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Originally Posted by HWY Nova (Post 166055)

What till you see the .............

--Eric

It's not nice to tease your Lat-Brothers. We know where you live, we have tools and we're prepared to use them .... :unibrow:

One question, on the rear lower a-arms - what type of fastener(s) do you plan to use that will grip without machined pockets for the adjustment eccentric ?

Looks GREAT !

Jim

Man slow down the eccentric pocket has not been put on yet. JEEZ. It will get welded onto the outsides of each tab with a 3/16 to 1/4 plate. I did not want to make the tabs 3/8 thick at the attachment point around the tube. The 1/4" tabs are already twice the thickness of the tubing they mount to.

Rodger

Ah, you're not machining the slot in the tab - rather adding the eccentric channel to the tab. Me sees ....

Thx !

Underside...........

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Originally Posted by Garage Dog 65 (Post 166097)

It's not nice to tease your Lat-Brothers. We know where you live, we have tools and we're prepared to use them .... :unibrow:

Looks GREAT !

Jim

Thanks Jim..... By the way: Can I borrow some of those tools??!?!?!? I'm looking forward to seeing progress on your project!

Here are photos showing what the underside of the car will look like. The bolts in the frame/body mount will ultimately be replaced with flush-fitting bolts. The bottom of the car will be FLAT. The rockers will transition to the bellypan. To accomplish this, IRONWORKS will be removing the pinchwelds.

Also, notice the collectors (far right-side of the first photo)!........ The exhaust will be run down the center of the frame, below the Torque Tube. What we wanted to achieve is a clean undercarriage...... Nothing should be visible when you look under the car from the side. The headers, exhaust, oil pan, front cross member, are all above the ride height.
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...9-13-08025.jpg

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...9-13-08026.jpg

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...9-13-08027.jpg

--Eric

All: Check out the sticker I got in the mail recently (it measures about 6" X 4"):
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...RCHSTICKER.jpg

I also have a shirt and baseball cap from them! Check out their web-site.

--Eric

Front Suspension........

Here are a few Front Suspension photos. These show the left side as well as the right side. The UCA and LCA are only mock-ups as of this point. They were fabbed to verify proper Front Suspension geometry.
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...9-13-08003.jpg

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...9-13-08004.jpg

Once everything checks out, we will model some trick parts in SolidWorks and machine them from billet aluminum.

This photo shows the clearance between the frame and the header for the UCA.
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...9-13-08009.jpg

--Eric

LOOKS SICK!!!! One question though. How much gap is there between the headers and the frame? Just curious. Oh by the way i want you car:unibrow: .

Josh

3/4" of an inch at the narrowist.

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Originally Posted by abadsvt (Post 166258)

LOOKS SICK!!!! .............Oh by the way i want your car:unibrow: .

Josh

Thanks Josh...... And someday the car will be for sale. I'd like to come up to Paso sometime and checkout your truck!!!

--Eric

what kind of steel are you using for the frame rail? mild steel or 4130 tubing? killer job.from what I can see their will be tons of weld inchs in this chassis which mean a lot of heat in the weld zone. :thumbsup: