zzrodder
It ain't grey hair, it's chrome!
Just going to round off the corners topside of the kickup - want to keep the floor stock as possible [
Peant butter with MM's
Nice fit[
Chocolate chip for me...
1937 Packard 115 coupe
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Chocolate chip for me...
DozerII
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Sure looks like you read the tape measure correctly. [cl[cl
Old Iron
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Looks like a good marriage to me
zzrodder
It ain't grey hair, it's chrome!
After a little nip and tuck on the frame rails, the body fits up nicely to it. Made two mounts per side at the rear, simple tabs, 10 more to go (this body has lots!)
The front 2 land near the edge of the frame rails so I cut a notch and tacked in a nut on each side and a cap to cover the bolt threads, finish welding needed
The center 6 mounts will be more work since I need to remove the original wood subrails and fab steel floor supports and repair some crispy cancerous spots.
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smallfoot
He's rockin' the "Nuttin Special"!
Good idea on the captured nut! I believe that will give some needed strength in your hinge area too...
smallfoot
He's rockin' the "Nuttin Special"!
or is that the rear of the doorway?
zzrodder
It ain't grey hair, it's chrome!
Finished up welding the front body mounts, made 2 the same at the rear of the frame, 8 of 14 done...
Started assembly of the front suspension - I want to put it together, mount the engine and tranny, then I can sort out the rest of the center frame structure. After that, the old floor and wood subrails come out to fab the new steel floor/body supports.
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Old Iron
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ZZ, I'd have worked my brain till it caught fire before coming up with this simple solution.
bruno
Crusty Rusty Old Rat Rodder!
Very slick idea, i'd have never thought of it.[cl
zzrodder
It ain't grey hair, it's chrome!
Put the suspension together and made a couple temporary strut rods in place of the shocks and springs, since there's not enough weight on it to compress
the springs anyway...
First meeting of Ford SB and Packard, obviously the power steering pump must move inboard somewhere - most importantly, the typical front sump Ford oilpan
clears the front crossmember
This is more or less where it will sit, I'll need to put the front fenders and rad support on to find out if if the rad has enough clearance for the fan.
I want to get it as low and forward as possible to keep the floor almost flat like original
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Lookin good.
Sunnybeach
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Awesome. I have been lookin' forward to this for a long time.
Keep up the good work!
Keep up the good work!
05snopro440
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Looking good! That SBF is so far down there, you need to convince him he needs a 6-71 or something similar to fill up the engine bay Maybe an 8 stack injection?
Can't wait to see more progress!
Maybe an 8 stack injection? Can't wait to see more progress!
zzrodder
It ain't grey hair, it's chrome!
Looking good! That SBF is so far down there, you need to convince him he needs a 6-71 or something similar to fill up the engine bay
Can't wait to see more progress!
Yeah it really swallows the little Ford
The Tri Power going on it will help a bit..
zzrodder
It ain't grey hair, it's chrome!
Loosely fitting the fenders and rad support makes one thing clear - the body is too far back!! Some nimrod can't read the tape measure
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Oh well, not too far along to correct it - need that eaxtra inch for fan clearance, typical problem with the long water pump on SB Fords.http://ratrodsrule.com/forum/attachment.php?
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Bamamav
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Frame too short in front?
zzrodder
It ain't grey hair, it's chrome!
Naw, wheelbase is the correct 115", I just set the body too far back about 1" - should have put the front end together with the fenders before finalizing the mount positions - a little more cutting and welding to get it right
Old Iron
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ZZ, I'm glad I haven't ever done that
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nice work... too bad about the body position.... oh well...
The more I look at it the more I love it. A tiny chop and a tad lower makes it look even better but the lines on them Packards are sooo good! [dr
The more I look at it the more I love it. A tiny chop and a tad lower makes it look even better but the lines on them Packards are sooo good! [dr
zzrodder
It ain't grey hair, it's chrome!
Been busy with personal matters plus I put up this shelter by my shop - got a cheap Chinese party tent kit and sheeted it with steel roofing - 20 x 32' space that I can add the plastic walls to for priming stuff outside or just more covered workspace. I'll need to add some bracing before winter to handle snowload I think.
attachmentid=142509&d=1532744846 After forgetting the golden rule of "measure twice, weld once"
, I moved the body mounts 1" forward, now the tires are centered, mocked up the front end for visual inspiration. Put in an old rad ( will be using a rebuilt stocker) now I can see there is just enough room for a fan to clear it, shroud needed. This is the final engine position, now I can make mounts.
Trial fit the Lokar shifter - I want to mount it farther forward like the stock one sitting beside it for more footroom , so the stick will need a little more bend so it doesn't hit the dash and I'll need to use a bellcrank on the linkage to make it work.
