Building a new body. Old one rusted too bad. I know I’ll have to pecker up the frame before it’s all over (gas line, brake lines, gas tank, etc.) but at least I’ll be able to keep it clean without a body yet.Looks pretty classy right there.
Very pretty and all its shiny new glory. Hopefully you don’t have to weld anything new onto that nicely coated frame!
Definitely add more details as they come up and pictures as you take them. We love pictures!
Are you able to use an original body? Or do you have to build a new one?
View attachment 885950 rear axel installed. On to the front
Two inches is a lot. In fact it’s a ton!
I would normally do it without the bushings just to make sure there’s no discrepancy there, so you can read directly off of the tips of the radius arms.
Not powder coat. all serf ices were stripped of all rust and painted.Two inches is a lot. In fact it’s a ton!
I would normally do it without the bushings just to make sure there’s no discrepancy there, so you can read directly off of the tips of the radius arms.
I’m not sure how easy it would be to measure, but you might make sure that the steering yokes (where the ball-joints mount) are equal on both sides.
It’s possible that one of the tubes has slipped in the center section and if so you will never get the radius arms to match just by tweaking the four bolts on the bushing caps.
You’ll have to re-orient the tube in question. if the tubes are fully welded however, that could prove to be problematic.
Aside from that, did you clean both bushing surfaces inside the radius arms and the outer surfaces on the bushing pads? I see everything looks nice and painted, but were they ground smooth of any rust and scale first?
And speaking of paint… Is that powder coat? If so you are just asking for trouble.
That few extra thousandths of thickness that powder coat gives you is enough to really put the squeeze on the bushings when you install.
This can result in the different angles on the radius arms like you’re seeing.
View attachment 885950 rear axel installed. On to the front
Yes. Took them apart and made some adjustments on the bushings. Just moved them slightly. Reattached and did put a small shim between the arm and C part. Got the difference down to less than 1/2 in.Did you end up doing anything further about the discrepancy between the arms?
Sorry I missed your question about the shims when you posted back on the 25th. Didn’t get any notifications after the previous posts.
How’d it work out?
Looks like great progress.