Thread: One Way To Build A Hot Rod Lincoln

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It would appear you can get everything off the Net !!!

Originally Posted by stovens

O.K. Ken I found a stainless steel wallet today and though now who do I know who could use one of these!
Seriously it's here:
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=748450

Originally Posted by stovens

O.K. Ken I found a stainless steel wallet today and though now who do I know who could use one of these!
Seriously it's here:
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=748450

The beginning of the description sounds like one of Pop's old girl friends......

Originally Posted by stovens

here yah go....

Thank's Steve, I have mine on order!! I'm going to put my registration and proof of insurance in it. Matching wallet, why didn't I think of that!!!!!!!!!
Ken

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

The beginning of the description sounds like one of Pop's old girl friends......

Are you referring to this part, Bob?

Built like a tank, yet smooth as silk!




Don

Don I typed in your exact words into google and this picture was under images....good taste!

Thanks Steve, nice to see someone who has real taste in women, not like SOME people who will remain nameless.


Ken, and I bet you thought your thread would remain unscathed and strictly about car building, huh? Uncle Bob reminds me of that Mayhem guy on the insurance commercials..........whenever he is around trouble isn't too far behind.

Don

Originally Posted by stovens

Don I typed in your exact words into google and this picture was under images....good taste!

Funny Steve........I typed in the same thing but added Pops name and this is what came up...........................

i had one of them.she kept forgettin where she lived.i ben watchin this one.aint said nothin . but thin is over the top nice!it just cant get much better.....im talkin bout the hot rod.not tank silk!!

Poor Ken. Just wanted to show us how he builds a cool hot rod and then Uncle Bob's evil twin has to show up.

It's all downhill from here, Ken.

Don

I just found someone to help Ken when he gets to the paint part of the build. She isn't cheap but when money is no object who cares?

Jack.

P.S. I hope this one isn't over the line.

Ken I think we need to return to your framework! How are things progressing? Sorry for the deviations I inadvertantly started here!

uh uh uh.thats is a goos frame rite there!!!

Steve - This is the stuff that makes doing this more fun. Uncle Bob's female library is so BIG I bet he has to put them on a separate computer

Well I went to my guy that does the springs yesterday and got a real education on spring manufacturing.
I'm thinking this is pretty sophisticated stuff in this day and age...Not!
Here is the process,
First they cut the main leaf to the proper length. Then they turn it up on it's edge and make a 45 degree cut the width of the spring. This is done so when the eye is rolled it will lay flat against the width of the spring and make a true 360 degree opening for the bushing. Next it is heated so they can stick it into the manual machine that work's like a stretcher or shrinker, where it crabs the spring with serrations to pull it in and around the mandrel that creates the spring eye. He uses some sort of brass busings like Henry did instead of rubber. Once it's cooled he lays out where the bends will take place. This springs needs to be 40" wide, center of bushings, with a 12" rise in the center for rear end clearance.
This is the part that blew me away, this guy knows from experience how for and in what location to bend this on a manually controlled hydraulic press to get the correct centers and rise. It took him about 5 minutes to finish the main leaf. He made about 3 corrections and he nailed it.
I had to leave, but the front spring and the other rear leafs should be done today. I will follow up with the rest of this as soon as I get them back
Ken

Some more of the spring

Send her over to help me, I could do with a hand

Originally Posted by Jack F

I just found someone to help Ken when he gets to the paint part of the build. She isn't cheap but when money is no object who cares?

Jack.

P.S. I hope this one isn't over the line.