Thread: 1932 Ford Coupe Project Thread
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06-29-2012 04:44 PM #11
Okay, back to the project.It was 100* today, but it didn't stop me.
I made a bracket to get the column drop to the smiley bar, and my parts came in to get the rest in line. I had to use a heim joint for support and another u-joint. I only had one small area for my column, and it's very low to the floorboard, so the column drop is actually behind the smiley bar. A picture speaks a thousand words, so you will see what I had to do. This actually worked out nice, because I was able to weld the flat stock at the exact angle of the smiley bar, and keep the column drop straight up and down. This also helped me correct a boo boo. When I thought I would be able to mount the column drop right to the smiley, I had two sets of marks. I drill the two holes to the wrong set up marks, and that tilted the column to the right a tad. I was so mad at myself.
With this setup up I had to do now, I was able to cover my mistake, and make it right. Tomorrow, I'm going to cut some flat stock, drill and tap the hole for the heim joint, and weld it to the motor mount and side rail. When I held the heim joint as steady as I could, and Dad turned the wheel, it steers very easy. All of my angles are less than 30*. I'm so glad this worked out, because this is one of the most difficult things we knew we had to get right, but it wasn't so bad at all. I will clean up my welds and make it look pretty.
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