Thread: Headache Heirloom - 28 Hupmobile Century 6, Model A

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35fordcoupe - thanks for the wiring link

ScooterCo & Stovens - thanks for the feedback and compliment. I bent the tin around a fire extinquisher, and thats the first Ive used a bead roller. Im pleased with the results.

Questions:
Whats a good source for rear coil over shocks?
How would I figure what length and what weight to buy?

Im thinking the longest I can stuff under the car the better the ride will be, and as far as weight Ive read that the car was around #3000 original, so I would assume that number wouldnt change too much.

Originally Posted by Chicken Legs

Questions:
Whats a good source for rear coil over shocks?
How would I figure what length and what weight to buy? Im thinking the longest I can stuff under the car the better the ride will be, and as far as weight Ive read that the car was around #3000 original, so I would assume that number wouldnt change too much.

If you use the search option at the upper right of each page, type in "coil over" then search. It'll give you all sorts of info found in the threads. Here's one that I was doing for my car. Coil over replacement

Heres the start. A/C compressor mounted too far outside. Hood bonnet wont clear without mods, so some different brackets are in order.

Started off hangin the compress where I thought it should go, then I made some templates out of paper:

Some tracin, a little torch work and lots of grinding:

Using some 1/2 sch. 40 pipe, I cut a few pieces and mounted them to the block using all-thread. The holes in the a/c, & alt. plates are large enough so the plates are adjustable as to set the correct spacing with aligning the belt.

I still have to align the brackets and weld them, as well as cut down the length of the pipe and replace the all-thread with some hardened hardware.