Roadrunna
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Post by Roadrunna on Jul 10, 2008 13:30:12 GMT -5
Gotta try and squeeze the front part of the rails on. It's gonna be tight in the garage.
Then it's the big wait until I can afford the Mustang II front end setup & the rear 4 link setup.
Once i've got that then I can start mounting the body.
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Post by Roadrunna on Jul 10, 2008 15:39:47 GMT -5
Did a bit more. Seamed up all the rear frame section. Aligned one of the chassis rails and tacked into place.   I think i'm gonna need a bigger garage  It's amazing how you don't realise what mess there is when you're working. It's only when you stop and look from a distance (which is hard in my garage  ) that you see the state of the place Anyway, gave the table a bit of a tidy. Checked I hadn't set fire to anything else & called it a night.  Should have all the chassis framework finished within a couple of days  |
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Post by racerman51 on Jul 10, 2008 21:21:34 GMT -5
oooh,boy..I can see it now..Runna gonna get the frame done and then not be able to get the thing out of the garage.. ;D..reminds me of a guy over here that built a plane in his basement then had to practically knock his house down to get it out... ;D ;D
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Post by Roadrunna on Jul 11, 2008 4:43:36 GMT -5
;D ;D lol
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Post by lookatme on Jul 11, 2008 19:35:10 GMT -5
or the guys with boats in thier basements.
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Jul 11, 2008 20:55:33 GMT -5
Let's not forget the guys building cars in their basem...........oh, wait, that one's covered! LOL!  |
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Post by hellraiser on Jul 11, 2008 21:37:03 GMT -5
thats y i chose to build mine in a garage lol
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Post by Roadrunna on Jul 16, 2008 14:10:07 GMT -5
Here we go, a little bit more work done. Had to move the chassis out of the garage so I could turn it round and work on the other side. Thought i'd give it a quick display against the car at the same time.  looking good    Back in the garage after a quick loooooong tidy up. Turned it round and tacked on the other side front rail. Put a couple of temporary crossmembers in to make sure it all stayed parallel.   And that's where it's at now. Further down the line i'm going to be narrowing the rear end about another 7 1/2 inches, raising the height or the rear end frame and fitting the dropped crossmember |
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Post by hellraiser on Jul 16, 2008 22:24:56 GMT -5
wow its realy comming along, looks like uve got alot of time into it.
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Jul 17, 2008 9:51:00 GMT -5
The frame is just about there, looks like. I know you want to narrow the rear some more. Great job so far! Are you ready to buy that Mustang II front suspension and a rear for it? |
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Post by Roadrunna on Jul 17, 2008 10:12:46 GMT -5
Yep, it's coming along well now. Unfortunately no closer to the suspension setup yet  Comes down to cash at the moment & I've not got a contract on so no money coming in either. Plus, after the shipping quote for the rear frame kit i'm dreading to think what it'd be for the front end setup. Might have to find similar alternatives over here. On the other hand, I could nick the back end off the wife's mustang and see if she notices  Have got a mate who ships containers over a couple of times a year from the states so might have to coincide it with when he's doing a run. |
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Jul 17, 2008 12:58:36 GMT -5
What about fabricating your own front suspension, so to speak? Get some coil springs, control arms, spindles and steering linkage from a junkyard. I'm sure you could either fabricate some spring cups for them to go into or maybe even go with coil overs.
Just thinking out loud.......
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Post by Roadrunna on Jul 17, 2008 13:50:19 GMT -5
I'm a computer geek unfortunately ;D No mechanical training lol. If I had something to go by then I could make it but doing it from scratch is beyond my tech skills ;D The government and health & safety crap have killed off the good old scrapyard over here. It used to be that you could wander round the cars, spot what you wanted & then be left to your own devices in order to get the bits. Now you have to go to the counter, ask if they've got a part & wait for them to come back with it out the stock area. Have heard that 70-80's Ford Sierras had a similar setup to the Mustang II bits though so might be able to find one of them for sale and strip the bits. |
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Post by Roadrunna on Jul 17, 2008 14:23:14 GMT -5
Did a spot more welding tonight Put the front crossmember in.  Then came the 'bumper brackets' ;D Should provide a little support in the event of a front end smash  Oh, and give me somewhere to mount the rad ;D  Finishing off a few of the hard to get to welds & the frame is pretty much done now.   Might be able to make a start on trimming the body to fit & mounting the outriggers etc. while I wait to sort the drivetrain bits. |
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Jul 18, 2008 8:53:42 GMT -5
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Comes down to cash at the moment & I've not got a contract on so no money coming in either. Plus, after the shipping quote for the rear frame kit i'm dreading to think what it'd be for the front end setup.
