I'm getting excited. This car might start looking like a car again instead of a heap of scattered pieces.

Today I got the frame leveled out at a height I feel should be okay to drive around in. I keep thinking it needs to be lower, but I want to set it at a conservative level so I'm not ripping off parts. The front crossmember right now is 5 3/8" off the ground. The front of the running board is 4.5" and the rear is 6.5". These may not be perfect measurements because my fenders and body aren't on to help support the ends of the boards. It is a starting point though.




Rear of frame



Front of frame



Trying to give different angles to capture the height. My shop floor is low on the RH side of the car.





Now on to rear end mock up.





Now I have to install my old rear wheels and tires to see where the rear axle height is so I can see how far I will have to notch the frame to give plenty of clearance.

I'm trying to get an idea of how much upstroke the rear suspension will have. Does 3-4" of clearance sound like plenty?