Another build thread? Yep, my track-style T

[J. Robinson]

Before I set the engine in the frame, it is necessary to get everything square. One thing any car needs to do is go down the road straight and it's a lot easier to square the chassis before a lot of other components get in the way.

The first thing I do is find the center of the front crossmember and mark it with a center punch (see arrow in first picture). Next, I center the rear end by measuring like points on the rear backing plates to the frame rails and adjusting the panhard bar until both sides are equal. Finally, I measure from like points on both ends of the rear end (in this case the brake bleeders) to that center punch mark on the front crossmember. I adjust the radius rods until both measurements are equal. I always run the measurements a second time to make sure everything is right. When the rear end is centered and triangulated in this manner, the car will go down the road straight.