The C-cab build!
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The C-cab build!
Well, now I'm kicking off the C-cab build. One thing about a one off build, there's not much to look at in the beginning. Since I'm building the whole truck from scratch, you'll just have to be patient with the progress.
I started to fabricate the front suspension. I'm using the front and rear axles from a slick side Ford. A '61 Front axle (right, RC?) and a 9" from a '66 Ford.
Here are the spring perches for the front axle. I'm converting the parallel front leaves in to a transverse leaf like the early Fords had but keeping the '61 axle mounting locations.
Here's the perches mounted and the spring sitting in place. I'll make the shackles tomorrow and get the spring mounted. The perches aren't done yet. They need to be tweaked a little more to allow for tad more spring travel. I need to open the radius up about a 1/4" more over all to allow for the spring to flatten out as it flexes. I also need to weld plates on for the radius arms to mount to.
Well here's the whole truck so far! ...at least what I have built of it, anyway.
This is gonna take a while.
I started to fabricate the front suspension. I'm using the front and rear axles from a slick side Ford. A '61 Front axle (right, RC?) and a 9" from a '66 Ford.
Here are the spring perches for the front axle. I'm converting the parallel front leaves in to a transverse leaf like the early Fords had but keeping the '61 axle mounting locations.
Here's the perches mounted and the spring sitting in place. I'll make the shackles tomorrow and get the spring mounted. The perches aren't done yet. They need to be tweaked a little more to allow for tad more spring travel. I need to open the radius up about a 1/4" more over all to allow for the spring to flatten out as it flexes. I also need to weld plates on for the radius arms to mount to.
Well here's the whole truck so far! ...at least what I have built of it, anyway.
This is gonna take a while.
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Thanks Chip. I'd eventually like to TIG everything together. I have an ugly weld on one of the perches because it was the first bead I put down. The metal was ice cold and I had trouble with penetration. After that, I heated up the metal first and it went a lot better.
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I got the shackles done. I also went back and cleaned up the brackets a little. I'm satisfied with these parts so far.
This is a little different from anything I've ever done before. Usually I save up some money, buy a part and bolt it on. Pretty much every part I bolt to this truck will have to fabricated or modified first.
This is a little different from anything I've ever done before. Usually I save up some money, buy a part and bolt it on. Pretty much every part I bolt to this truck will have to fabricated or modified first.
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I have 2 bronco's frames (one is a little bent in the tail end, lol) and the complete front and rear suspention +axles and a title for the rear ended one....anything you need let me know. Cause you know I have a part or two....LMAO
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Thanks Rich, but all the parts I need from Ford I already have. Everything else I need will have to be built.
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I got some more progress on the C-cab today. I started welding up the frame rails.
I welded a brace into the front crossmember so it stays rigid.
I put a 12" kick up in the rear section so I can lower it down. I want around 5" between the ground and the bottom of the frame rails.
Here, it's starting to look like something. I built in plates with the uprights so they had a little more strength.
Here are the frame rails with the front crossmember mocked up. I hope to have a roller by the end of the month.
I welded a brace into the front crossmember so it stays rigid.
I put a 12" kick up in the rear section so I can lower it down. I want around 5" between the ground and the bottom of the frame rails.
Here, it's starting to look like something. I built in plates with the uprights so they had a little more strength.
Here are the frame rails with the front crossmember mocked up. I hope to have a roller by the end of the month.
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Today I got the front crossmember and spring mount finished up.
Here's the plate to capture the bottom of the spring.
And everything bolted together.
I made a cool little cover for it to hide the ugly spring mount.
Here's the plate to capture the bottom of the spring.
And everything bolted together.
I made a cool little cover for it to hide the ugly spring mount.
