1937 chevy truck 3/4 ton

[joakwin]

58444860_288623122067722_4911987086631895040_n by joa kwin, on Flickr


cab is back on the frame

cab still needs a ton of metal work but a lot of it can be done with it on the frame

 

[BillM]

Looking really good J. The cab corners look great, nobody will ever know if they look original or not! The firewall looks really good too, although I see what you mean about the wiring hole being a bit high. Thanks for keeping us up to date with your progress.

 

[Old Iron]

the engine to firewall gap seems big from this picture but the heads are offset
but the rear of the block to firewall is 1-1/4 inches on the outsides

I think it looks great and the 1 1/4 is not too much [cl
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[joakwin]

58761642_2129140450709432_8699028663988912128_n by joa kwin, on Flickr
58629811_411980656266640_4826721660704915456_n by joa kwin, on Flickr

part of the alignment kit came in today, 2 or 3 boxes

 

[joakwin]

58943309_599698507177891_1274430201039683584_n by joa kwin, on Flickr


the bag has pockets on the outside and thats where the rest of the kit was


I think the last box to come has the steering wheel holder thingy

 

[Old Iron]

Heck yeah, I do all my alignments with turn plates and a camber/caster gauge.

 

[joakwin]

59681045_372831079989987_1866009736441233408_n by joa kwin, on Flickr

steering rack came in

59411384_314721822531902_8909008111851798528_n by joa kwin, on Flickr

getting the 4link into truck

I still need to weld the front mounts to the frame

59569743_2147981688611514_3929926764108709888_n by joa kwin, on Flickr

 

[joakwin]

https://flic.kr/p/2epugqn



The 4 link has been mounted and it’s hung by some cables right now


I have lower bag mounts in the mail

I still need to figure what shocks and mounts to go with
But I need to get the 3rd member together and wheels on to figure out shocks

3rd member housing is on back order from SpeedwayMotors,

 

[Old Iron]

Just slide the axles in the housing, use a piece of tubing/pipe about a foot long over the ends of the axles and bolt the wheels and tires on. No need for the third member to be in it. [P[P[P

 

[joakwin]

Untitled by joa kwin, on Flickr


not sure why it didn't link right


today I got the left side of the frame cut out for the bag
and dehumped the lca and got the hub changed over to the 2 inch drop spindle and got the arm painted

and im getting ready to start putting it back together

I would like to be able to test the air bags out tomorrow or Wednesday

 

[joakwin]

Just slide the axles in the housing, use a piece of tubing/pipe about a foot long over the ends of the axles and bolt the wheels and tires on. No need for the third member to be in it. [P[P[P

I still need to get some rims and tires for the back to use for mock up

 

[Old Iron]

Oh OK
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[joakwin]

Oh OK
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I ordered two more rims from summit racing, and ordered a trans mounted shifter for the 4l80e

still need to find two tires, I dont really want to buy brand new tires to use on mock up rims

the front two tires were used tires and I paid $60 for them mounted and balanced,
the rims where free


my rear axle bag brackets finally shipped, ordered them over a week ago,
and they upgraded the shipping to 2 day because they took forever to get the box together

 

[joakwin]

the front suspension moves via garage air compressor and manual ball valve,


my lower bag cups are moving around, so before I post a video, im going to fix that, so probably video tomorrow

 

[joakwin]

Untitled by joa kwin, on Flickr


front suspension video, click on the video for it to play


reason for the 3 inch block of wood is for the running boards, they sit 5 inches under the cab, I have to make some blocks to keep the frame from sitting to low, as it is, this will lay running boards flat on the ground

 

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this will lay running boards flat on the ground[/QUOTE]

Just the way I like em' ......

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[joakwin]

I cancelled my order form speedway motors for the ford 9 inch 3rd member,

the housing was on back order till the beg of may, and now the bearings are on back order till the end of the month, im like "F" that, I ordered from southwest speed, they have it in stock and it ships out today

ive ordered a lot of stuff from southwest speed over the years, so I know the diff will be good, plus im going to check it out and make sure when it gets here

so now I just need to get diff oil and nuts to bolt in the 3rd member,
some fine thread 3/8's nylon lock nuts and washers

and tires for the rear


im not worried about rear brakes just yet, im not sure what im going to do for them as of this point

up front I have stock gm z06 6 piston calipers and 14 inch rotors
and the back????? no idea I want to find a caliper that has a cable park brake built into it, the idea of the caddy caliper has crossed my mind but Im not sure it those will look good with huge brakes upfront

and the stock z06 rear calipers are a disc/drum set up that I dont like

 

[Old Iron]

Hope you have better luck than I did with the park brake clippers than I did

 

[joakwin]

I found a guy that makes the brackets but they are $90 shipped

I found another guy that made his own


he said he started with a 1/2 inch thick plate and machined it down to 12mm

for what it is, im kind of thinking of just buying the brackets to get it over with

because I was thinking about making mock up brackets out of wood
and then transfer the design to metal

but thats going to take a lot of time, so im at the point, time vs money

 

[joakwin]

59138273_2270656153148939_6489626546951684096_n by joa kwin, on Flickr

the big boy 6 piston calipers for the front


im kind of thinking of rolling with the vet rear calipers as well and rock no park brake


the trans has the lock function and its also going to lay frame,

I can also add a single piston caliper for park brake later on if need be