Thanks, it's getting close...it doesn't always move as fast as I'd like but it's all good!

Go get 'em!!!

Looks awesome, where did you find an 18'' steel? I've been looking for 17'' steels for my mustang.

Mike

Mike,
They are wheel vinTique from summit racing
Joe


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the rusty cowl is out and repairs have begun.

I need to repair the area where the cowl mounts before it can go back in...

Feeling Thankful
:ups:

Looking great Joe!! Been a while for me. Still not on the road, but hopefully this summer. You keep at it my friend:cheers:

Thanks Joe,
i am picking away at it. Need to practice some TIG and finish some sheetmetal.

After going back and forth for several years I decided on forged wheels.

Spoke to Larry at BOZE and he hooked me up with some wheels. Called back and talked to Zak a day later and put a deposit on them. Very nice folks to deal with.

Test fit a 295/30-18 in the wheel well, will most likely go with a 295/40

Those are going to look great on the car, Joe. Keep up the good work!

Oh those are great! Nice choice Joe!

Thanks Trey!

Thanks Greg!

53 days, 23 hours, and 30 minutes until retirement :headspin:

Forming a new transmission tunnel for the 5 speed...

Dialing in the mounting locations for the SpeedTechPerformance torque arm :G-Dub:

Lookin' good Joe!

Congrats on your progress Joe. :thumbsup:

Thanks Jason!

Thanks Skip!

looks great!!

Agree looking good!

Thanks Guys I appreciate it!

Wow, having the car on a rotisserie sure looks like a good way to set up a suspension and weld all the brackets from a right side up position. Do you have to notch the rear frame rails for a pocket to accept the front of the lower arms?

Coming along great, Joe! Cleco pins are one of the best things ever invented!

Yes I am measuring to see if I can put pockets in the original frame rails and reinforce the outside of them. I have been looking at how SpeedTech manufactures their extreme chassis, that looks like a great option on making the pockets. I want them to be inside the frame rails rather than on top with sandwich brackets if that makes sense.

Thanks Shane!

Wow. you have been hard at it Joe. Good to see all the progress.

More work the last two days.
Had to remove the temporary supports I had holding the housing. I didn't have enough steel on hand so I used a couple of old lawn tractor blades :drowninga:

I ordered some spring perches so I could drop it down a little farther to mock-up trailing arm clearance.

A couple more days to work on it then I am off to Austin to see my daughter/ We are taking a sheet metal class at Hammerfab next week.

Joe, did you ever get the wheels in? Let's see pics if so....

Not yet, have to finish paying for them Dec 2nd.

Larry and Zak are awesome to deal with. They allowed me the time (weeks and weeks) to get the measurements right.

I agonized over the measuring :headscratch:, built jigs, built supports for a 9" housing, had a friend come over and double check all my measurements.

Going with titanium centers and brushed barrels.

I got the housing setting on some square tubing that is tacked to the frame rails and on top of actual spring perches. I got it as low/high as I think it will be for bottoming out.

I then was able to get it all squared up and centered so I mad some templates out f cardboard, then hardboard. I need to get these dialed in and have four of them plasma cut.

more fiddling ahead

Looking good Joe.

The trailing arm plates are now cut and ready to weld on the passenger side. Looking forward to getting it on the ground. #speedtechperformane torque arm.

My Boze wheels showed up Saturday, I was very please with the results :D

Zak and Larry were awesome to work with!

Great looking wheel, Joe. Glad you're happy with them. :thumbsup:

Nice wheels.
Cool looking brackets for the lower links , you should be quite happy with that torque arm they work very well.

Sweet fancy titanium!
:wow:


Congrats Joe. :thumbsup:

Thanks guys :thumbsup:

Wheels look awesome - love the color! Great progress, too!


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Thank you, I appreciate it!

I have always liked those wheels from them. They'll look bitchin.

Thanks Dave!