Cool!
 

That is the money shot there .... what kinda clearance do you have on those meats? I know the 69 is supposed to have a little more room than the 67/68, what is your measurement at the top of the fender into the well house?

Looks like you are done with the axle jig and have DSE all welded on? ... I may take you up on your offer, let me get a hold of Moser and see what ends I need.

Keep at her, looking good :popcorn2:

At the top it is about 14.75. I did make sure to cut a little deeper without totally cutting the frame in half. The wheel lips were rolled with a bat when I was younger. I could flatten the lip even more and probably get a solid 15 inches at the top. I think the closest point is around 14.5 at 10 and 2. The DSE brackets and axle ends are tacked for now so I could make sure the axles fit. I need to finish welding the brackets and make sure it doesn't warp the tubes and then finish welding the ends. I can probably do that in a weekend so let me know what you find out.

Scott

Scott .... thanks for the measurements, I'll check mine. DO NOT rush your welding for me, I'm still months out on the rear end, still need to finish the drivers quarter and start on the pass side. Then I can start on all the mechanical work!

Michael

Slow two weeks !
 

Last weekend I was in Bakersfield for the Hot Rod Reunion. Tons on Drag Racing fun to be had there. I was expecting to get more done on the header fit up this weekend, but the oil pan didn’t ship out until Thursday and won’t be here till mid-week. That was a little disappointing, so I decided to work on other things and make up for it. I have been thinking of making a dolly for the rear end because it is just too heavy to move around and put in by myself. I got started on that with some scraps left over from the body cart. I underestimated it a little and didn’t quite get it finished. I was hoping to make it a 3-wheel dolly to save space and make it easier to roll. Well it is just too top-heavy, so I need to add a fourth wheel. Hopefully get that done Monday evening. Here are some photos of the progress so far. The height is adjustable to match the body cart so I can roll it in at the lowest point and then raise it to connect the 4-links ups. The rear will be in and out of the car a few times, so this should be worth the effort. Time will tell on that one.

https://i.imgur.com/sZeadxml.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/cTJYj6Ul.jpg

Also I have been really enjoying the small Makita belt sander. I thought I would use it for small weld clean-up in hard to reach places, but it turns out it is really handy for knocking burrs off after the chop saw. It also makes quick work when you drill a through hole in tubing and raise a burr on the inside. Glad I bought it !

https://i.imgur.com/1PkvaTxl.jpg

That’s it for this weekend. Hope to make some actual car progress the next few weeks before the holidays start to take priority.

It's amazing to see how far you and the car have come. Very motivating for me. Nice job. Btw....did the fender roller work nice?

Thanks again!

Thanks it is quite a journey and I feel like I have just barely started. The Eastwood roller did work well. I am still not done with the fronts. Sort of got stuck and moved on to things I knew would work out better. Maybe someone will have a steel fat fender by the, time I get back there.

That is a neat dolly for the rear end. Good idea as a one man tool for moving and positioning the rear end into the car. Will add that to my list of projects that I'll need to do at some point.

Thanks and keep up the good work.

Rod in HB

Axle Dolly and Mast Pan Mock-Up
 

It seems like I mostly did landscaping and cleaning today, but I did manage to finish the axle dolly – mostly. It is a little larger than I wanted but had to make it stable. Dropped right off the body cart and now I can move the car around and start welding up the rear housing. Plus this will be a good way to keep it when everything is all painted and assembled. I have a temporary tube holding up the pinon snout. I will make a new adapter to fit the front yoke when it is installed.


https://i.imgur.com/bgkmPqdl.jpg


This was an easy project and it is all modular so I can take it apart and reuse everything. I really got my money out of the telescopic tubing. There are so many things you can do with it! The wheels are huge but I had them laying around so they were sort of free.
I finally received my Mast pan on Wednesday this week. I was able to slide it in place because the mock-up block is flat on the bottom. Too bad it won’t be that easy when the crankshaft is in there. It looks pretty good. The pan is about 1-Inch above the cross member in the front. I laid a straightedge across the subframe and the lowest point on the bellhousing. The pan is not the lowest point which seems like a pretty good plan. This is my first cast aluminum pan and I am looking to keep it away from the ground as much as possible.

https://i.imgur.com/hAZbRVFl.jpg

I ran the steering back and forth and it clears True Turn by a mile. Overall I think this is where I am going to leave the engine. I boxed up the Kooks headers and I am going to order Ultimate Headers to take advantage of the mid-length design, and route my exhaust up high. I hope to have those on order in the next few days.

I really wanted to sleep in but I woke up early so I grabbed my phone and read this entire thread. I love all the thought you put into every post and it's pretty cool to see you doing all of this in your garage.

Keep posting as I'm looking forward to watching this cars progress.


Marty-MJ
www.garagescene.net

Ok that's weird, because I just did the same thing :lol:

Great build, love how everything is being done in your garage!! Looks awesome sitting on all fours!