So glad you are doing this. "STANCE" is more than just a side profile. Others would have simply narrowed the rear, mini tubb'd, and sucked the tires under the car to make them fit. Though it looks impressive, its nowhere near as impressive in my mind as a wider "STANCE" made possible by pushing the tires out towards the edge.

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Good stuff Brett/Doug. You know I like it!

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[QUOTE=GrabberGT;497574]So glad you are doing this. "STANCE" is more than just a side profile. Others would have simply narrowed the rear, mini tubb'd, and sucked the tires under the car to make them fit. Though it looks impressive, its nowhere near as impressive in my mind as a wider "STANCE" made possible by pushing the tires out towards the edge.

Chris, thanks for the compliments towards Brett. This was forced upon him in some ways---but he always seems to find a way to overcome whatever the issue is. In this case the wheels had to be spaced out .25 to clear the new brakes---who woulda thought since the fronts clear just fine---but Brett is persistent and always seems to find the way through to make it work. Hopefully, the biggest challenges are now behind us and reassembly will be mostly straight forward.

thanks Tones! Can't wait to see the finished product! I mostly did it because I couldn't handle the drum brake questions any longer. Brett and I came up with a good response that I continued to use up until the car went under the knife----"I'm testing these one off mono-block drums from Baer and it's cured my knockback problem". "Just waiting to convert the fronts now".

Most people asked what a mono-block was--:getout:

So, at least brakes match now--and the Chicayne Speedtech Floater will take care of any knockback problems I may have had. I have to say, I will miss being part of the drum brake one legged Jihad team (DBOLJ). I'm no longer original.

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Dude--good to see you on here! I won't ask about the line of motors at Mast--but hope you will comment on where yours might be in that lineup anyways. After that it's time for some track days and having some serious fun with these things.

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Looking good Doug!

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Man, you weren't kiddin around about that mod----that looks dead nuts in the pics---and i'm grateful for the ease of removal also. Thanks for posting up the pics brother----great job per usual. Looking forward to seeing it this weekend in all it's "Stance" Glory. Very exciting.

Blake called.... he's looking for a fabricator.:poke:


If you've never been to St. George, Utah (near Vegas!) you owe it to yourself to drop in and see them. Nice town -- Great company.

Dude, let the guy finish my car first---

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Looking good Doug and great write up and fab work Brett as usual!:thumbsup:

Outstanding writeup and ingenuity/ problem solving .... as usual :thankyou:

Bret I love your up dates very informative and great write up. Thanks for the lesson! it looks awesome Doug.

Came out clean brother----great, great idea and even better execution of it. I'm just going to put up on jackstands when I get it back and just look at it all for a couple of weeks to take it all in.

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Brett, this is fun to watch play out... you are seriously putting the FAB in Fab53! :thumbsup:

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Why not do a mini tub now? You kinda have a junior mini tub from the looks of it.

Beautiful car, and the drag car,ummm wow!

We'll get to that part. I'm working off of a plan for the car and sticking to it. We probably could have made it work, but time isn't on our side as we are trying to make an event the first week of Sept. Stay tuned for the mini tub.

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I know there are some great updates coming. :D

The car looked great on Friday I hope you catch us all up virtually tonight on where it's at now.:thumbsup:

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Looking very good Brett, impressed with your fabrication techniques and skills. :thumbsup:

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Looking good
 

You will be riding in no time!

Awesome work. Thanks for posting all the pics, I'm studying them carefully. I'm installing the Speedtech setup on my '72 now and have the same issue as you with the front crossmember. I welded DSE connectors with 1/2 height body mounts a long time ago so I'm screwed in trying to get the crossmember in place without a lot of work...

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Dude get off dial up and step into the present:underchair:

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So I went by Fab 53 and we got the car down on the ground. It's hard to believe, but Brett got the car to sit another inch lower. Insane. It's smooth and sinister looking at the same time. Exhaust is up on the punch list next and Fab 53 is knocking it out of the park. Awesome work Brett. Thanks again.

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I sure hope that doesn't have a California plate on it.

What.....are.....the.....odds......?