Thread: 27 T tudor Hot Rod build

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68Chevelle, I got your PM, I just hvent been up to visit the cars garage space yet, I'll get you the measurements yet...

Originally Posted by 26Tudor

68Chevelle, I got your PM, I just hvent been up to visit the cars garage space yet, I'll get you the measurements yet...

Thank you, the info/measurements will be much appreciated and useful.
Take your time on the measurments there is a lot to do before I get to the point of joining the body back together.

Well it has been too long since I kept this thread updated.

There has been some progress on the rod but not as much as I would have liked. I have been busy with finals in college and just finished up my
last ones this past monday. Another set back came in the way of finding the right diameter tubing for the rear shackles. I went to all the local
scrap metal shops with no luck. The work on the T came to a screeching halt for three days
until my dad found two pieces of tubing at my grandparents house that would work perfectly. Then locating the rearend commenced.

In one of my last post I mentioned I was going to a local swap meet to hope to find some hot rod parts. I found the 10.5" flywheel I have been
needing and I picked up my tires from coker. I had hopped to find more rod parts but there was none that I needed but there were some great
deals to be had on a lot of stuff I did not need.



And a couple more of the drivers side door getting final welds.

Here is the rearend mounts.
The rearend is the 10 bolt out of my 68 Chevelle
when we replaced it with the correct 12 bolt.
I was able to use the stock mounting bracket for
the top of my model A wishbones but had to fab. up
a lower mount.
The shackle mounts will get additional bracing
and will be welded fully by stick and not mig in
hopes of additional strength. I still have to finish
makine the rear and front bone mounts.

I hope that the rearend will not bind with the
way it is configured. If it does I'll probably have to
move the A bones in toward the center more. The
fingers are crossed.

The latest progress was making the new rear subframe.
It is not finished but pretty close to it. Some repairs are
left and some boxing is yet to be done for strength.
I really need to finish the chassis first but I need to find
some C channel for my x member but have to drive to
Cincinnati to one of the various metal supply stores. To
keep from stalling further progress I will be joining the rest
of the body back together very soon until I get the C
channel.
Also here are some pics of what my engine should look like
when I get around to it. Not too sure if I like the caddy air
cleaner but it is an original and kind of adds a traditional
feel. I was thinking of using an early vette chrome air
cleaner with the louvers on it.