You can check my Gallery for updated pics, but I finished the rearend setup on the '36, I have some tweaking to do here and there, but I'm thinking I'll start mocking up the frontend stuff on the IFS, so I can place the engine and get and idea of the stance so I can set up a few things...as I mentioned in the '47-early forum, criticism is welcomed

 

For the love that is all real...

I started mocking up the Heidts frontend today, and realized I now need a spring compresser to put the front coilovers together (no mention of this in the instructions)...so I hit a major standstill, I was going to just loosely assemble everything and add some weight to the front end to get a rough idea of ride heigth, now I have to go make a comperesser...since I'm to darned cheap to buy one...also, I've other issues with this "kit", I mean why have beveled washers on just the outside of the bushishings where the nuts and bolts contact the rubber...why not add another 8 beveled washers to go where the rubber contacts the towers?

So now I need to see about splitting some stock and making some beveled/concave washers...probably wouldn't matter to the majority of guys, but I'm **** about some stupid stuff....plus rig up a compresser so I can put the shocks together.

Slow-lay, but Sure-lay, I'm gonna get it done...my way.

PS...just more truck talk

 

Okay, I don't have to make anything just yet (for the spring compresser), I'm going to use two bearnig seperators and some long bolts and squeeze then suckers together and assemble!

Took me a beer and a few minutes to get it figuered out.

 

Hmmn...seem to be talking to myself...but that's okay, I always win the arguement...oh wait...or do I always lose?

Now I'm just getting myself confused...

 

Do we actually talk about Fords in this forum?...Darn!!!!!!!!! I must have had a brain fart...I was looking for a blonde about 5'2"....ROTFLMFAO

 

Me too, but now days, I can't even afford to look at them

Best of luck to you though...

 

I can afford to look, but that is only because I've already paid my debt having been married and divorced three times now.

 

Old is a state of mind!...A state of mind I try and not recognize.

 

See Chet...I am waaaaaaaaay ahead of you.

I happen to look forward to the potential cost, and just let it ride...funny what a good look will do to your bank account

 

Oh no, it's not age, it's $$...just need to think hard about it

 

Nice work on the '36.

Keep up steam, don't loose your momentum!

 

Thanks, hopefully I'll get past a few hiccups today and get things together and ready for engine/trans mockup!

 

Well, the bearing seperator idea was a big flop, too much angle on them with the coils to do any good...so, being the cheap *******o (I'm Sicilian...I think that's a real word ) I am, I modified a set of VW strut compressers I had to get the coilshocks together.

So I've decided I'll leave the caliper and brackets off for now as well as the sway bar and rack and just mount the spindles and rotors so I can put some wheels on it and some weight to see what's up...everything has to come off for paint anyways, so no use putting too much together now.
I shuold be able to update my gallery later tonight with smoe pics of the partially complete frontend...it is kinda cool seeing it come together

 

Any progress is a good progress

 

Now there is a good toast! Cheers.