A Low-ly Deuce

Here is an early snapshot of the CAD layout for the front end. The axle ends are not on the axle yet so it looks kinda funny. The air bag/shock combos mount on the axle and inside the frame so they dont show. The lower arms go to a crossmember that is just in front of the oil pan. This setup was cycled in CAD and doesnt bind (at least not in CAD). The four arms are now machined; we havent fabricated the crossmember yet. If this thing gets any lower, it will need a dry sump setup like the 2006 Corvette.

mike in tucson

i n s a n e ! i love it the real photo looks even better .
dry sump , that way it will set on the pavement . get milling .

Hey Mike, seen the Cen Pen setup for beam axle/air bag?

http://www.cenpen.com/new.htm

Yep, the CenPen front end is under Kenny's car....show the picture Kenny!!!! Kenny's car is really nice.....as all of his cars are.

It allows the car to raise/lower at will but there is still a spring-like bar that goes up into the crossmember. Our car is so low, we consume that space with the axle at the low position.....

For a fendered car, the CenPen setup is a real nice solution.

Also, we are trying to eliminate the shocks outside the frame, we are using the Air Ride Specialties air/shock combo units.

We are trying to get a CenPen CNC axle since we have to weld our shock brackets to it inside the frame......cant weld to the neat Pete&Jakes forged aluminum axle. The CenPen axle is weldable.

mike in tucson

This is GREAT stuff for Street Rodder or Rod n Custom magazine. I mean this is cutting edge. Very nice;)

mike , the woody is using a 90 vette frt on airirde , the cen-pen setup is under the 33 , i dont have any photos of it yet .the body is still not done from redneck fiberglass , hopefully this month .

Sorry Kenny, you've only told me 3 times that the CenPen bag setup is under the '34. I got so excited about your woodie (the car) that I forgot.

Rocknrod, thanks for the compliment. Is that junkyard still ther at the town just east of McKinney? Forgot the name of the town but about 1975 there was a real fuel injected 57 chevy sitting by the road at a farmhouse. As I remember, the junkyard bought it although it was complete and running.....lost track of it after that. It was a black car.

Will post more pics later.

mike in tucson

Theres a bunch of em over there now (junkyards):)

It is coming back to me....it was Princeton, TX. There was some
neat stuff in the wrecking yards.....I used to buy Chebbies at Carter Chevrolet.....