Quote Originally Posted by Henry Rifle View Post
Roger,

I'm pretty much green with envy. That frame/body set-up is exactly what I was hoping for when I got mine. Unfortunately, mine came from <he who shall not be mentioned> in Darlington.

I'm surprised about the wheel/caliper interference. I had no problem with my Torque Thrust IIs. Is that what you're running?

Also, is that a 9" Ford rear axle? If so, there usually is a spacer that needs to go between the outer bearing face and the retainer plate to keep the axle from moving in and out.

Is that a 9" Ford rear axle?
Hey Jack,
Great to see your name pop up, and hope all is well with you. Yes, it is a John's Ford 9" rear with Explorer disc brake setup. I think a set of 16's would have cleared fine, but I'm running 15x10 Cragar SS, and they had some drag on the top of the calipers. I've all but got it whipped, but did have to do some grinding on the calipers. The rear came minus center section with the roller package, and I then picked up a 4.11 center section with a Detroit TrueTrac spiral gear posi unit from Just Rear Ends in Reno, which I believe will stand up to 400+HP without any problems. Not sure about a spacer, may need to look into that before I declare it done.

Your '34 profile was my screen saver at the office for more than a year, and I always got questions, "Is that your car??", to which I replied, "No, that is my DREAM!!" But for you I might still be sitting back, wondering if I should do this or not, with about $30,000 in my pocket that is now gone