frame progress

The frame is coming along good! papa got the crossmember and the rearend in. Still think that we need to "Z" up the rearend however.

Rearend..

Finally convinced Papa the other day that the 9" rearend would work better for what we need. After a short journey to the backyard to the old truck chassis to scavenge the rearend, and bringing it in to the garage on the forklift; we set it up under the car and took some measurements. Didn't take much after that to convince him that it was the size we needed.

After sizing up the rearend, we called the wheel guy and got the measurements for the wheels we will need. Had we of stayed with the 8" rearend, there wouldn't be a wheel available that would have worked. As it is with the 9" one, we will need to use the smallest backspacing they can produce, which is 2 and 1/2 inches. Any less than that and it would reduce the strength of the wheels.

Begining the layout of the frame

papa got the frame setup to begin fabrication. Set the Mustang II crossmember up there to begin fitting it.

Engine testing video

Video of starting the engine up to begin the break-in period.

Testing the engine

Pictures of engine ready to test

Building the engine test stand

A couple pictures of the engine test stand in progress

Buffing out 81 year old paint..

Took a buffing wheel to the car body today, in order to see what would happen. Amazing how that 81 year old paint can buff to a nice shine!