32 Ford "tweaks" and a few mods

[Musclerodz]

Originally Posted by ironworks

Those cute chrome links hanging down from the front of the diff should prevent any issues your having. I bet it's just the quality of the center section material.

Question. What besides the upper attach points is carrying lateral loading? If just those four points, you have nothing taking lateral or even diaginal loads. All those lower links is doing is supporting linear loads from acceleration or braking.

[syborg tt]

Originally Posted by Musclerodz

Question. What besides the upper attach points is carrying lateral loading? If just those four points, you have nothing taking lateral or even diaginal loads. All those lower links is doing is supporting linear loads from acceleration or braking.

Nut tin

[GregWeld]

Well -- The rear end is on it's way back to Kugel for a full "once over"....

[Ron in SoCal]

Hey Greg...I was visiting Speedway last week. Look what was sitting in the lobby? If/when you're done w this one I bet they can build you a bullet proof rear end!

[fleetus macmullitz]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Well -- The rear end is on it's way back to Kugel for a full "once over"....

Even apart it looks great.



So ya got that goin for ya...

[GregWeld]

Thanks Skip!

I really do love the little useless POS....


But this rear end has been a nightmare from the get go. First it was SAR overfilling it and taping it for a vent in the wrong place... then Tim was finally able to make the vent work (went to 1/2" tubing) so I didn't have gear lube puking out of it... Then the first set of stub axles... then the second set and now the cracked housing.

Now yesterday when I was under there I noticed that almost every weld seam in the polished SS exhaust has a hairline fracture. So that will have to be a complete re-do now as well.

When I'm at Thunderhill at the end of the month - I'll swing by Brizios and get a plan worked up = and drop it off in October. It will get a completely different rear end and an exhaust system with some V bands - and some flexibility built into it.

[fleetus macmullitz]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Thanks Skip!

I really do love the little useless POS....

She does have a nice lookin' tush.

The rest...I'm sorry to hear that.

Brief as it was, I'm happy for you that at least you got to drive it a little this year.

[John510]

Wow the rear assembly is awesome even if it is a nightmare.

Now I want a 32 ford...

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Thanks Skip!

I really do love the little useless POS....


But this rear end has been a nightmare from the get go. First it was SAR overfilling it and taping it for a vent in the wrong place...

BTW --- In talking to Jeff Kugel at L A Roadsters show.... I finally figured out that STEVE'S AUTO RESTORATION put the vent on the GEAR SIDE (ring gear) of the housing which - of course - flips the grease all over the f'n place.... and the VENT should have been installed on the back side of the housing, which would be the flat side of the ring gear...

Once again - SAR can build a show car -- but nothing you'd ever be able to actually DRIVE....

This winter I'll pull the housing and put a proper vent in.

[waynieZ]

Unbelievable!