Another Build Thread - My '32

[J. Robinson]

OK, getting back to the shock/headlight mounts... The last pieces of the puzzle are the brackets for the top of the shocks. The shocks I'm using are '76 Ford Pinto front shocks. I've used these on my '31 Coupe, my son's '31 Sedan, and on my Track-T (that I just sold). They aren't available in chrome, but they are short and have a built in rubber snubber. These are gas-filled Monroes. They have a tube through the bottom eye and a stud top. In the pic below, the top shock is as it comes out of the box; the bottom one has the tube trimmed for mounting as I use them.

The second pic is the brackets for the stud mount. They are made from 1/4 inch plate cut to 1 3/4 inch wide (to fit inside the stanchions) and 3 1/2 inches long. The hole is 5/8 inch.

The first step to installing everything is welding the little crescent shaped brackets (see earlier post) to the front axle. For now I just welded them on the front side. When I blow the car apart for finishing I will weld the back side and grind the front side smooth.