57 Nomad Project

[kwhizz]

We are getting close …….. LOL..... A synopsis of getting to this point in the story...… After the fiasco with the Glide Engineering seat backs being too wide to fit in the car...…. I called and explained what happened, they sent me out new seat back frames a month later..... at this point I had had it with that seat so it just sat in a corner of the garage covered up.... When the box with the new seat back frames arrived I just put it on the seat as I had already sent the original seat to Tracey Weaver for mod's...….. Tracey did an awsum job on the seat and after getting it back and installing it ……. It looked fantastic...… The only problem was it was a little too firm for the wife...…. so..... since the car is going on the Good-Guys Road Tour this year she (well... you know the rest of the Story)…….. so.... I dug out the Glide fiasco and took it to Dave who re-upholstered it prior to us finding out it didn't fit..... Dropped the seat off along with the box with the new frames...….LOL...… A week later Dave calls and said they sent the wrong frames...…. Glide sent frames for a tall back seat (mine was the shorter style) and they also sent frames for a stock seat without the arm rest...….. a little tall and wide...….. What else could they possibly screw up...… I was ready to throw in the towel again at this point...… Dave said don't worry about it and he would take care of it...…. He cut the tapered sections from the new frames and welded everything as it needed to be...… Finished the seat and installed it …….. Now she is Happy...… Dave did a great job and made a very comfortable seat out of a pile of Crap !!!!!!

[kwhizz]

Then.... The second part of the story...... I had a Ridetech 4 link with coil-overs installed …….. after installation I noticed that when jacking the car up to get a rear tire off, I had to deflate the tire and squeeze it down towards the rim to get it out of the wheel well...….Put it back on the same way then inflate...…. Humm….. So.... Another thing that needed some attention...…. I assumed that the shocks were at their travel limit and not letting the rear drop enough to cause the tire issue...… So, After checking with Ridetech the shocks were mounted O.K...…. But I had room to raise the shock mount on the housing up another Inch without any issues as this would give me another inch of downward travel to get the tire out...….. LOL..... So, After the changes I go to put a tire off and the same situation.….. WTF !!!!……… Can't be...…..So....As I'm looking around under the car...… I see the real Issue.....The car has a 9" Ford rear in the car (lower Pinion position than a Chevy) and I see that the driveshaft it hitting on the cross bar attached to the supplied 4 Link assy...…
Cut the contact area out and lowered it 1.5" and everything is good again...….. Now if something happens on the Road Tour it will be a little easier to change a tire...… LOL..... This Car stuff is Hard !!!!

[waynieZ]

It's a never ending story! It'll definitely keep your mind busy. Glad you figured it out.

[glassman]

well, if u need to plug a tire on the road tour, I've got your kit. but ill be in the west

[kwhizz]

Originally Posted by glassman

well, if u need to plug a tire on the road tour, I've got your kit. but ill be in the west

LOL...…..No worries...…. She got me another one for Christmas !!!!!!

[NAPA 68]

I'm convinced this build is possessed! You have fought tooth and nail on almost every facet!

I admire your persistence!

[kwhizz]

Does it ever end...…. I've had 2 different Ring and Pinions gears installed in the car (9" Ford) ...… The first one howled really bad...…. Had another set put in and it was quiet until it heated up and then it had the back ground Howl...….. Can't imagine driving on the Good-Guys Road Tour and having to listen to that for a week...… Ordered a Quiet Zone Unit from Johns Industries...… Should be here next week...… Hope it's what they say it is...….. The car is getting very close ………(those Famous last words..... LOL)