You better take him and his family out to dinner!!! You saved a lot of money ......
63 Biscayne junior stock drag car build
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I know, what a huge step forward to get the interior stuff back.
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Last couple weeks I have been figuring out how to go about putting this 8.5" 10 bolt into the car.
Finally came up with a solution to get the original lower control arm brackets onto the new rear.
Once I get them tacked in place, I will be able to install it in my frame section(fab jig) and start making the upper control arms and brackets to finish the triangulated 4 link.
Finally some progress.
Finally came up with a solution to get the original lower control arm brackets onto the new rear.
Once I get them tacked in place, I will be able to install it in my frame section(fab jig) and start making the upper control arms and brackets to finish the triangulated 4 link.
Finally some progress.
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Explain please. I've had a couple.
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Sorry, the guy that used to own my car finally made it to his storage unit to retrieve the back seat and the front and rear door panels.
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Rough mock up.
Got the remnants of the old brackets ground off smooth tonight.
Tomorrow during work I'll get it all set up level and into position, put some tack welds on it, then take it back home.
Once I get it hung in my frame section and get the pinion angle roughly set, I will make the front upper brackets and fabricate some upper control arms with adjustable HD heim joints.
...stay tuned...
Got the remnants of the old brackets ground off smooth tonight.
Tomorrow during work I'll get it all set up level and into position, put some tack welds on it, then take it back home.
Once I get it hung in my frame section and get the pinion angle roughly set, I will make the front upper brackets and fabricate some upper control arms with adjustable HD heim joints.
...stay tuned...
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Nice work. 
Do you have an alignment bar to keep the housing straight when you weld the brackets on?
Do you have an alignment bar to keep the housing straight when you weld the brackets on?
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I'll come up with something.Nice work.
Do you have an alignment bar to keep the housing straight when you weld the brackets on?
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Happy Thanksgiving.
Just got a text from the previous owner, he said why don't we meet up Sunday morning so you can get this interior and grill.
Just got a text from the previous owner, he said why don't we meet up Sunday morning so you can get this interior and grill.
Thats awesome you’re getting your interior back!! Right where it belongs, that stuff is not easy to find. Why it was ever removed from the car in the first place is beyond me. Looks like you'll make that 10 bolt work out pretty good
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Keeping this old rear frame section was a game changer.
I can't even begin to imagine how much more difficult and time consuming this would have been laying on my back on a concrete floor under the car.
Would not have been fun, that's for sure.
Going to make support brackets that go on the front of the crossmember down to the frame using the upper arm bracket bolts.
Also have to make plates to weld onto the upper arms to tie everything together.
I can't even begin to imagine how much more difficult and time consuming this would have been laying on my back on a concrete floor under the car.
Would not have been fun, that's for sure.
Going to make support brackets that go on the front of the crossmember down to the frame using the upper arm bracket bolts.
Also have to make plates to weld onto the upper arms to tie everything together.
What do you have for articulation of the rear end housing, like up on the right and down on the left?