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Old 12-17-2018, 01:56 PM
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Finally made some time to get back on the build. I've decided I'm no longer going crazy all in with this build. Overall its not a race car and will never win a USCA title. Its a fun street car that had taught me a lot about fab work. Goal now is to get it back on the road and enjoy the car

First set was mounting the coil overs. I decided to stick with the dogbone adjusters mainly because it's such a tight fit and would allow easier rebound adjustment of the shocks with them mounted upside down. I aligned the coil over adjusters and welded them up to the panhard crossmember after a lot of test fitting and fine tuning. The x-members are not fully welded to the frame but all mounts on the x-member are fully welded and complete. Hopefully my welds are decent and hold.. I'm a bit nervous.. I extended the mount thru the floor in an effort to add strength to the mount. I'm a little worried the mount will want to rotate so I'll be welding it to the floor and also adding a boxed brace in side the truck to connect the 2 mounts. Unfortunately the hole in the floor is a little off on one side but I'll fix that up later.

The good thing is the car is finally sitting on the ground for the first time in 2 years....


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