Thread: Project "Left Overs" is back alive !

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Oldrodder43, I think I actually might make it for under the $ 3K figure on this one, you are right, I got all the major stuff for free. I have most of the major components already, like the body, frame material, front axle, spindles, backing plates, steering arm, tie rods, spring..........plus the engine is done and I even prebought the carb kits, tune up stuff. The Bendtsens adapter and TH350 are sitting there, as is the S10 rear. I even have a set of lakes headers I bought off of Ebay about 10 years ago.

The one major hit I had financially was that a while back I bought the front tires, rear slicks, and wheels from Coker (a little over $ 1,000 with my HAMB Alliance membership discount) ..............and it did cost me about $ 3000 in machining and parts when I rebuilt the Olds engine about 5 years ago...................Ok, maybe I will have more than $ 3K in it, but the free stuff I borrowed from my Kids sides of the shop sure will help keep the costs down. Every time Dan would change his mind on some part he had bought and didn't want to use I was right there ready to scoop it up and put it in my stash.

Bob, where have you been.............I was just thinking you must be in Vegas or something because if you have been around I must have been missing your posts.

As for the wishbones, I already bought the Speedway ones some time back, and have to say they really are nice pieces. Sounds like those FatMan ones are nice though. I have a set of 46 bones that I was going to split and use, but I kept looking at the ones Speedway sells and wanted to try them out. They do have the suicide threaded hole placed in the forged front yoke section so they are strong in that respect. The only modification I am going to make is to drill out the 1/2 inch threads they use and retap them for 3/4 inch threads so I can use SoCal angled perch bolts in there. The half inch holes just seem a little small to me to be real strong.

Hehe, thanks for the cat picture, he/she is a good looking little guy. Seems to like cars too. You should see the tribe of strays we have at the shop these days. Every night about 9 or 10 of them show up when I go over to feed them. Other people in the industrial park must put food out during the week because even though they come by to grab a bite with us they aren't real hungry, but on Saturday and Sunday night it is a different deal altogether. I can't get the food down fast enough as they are starved. I guess since no one works on the weekends they get no handouts.

Don

Steve, you were posting while I was typing. I remember you said you had used those Speedway one. They are so close to looking like original Ford pieces that it is hard to tell the difference IMO. I like them too and glad I bought them.

Don i've found the 1/2" UNF thread to be just fine, 3/4" is gonna be overkill plus i'm not sure there is enough meat in the tapped bung to take the 3/4" thread., It takes an incredible amount of shear to take out a 1/2" bolt.

Hmmmm, never thought of that. I thought that was a solid piece of the yoke inserted back in there and that there would be room for the new threads. What about going to 5/8? The reason I want to do that is that I don't think they make 1/2 inch perches with a 5 or 9 degree angle so my spring shackles lay straight instead of cocked, due to the way the wishbones angle in at the rear.

Don

Not sure what you mean by the 5 or 9 degrees Don, Shackles should be at 35 degrees from the horizontal to work correctly.

No, you know how most of the perches that have a threaded part perpendicular to the shackle hole have it sticking straight out? Either SoCal or Pete and Jakes carry them so the threaded part is angled to the hole so that when you install it on a wishbone that tilts inward at the back the spring shackle isn't on a bind. I'll try to find a picture to post of what I mean.

Don

Gotcha, Can't you make them ???

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Bob, where have you been.............I was just thinking you must be in Vegas or something because if you have been around I must have been missing your posts.

Nah, just a lot of other things/places competing for the time available. We finally got some good weekend weather just in time for the Goodguys deal this weekend........it was terrific!

You guys probably already know that Dan got his car posted in "Rod & Kulture" as part of their BP Florida coverage...................more stars for the kid!!!

Really? We didn't know it was there. What month issue, Bob?

Don