Ron's '27 modifed build
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Hey Ron, looks like you got the pics figured out. :clap: Thats a sweet looking frame. 
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tfeverfred
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Youngster said:
I'm glad you got the pics to come up,Ron. The work you are doing is super! I can't help but keep going back to that grill shell and the body behind it. Man, this is going to be RIGHT!
My momma used to say if you don't toot your own horn, no one else will. :toast:
Here's the pics of the new rubber for TKO. The rears are 235R15's and the fronts are 165SR15's. I would really like to run the '33 Ford wires, but this will get me on the road sooner. I bought the rims, rings and caps about 3 years ago for $150. Might as well use them.
Ron
Ron
Not much to post this week. I had an other project in the shop the last week or so. I have been working on the front suspension some though.
I'm using a pair of Speedway bat wings for the front hair pins. I didn't like the way they looked, so I added a touch of my own. They also wouldn't let the tie rod go to full lock. At the bottom of the picture you can see the bat wing as it comes from Speedway. I added a piece to the inside of the clevis and then trimmed enough material away to alow the tie rod to move freely.
I couldn't help doing a little detailing on the axel and the perch pins.
Ron
I'm using a pair of Speedway bat wings for the front hair pins. I didn't like the way they looked, so I added a touch of my own. They also wouldn't let the tie rod go to full lock. At the bottom of the picture you can see the bat wing as it comes from Speedway. I added a piece to the inside of the clevis and then trimmed enough material away to alow the tie rod to move freely.
I couldn't help doing a little detailing on the axel and the perch pins.
Ron
I've been working on "project TKO" again. A while back there was a post about quick changes. I have always wanted one. At $1300 for a new one and not much less for a used one, I had given up hope of ever getting one. In that post Todd reminded me that I had built a dummy before. To make a long story short, I started digging through my scrap bin and this is what I came up with. It still needs to be detailed and I'll do that when I do the rear of the housing. Here it is;
I'll post more pics when I get it under the frame.
Ron
I'll post more pics when I get it under the frame.
Ron
Todd
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Youngster said:I've been working on "project TKO" again. A while back there was a post about quick changes. I have always wanted one. At $1300 for a new one and not much less for a used one, I had given up hope of ever getting one. In that post Todd reminded me that I had built a dummy before. To make a long story short, I started digging through my scrap bin and this is what I came up with. It still needs to be detailed and I'll do that when I do the rear of the housing. Here it is;
I'll post more pics when I get it under the frame.
Ron
That is so cool! Just like the one I remembered.
Up date...It's a roller!!!! This is the first time it's been on all 4's with out cans, clamps and wire holding it together.
Here's the front end with perch #4. Yup, 4 perches before I found a design I could live with. The gizzmo holding the spring to the axle is just to hold my ride height.
Here's the rear end. Needs more detailing but I'll get that during tear down.
The next outside job isn't coming in till the end of the week so I'm gonna tackle the shocks next.
Ron
Here's the front end with perch #4. Yup, 4 perches before I found a design I could live with. The gizzmo holding the spring to the axle is just to hold my ride height.
Here's the rear end. Needs more detailing but I'll get that during tear down.
The next outside job isn't coming in till the end of the week so I'm gonna tackle the shocks next.
Ron
