Thanks guys for the nice words. I haven't had anything to post on this recently, but finally have some updates to post. Sorry for just copying a post I did on another forum, but it sure saves a lot of time typing it all over again.
Well, Dan has posted some pictures of his current progress on the other forum, so I am cleared to post some here. For the past month we have been sorting out the rear suspension. What should have been pretty simple has been a bit of a challenge, mainly because Dan gets involved with little details that take so much time to work out. I have to admit though it is looking pretty trick.
To recap, he is using a complete backhalf kit from Auto Weld that is normally used on prostockers and prostreet cars. It is comprised of two custom made mandrel bent rails (that we shortened quite a bit), a big tube 9 inch rear axle housing, a four bar set up, and two Posies superslide quarter eliptic springs. He didn't want it to look like it belonged on a prostreet car, so he tossed the original mounting plates and built new ones, and shorted the housing mounts way down. Now it looks a little cleaner and less modern.
One little thing he did that took so much time was he modified the frame tabs he built and added some welded on sections so that they would look like old Ford rivit on brackets. They are actually fully welded on, and the rivits are just cosmetic. We also had to shorten the four bars to move the rear axle up, but he has ordered correct sized ones in chrome from Pete and Jakes. The whole setup on there now is just for mock up.
Then we mounted the Posies springs, and he has temporarily made mounts to hold the frame end on. He is still figuring out what he wants to do there.
Here are some pictures of how we did the brackets and all. (I say WE, but my role has been mainly helping to turn the frame over 100 times )
Don
