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GTS225 · Post by **GTS225** » Tue May 20, 2014 8:12 pm

Taken last night, started about mid-January. Wanted to get it titled in time for this Saturday's "Fourth Street Cruise". Looks like I'll be a spectator......again.

Roger

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a trinket or two......

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and an alternator conversion for the engine.....

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Sorry about the tire size, but it's not going to get much bigger. I'm after the fifties jalopy look during the build, and maybe a 30's vintage boattail speedster look later. Right now, just trying to get it together so's I can get a title for it.

Roger

Bill Cleveland · Post by **Bill Cleveland** » Thu May 22, 2014 1:22 pm

Looking good, Roger. Gotta love the MoPar Leaner-6. What is the rest of your drive train like?

GTS225 · Post by **GTS225** » Thu May 22, 2014 7:19 pm

[quote="Bill Cleveland"]Looking good, Roger. Gotta love the MoPar Leaner-6. What is the rest of your drive train like?[/quote]
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Just a standard A904 auto trans hooked to a '59 Chevy rear axle assembly. The rear was one of the stumbling blocks that we ran across when we started assembling it. It was supposed to have been a "kit", but we found '55-'56 axles, '57-'58 housing, and '59-'64 backing plates. Some previous "builder" had made some aluminum rings and pressed them into the housing ends to take up the space that was left after the smaller diameter of the early axle bearings. Saw too many problems, so hit up a local yard for a complete rear....end of problems.
Also had to correct some geometry issues up front that was causing a twisted binding in the transverse spring shackles.

All good now, but man there's a lot of small parts to build when you start pretty much from scratch.

Roger

Bill Cleveland · Post by **Bill Cleveland** » Sat May 24, 2014 11:14 am

Ain't that the truth! I was lucky enough to have a donor Camaro for some of my stuff, but there's still a lot of little details that'll drive you nuts, trying to make sure it all works together. Sometimes it amazes me that these little cars go down the road as well as they do! (LOL) - Spanky

Lugnut · Post by **Lugnut** » Tue May 27, 2014 11:41 am

I AM logged in but the photos are NOT available, what's up wit dis?

Jim Tolbert · Post by **Jim Tolbert** » Tue May 27, 2014 12:26 pm

Same here.

Jim Young · Post by **Jim Young** » Tue May 27, 2014 12:34 pm

Same here!

Big Dog · Post by **Big Dog** » Tue May 27, 2014 12:35 pm

OE when posting pics

Mike Blanche · Post by **Mike Blanche** » Tue May 27, 2014 3:01 pm

Nothing I can do can open those files.

GTS225 · Post by **GTS225** » Tue May 27, 2014 9:48 pm

Hmmmmm. That address looks all wrong. I'll see what I can do about editing the post and getting working links in there.

Sorry, folks.....Roger

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