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Offline racerjohnson

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Roadster Mock-up
« on: October 20, 2006 5:48 am »
All right guys, here's where i'm at. As you can see, the cowl has to come down. Or i could raise the back and drive a hiboy. just kidding. The bullet holes are staying. Plans are: Z'ing a little here, a little there, channeling an inch or two, a V-windshield, and a rollbar. Throw in your 2 cents.    -J
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RE: Roadster Mock-up
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2006 1:56 pm »
I think it is looking great.

BTW header flanges can be had from http://www.hotrodchassisandcycle.com/ ask for Kevin. He told me 65 bux.
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RE: Roadster Mock-up
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2006 2:22 pm »
looks good
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RE: Roadster Mock-up
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2006 3:43 pm »
thanks for the hookup
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RE: Roadster Mock-up
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2006 6:33 pm »
Lookin DAMN good. Ready for spring?
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RE: Roadster Mock-up
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2006 4:10 pm »
I agree....lookin' good!
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RE: Roadster Mock-up
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2006 9:08 pm »
thanks guys. Why can't i find a rearend that rolls? I'm getting impatient and desparate. And is it just me or is this car really long? 114" wheelbase
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RE: Roadster Mock-up
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2006 9:38 pm »
My A and my T are both 113"

What is the deal with the  rear?
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RE: Roadster Mock-up
« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2006 10:59 pm »
I forget what my wheelbase is on my T, but 114" doesn't seem too bad.  I think my T is like 122" or so, and it IS long.
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RE: Roadster Mock-up
« Reply #9 on: October 24, 2006 11:26 pm »
126" if I remember right CJ.  GIANT frame!
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RE: Roadster Mock-up
« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2006 11:28 pm »
Eyeball,
I still haven't found a rearend that will work. The one i had before was way too wide. The one in the pic was just the model A piece I threw under there for kicks. I'm having a bit of trouble finding a narrow enough rearend with a ford bolt pattern. I must not be looking very hard. I've heard 56-59 ford cars, early broncos, S-10's, and '32-'48 ford cars have the right stuff, but nothing has fallen out of the sky yet. Any leads?
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RE: Roadster Mock-up
« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2006 12:22 am »
if you are looking for the 5 on 5 1/2 you will have a tough time finding one.  the 57 to 59 Ford have the smaller pattern.  early broncos should have the 5 on 5 1/2 but good luck finding one of those.  if you find the 57 to 59 ford car you could send the axles off and have flanges added to run the 5 on 5 1/2 like eyeball, but that will cost some extra bucks.  I run the 5 on 5 pattern on my A and thats about as wide of a pattern as you can run on the 57-59 ford.
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RE: Roadster Mock-up
« Reply #12 on: October 25, 2006 6:32 pm »
S-10 will be too short for you if you are channeling it.
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RE: Roadster Mock-up
« Reply #13 on: October 25, 2006 8:50 pm »
are you an ndsra member?  if so you should do a writeup on your build with pics and send it in.
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RE: Roadster Mock-up
« Reply #14 on: October 25, 2006 11:16 pm »
Damn, So how about I just narrow the housing on one side of a normal 61" wheel to wheel 9-inch so the yoke is centered and buy an axle to fit? 9 inch axles are kinda cheap. Or convert a '47 rearend to non-torque tube? Are all the '32-'48 rearends the same width?

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