley pop is acceptable, personal tastes aside.
To each his own! I'm surprised no one has chimed in on the Houston Texans sign hanging on the wall yet.
Whats wrong with your sign?
cmcdanl
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Update from the weekend... I got the gussets for the rear spring mounts cut out, shaped, and welded in place. Created some mounts for the coil overs and welded those onto the rear spring mounts and gussets. Also got the upper radius rods cut, tapped, and bolted up. Ran out of tubing so I couldn't finish the lower bar. I am using 7/8" OD and 5/8" ID tubing with 11/16 ford tie rod ends (new from speedway). It was the cheapest route I found that were new parts. I also drew up a mount to bolt the coil overs to the frame. Started cutting them out and ran out of gas. So that's where I stopped this weekend. You might notice a similarity to a certain company's rear suspensions mounts. I liked the look of the rear of their cars so I borrowed a few design ideas. Also I might add that I know the rear radius rods look pretty close to the body. I'm hoping that they angle out enough to miss. They had about 5 inches of travel from where they bolt to the axle mount before they hit. I only have those mounts tacked on, so if I need to I will knock them off and make some dropped mounts. Had a little help from my girlfriends younger brother. He's taking a welding class in high school and wanted to come do some welds. I let him do a few small welds after I watched him practice a little. It's always fun when someone wants to learn from you.
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flatheadgary
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just curious, why the leaf spring and the coilovers? is the spring real soft? great work though for your first one.
Hey, Dan;
Looks good so far.
Iffen I'd seen this a bit earlier, I'd've suggested a spring in front, using the same original spring location, & just moving the rear axle back a couple of inches. Or if you really wanted the rear spring, leaving the rear axle in the original location, & using a spring mount like the one in front. (I'm not a huge fan of the AA/Altered rear tire location look on the street - unless we're doing a clone of Wild Willies' smoker. .
On the springs, why the trailer spring in the front? I'm thinking it'll be a bit soft, & the front spring used in the rear will be quite stiff. I think you may need to pull all but 3 leaves... & maybe add them to the front after shortening them - if the width is similar.
Thanks for putting this up, it's interesting.
Marcus...
Looks good so far.
Iffen I'd seen this a bit earlier, I'd've suggested a spring in front, using the same original spring location, & just moving the rear axle back a couple of inches. Or if you really wanted the rear spring, leaving the rear axle in the original location, & using a spring mount like the one in front. (I'm not a huge fan of the AA/Altered rear tire location look on the street - unless we're doing a clone of Wild Willies' smoker.
.On the springs, why the trailer spring in the front? I'm thinking it'll be a bit soft, & the front spring used in the rear will be quite stiff. I think you may need to pull all but 3 leaves... & maybe add them to the front after shortening them - if the width is similar.
Thanks for putting this up, it's interesting.
Marcus...
cmcdanl
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Hey guys, thanks for the input and questions.
flatheadgary, I am using the leaf spring and coil overs in the rear for a few reasons. The leaf spring is way too soft to be used by itself, and real coil overs are out of my budget. So I'm using the leaf spring and motorcycle shocks together because it's cheap and should be stiff enough with the added motorcycle shocks. Also having the two together takes away the need for a panhard bar.
Marcus, the trailer spring is actually very stiff. With my jumping up and down on the front of the car it doesn't seem to budge at all. I saved the leafs that I took off the original A spring in case I need to add some later. As far as the spring that's on the rear, I took it down to 5 leafs, and it's actually very soft. Way too soft to use alone which is why I added the motorcycle shocks.
Chase
flatheadgary, I am using the leaf spring and coil overs in the rear for a few reasons. The leaf spring is way too soft to be used by itself, and real coil overs are out of my budget. So I'm using the leaf spring and motorcycle shocks together because it's cheap and should be stiff enough with the added motorcycle shocks. Also having the two together takes away the need for a panhard bar.
Marcus, the trailer spring is actually very stiff. With my jumping up and down on the front of the car it doesn't seem to budge at all. I saved the leafs that I took off the original A spring in case I need to add some later. As far as the spring that's on the rear, I took it down to 5 leafs, and it's actually very soft. Way too soft to use alone which is why I added the motorcycle shocks.
Chase
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