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RE: Parts have arrived! and some air ride questions.
« Reply #15 on: December 28, 2005 11:02 pm »
Did you cut any coils?
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« Reply #16 on: December 29, 2005 10:17 pm »
no coils cut. so i took her off the jackstand and lowered the jack but its still under the engine cradle.  yup its stuck.  but one tire was flat. so air it up and i should be good to go.  now last night i measured the cradle height on my father in laws 49 woody and from the floor to the cradle it was 9 inches.  and on my cdan. i got 4 inches. pictures to fallow
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« Reply #17 on: December 29, 2005 11:52 pm »
one of the stuck jack and one of a screw driver to show scale
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« Reply #18 on: December 30, 2005 4:07 am »
That screwdriver pic kicks ass.
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« Reply #19 on: December 30, 2005 4:23 am »
I really like the composition of the screwdriver pic. In my opinion it is the best of the two. :albino:

You should post this on it's own thread you thief!

Looks like you have new shocks in too.......and you welded the spacers.......
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« Reply #20 on: December 30, 2005 8:08 pm »
ok so ill start a new thred.  and back to chevy ideas lookie here

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=85551
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« Reply #21 on: January 02, 2006 1:27 pm »
Pics incoming, waiting for them to arrive, left them on my moms machine, adn she has to email them to me,

hellova week, 3 12+ hour days in the shop, car looks awesome.

going back next weekend to finish the motor/tranny mount.
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« Reply #22 on: January 02, 2006 1:56 pm »
sounds like you made good progress
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« Reply #23 on: January 02, 2006 11:59 pm »
Here we go...




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« Reply #24 on: January 03, 2006 12:03 am »
here it is on its wheels,  UP!



DOWN!



I can get it lower really easily, were gonna try it here first.

at lowest point i still have 4+inches at the frame to the sxle.

Heres the bridge,
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« Reply #25 on: January 03, 2006 12:06 am »
Hers a couple of outdoor pics.  The front is coming down a few more inches yet, and i have different wheels/tires for it.

i never got my stuff to convert my Mustang 2 to air ride in time so i didnt get that done.  



this pic is with the bags totally full, to see where it would get me.


heres a coule other pics, My flathead and my dads nailhead for his model A.


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« Reply #26 on: January 03, 2006 12:11 am »
All in all it went real well. the way it is now, i wouldent have had to cut the trunk floor at all if i wanted to do it all underneath. its all flush with the top of the rail.

i am thinking eventually i will raise the top bag mounts an inch or so to get the car lower, but this is a good starting point.

the motor and tranny are going in it this weekend.

this was a lot more work than i was expecting but in a way it was wasier than i thought too, i didnt have to cut the floor for the 4bar, or anything. we wlded the rear end in solid to the car at ride height, and just worked from there.

I highly recommend this rear suspension to anyone using these cars, it was relatively painless.

Man i wish i had a lift, working under the car with a grinder and a welder SUCKS.  i have all these little penhead burns all over my upper body and arms  hahah.  WOuld help if i wore a welders jacket and real gloves i guess.  but then id be a wuss like TIM!   hahahah Just kidding =)

Felt so god to get to work on my own ride.  I CANT WAIT till i have my own place.

~Aaron
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« Reply #27 on: January 03, 2006 2:15 am »
Looks good. Once you get the front bags in you will know if it is set up at the correct height. Nice clean work you did too.

Sorry to hear about all your burns heman........:) I have no burns on my hands or arms but my face looks like I spent the weekend on a beach in Mexico :albino:  Oh and Harbor freight has welding gloves on sale if you are interested  3 pair for 7 bux!
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« Reply #28 on: January 03, 2006 2:50 am »
i might actually have to stop there thursday to get some to take home. thats a good idea.
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« Reply #29 on: January 03, 2006 5:00 am »
Looks good.  So can you hop it? :D

Better get used to questions like that here in ND.
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