1952 F-6 Build

[MercuryMac]

How to go Torchie. I sure like the looks of your collection of reamers. Although it's a little scary when you say the case has more quality than the tools. We have one line at Princess Auto like that too.
I think we've been having better weather than you for February and March. Maybe you should move up here.

 

[Old Iron]

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[Torchie]

Lets see if we can put 2 days of progress back to back...

Plan for today is to mount the front spring and spindles.

Pics 1-3. Got the axle and wish bone up on a table as well as the spring.
Dang these parts are heavy. Or I'm just getting old....
The shackle bushings have a square shoulder to the shank that matches the square hole in the dog biscut. So when pressing them in I tried eye ball there position as best I could.
First side bolted up and then the other side.
On to the spindles.....

Pics 4-5. According to the Ford manual the King pins should be "Palm Fit" which I was taught to mean is you can press them in using your hand and not a BFH.
Greased up the lower bearing and lo and behold. I pressed them in with my hand. Also checked the gap between the upper spindle eye and the top of the axle boss to see if it needed shims. All was well so no shims were used.

Pics 6-8. There is a notch on the king pin that lines up with the hole in the axle. That is where the King Pin lock goes in. I used the old acorn nuts rather than the new standard type nuts provided as they also act as a turn stop. All greased up and ready to go.
Well that's it for today. Thanks for looking in......
Torchie

 

[smallfoot]

All shiny new parts up there will give you a good sense of security. Keep on truckin...

 

[I-R-POPS]

Now we're talkin. Looking good.

 

[Skip]

Nice looking front end, Torchie. Glad to see it all went together like it should.

Will it get speed holes?

 

[supersmitty]

[dr. That's all I have to say.

 

[soltz]

Nice Job

Glad to see your up and at um, [cl
You'll be driving before you know it

 

[1952B3b23]

Looks great Torchie!!

 

[Old Iron]

Nice work!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At certain times in a build, it seems like a long time getting to a point. This is one of those points and the patience you used shows, in the end result.

 

[Torchie]

3 days in a row. Maybe it's a habit.....

Despite the remaining snow the temps warmed up enough for me to get the backing plates sandblasted and painted.
Not perfect but much better than what I started with.
Off to the Drs for an apt this afternoon.
Thanks for checking up on me.......
Torchie

 

[christcrusader13]

You are a tropper buddy... hang in there!

 

[soltz]

Little steps

Plates look good,
Hope things went well at the Dr.

 

[supersmitty]

Those look great!

 

[sgtpontiac]

Always in my prayers Torchie....

Hope the apt showed some good news and progress.....hang in there brother,

 

[Torchie]

Hope the apt showed some good news and progress.....hang in there brother,

Thanks for all the good vibes gang.
The Drs. apt today was actually for my wife. She will be having eye surgery in a couple of weeks.
As far as my progress goes I don't see the cardiologist till the end of April but in the mean time I am doing the only thing that is known to stop and possibly even reverse my condition. I am on a totally plant based diet. Yep. Torchie has gone Vegan.
Started on Jan 16 the week after I was diagnosed. I have lost 46 lbs since then. I was so bloated from water retention and weight gain that I couldn't even put on my fake leg. Blood pressure has dropped almost 40 points and I have stopped using one of two insulins I was on as my blood sugars are back in line as well..[cl
Still don't have a lot of stamina but I am working on that as well. The Drs. told me that there was nothing they could do. But they didn't say that there was nothing I could do.
So we will see.......
Torchie
Torchi

 

[AZRodDave]

Good to hear! Keep on keepin' on, Torche'.

 

[gold03]

Good to hear you are feeling better Torchie. Lifestyle is a hard thing to change, especially diet.

 

[I-R-POPS]

You're an inspiration Torchie.
Don't know if I could do the vegan thang.

 

[Torchie]

You're an inspiration Torchie.
Don't know if I could do the vegan thang.

In my case it's sort of a "Do or Die" situation POPS.
And even if I do it there is still no guarantee. But I'm not one to go down without a fight.[cl
Torchie