'37 Oze build

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Some folks need to look up the definition of a log.

Seen any pictures of your 22 week build? I sure would want some or I would be showing up in their shop. Be careful.

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hi dave
it was the same for me (the delay in the photos being posted) but its part of this sites rules and they get around to it eventually.keep perservering as i look forward to seeing this new project of yours.
mark

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Originally Posted by rspears

Just so you know, replying to this thread is not a "post" - note that your post count is at 8 and holding. A post is a new thread.

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Roger, no offense intended but I believe you are wrong and I will apologize if I am wrong. Looking at Dave's profile in the 'Find all posts' shows 6 of his 8 'posts' have been to this thread. Looking at your current post count of 4,566 doesn't indicate that you've posted in 4,566 different threads. Am I misunderstanding something here?

BTW, Dave welcome to CHR, looking forward to watching your build progress.

Mike

Mike, I think you're right, but then I cannot explain posts 1, 4, 7, 9 & 10 in this thread, all by Dave, but all showing his Post Count as "8". Perhaps it's the number of posts in different threads, both threads started and answers given?

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Dave, I apologize to you for going off topic but my friend Roger needs help too.

Roger, I'll try to explain. Our individual posts aren't numbered in numerical order as they are posted, it's a constantly changing total of all our posts across every thread we've posted on. Look at your own posts in this thread, they are all numbered the same, 4,569, as I'm posting this. In my previous post #12, I mentioned that your post count was 4,566, now your posts #2, 12 and 13 show your number at 4,569. Hope this helps.

Mike

Dave, keep posting, your numbers will grow!!

Mike

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Wow, I really like the frame work and the body looks awesome!

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She sure looks like it's worth the wait. Can't wait for you to get it and get into finishing it. Perley

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OK, gotta ask, what is the plan if you have a flat tire? This is a common problem and you have me thinking to check mine. I know the back tires are removable on a two post BUT are they removable along the highway?

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This tire removal problem extends to a whole lot of cars that you seen in the magazines, particularly those with the tires that are 18-22 inches wide and 31-33 inches tall. Unless the opening in the fender is as large as the tire, it can't be changed out on the road.

A tire plug kit might be the ticket, just to get the car home.

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I had a set of slicks for my 59 Ford that I had to remove the brake drum for enough clearance to get the tire into the fender and then slide the drum back up inside the wheel and onto the studs------------Ahhhhhh, Fuel Dragsters and farm tractors are sooooooooooo nice when it comes to tire changing----if you have rubber tires instead of them steelie spikes------

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....Ahhhhhh, Fuel Dragsters and farm tractors are sooooooooooo nice when it comes to tire changing----if you have rubber tires instead of them steelie spikes------

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...add Highboy coupes & roadsters to your list too, Jerry.

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Ahhhhhh, farm tractors are sooooooooooo nice when it comes to tire changing----if you have rubber tires instead of them steelie spikes------

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Uhhhh.......not so much! During the summers of my highschool & college years I ran the mobile tractor tire repair truck at the local farmer's coop in my little Oklahoma hometown.......there was nothing nice about changing a rear tractor tire that had run over a stump out in the middle of a field, spewing sodium-chloride & water all over the place. Created a "nice" big mud hole of nastiness that you could sink a jack in......:eek::eek:

Yes R2.. the good ol' days! rofl... and that Ca Cl is some nasty stuff! I know it loves to eat the metal rims. And how about those wheel weights?!?! Gotta love another 100 or 200 pound chunk of cast iron! HAH!

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Some fool needs to look up the definition of of a log.

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Perhaps you should investigate ways to raise/jack up the car during a tire change event.....something that allows the suspension to droop more.......and the oze guys have their $$, they dont really mind if it is a problem...

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While I did say that I have "plenty" of clearance on the frame side of the tire, it's not that generous. If the back spacing was increased by 1/2 inch, it would be getting tight real tight.

When I mounted the wheels, I had the brake rotors in place, but not the calipers. Getting the wheel past the calipers might be even more difficult.

After wrestling with those tires for several hours, I see only two solutions - a wheel opening as large as the tire or fenders that are a couple of inches wider. The fenders are already wider than normal, since the car uses a standard 56" wide rear end, but has enough fender width for the 295 tires.

A tubbed wheel well with a narrowed frame and narrower rear end would also do the trick, but it would look weird if there was 2" of clearance between the tire and the outside of the fender.

The guys at the OZE Rod Shop thought nothing of the issue - they install that tire width on their cars all the time.

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Hmmmm.....sounds to me like your problem is more with the tire height than the width. You said you have a 29" wheel opening and a tire that is 30.5" tall.......perhaps if you had the 295/40/20 which is still 11.61" wide but is 29.3" tall, it might be a little easier to squeeze into the hole.......btw, these figures came from this tire size calculator Tire Size Calculator

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I don't own a trailer or a vehicle that can pull one. No trailer queen for me. I told the OZE guys that when I ordered the car - it was to be a driver, not a show car.