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Post by dragsterdick on Feb 21, 2016 13:37:19 GMT
Tom, What is the deal with the Ford 9" and what did you learn? Need a Ford motor too?
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Post by Fugly on Feb 21, 2016 14:44:16 GMT
Yes, what did you learn?
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Post by sportf on Feb 21, 2016 21:20:23 GMT
I bought a really clean '59 housing and loaded new backing plates for $100. The housing didn't have ends, but looked great. I should have thrown the housing. The early housings need a back brace, fair enough. If you buy the ends, have it jig welded with a back brace, buy and put on perches it will cost you more than just calling up one of these rear guys and telling him you want a housing XX wide with perches X degrees down. Then, get that same guy to get you the axles too. It just doesn't pay to have your housing shortened. Then if your housing guy gets the axles he can get the right size the first time, not the third. Depending on what brakes you have determines the "overhang" of the axles. There was some trouble there.
I went this route because I could get the housing narrowed for just $150. But it went up hill from there.
I actually have a truck Dana 60 4.10 with sure grip with the ends cut off laying out back. But that thing is so heavy and ugly I just couldn't do it. But that would have been the cheapest way to go.
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Post by chaplainksw on Mar 1, 2016 4:28:34 GMT
Nice work!
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Post by sportf on Mar 23, 2016 21:39:20 GMT
Attachment DeletedHere it is outside ready for the front bumper to go on. We have really had some nice weather for this time of year so I thought it would be nice to work outside.
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Post by sportf on Mar 23, 2016 21:44:54 GMT
Attachment DeletedOne more shot. I also got original seat material in the correct color to re-do the seats from Original Auto interiors. They sent me a picture out of their catalog (from 1962) and I got the material from them in 3 days. It was penciled in the catalog [low line car] to denote "Dart" from the Dart 330, Dart 440, or Dodge 500, all different materials for the seats. The more you spent, the nicer the material. I just can't imagine someone holding onto all that material for years, but they did it. I also got material from them for the black 63 Plymouth I did a couple of years ago as well. At the time I believe they sold me the last of the blue 63 Plymouth Savoy material they had.
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Post by sportf on Mar 24, 2016 21:45:08 GMT
Attachment DeletedHere is the inside, I am waiting on the seats. Anybody got a driver side inside door sill? They used to repop them, but not anymore I guess.
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Post by Fugly on Mar 25, 2016 0:47:57 GMT
Clay should have the sill...
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Post by sportf on Mar 25, 2016 14:00:34 GMT
As it gets closer to St. Louis I'll have to ask Clay. They can be hard to find for two doors.
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Post by Fugly on Mar 25, 2016 15:12:34 GMT
they have shipping services nowadays...ups, USpas, FedEx......
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Post by sportf on Apr 6, 2016 14:14:42 GMT
 Here is a shot of the catalog page I got from Original Auto interiors. I am amazed that they stored all this material for so many years! I can't make it larger, don't know why. |
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Post by sportf on Apr 18, 2016 23:56:51 GMT
Well, it goes up and down the driveway just fine. And it seems the brakes work, which is always a good thing. Sitting on a makeshift seat (an old rim wrapped in bags with a pad) its kind of flakey when giving it throttle. Waiting on the seats, and still have a few details to fix. Attachments:
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Post by sportf on Apr 19, 2016 0:00:12 GMT
Front
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Post by sportf on May 23, 2016 22:21:01 GMT
Attachment DeletedWell, I got the seats back and they look great. Just like stock with the original material on them. Its a little crowded in the shop, but it will have to do for now.
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Post by sportf on May 23, 2016 22:23:32 GMT
Attachment DeletedHere is the back seat, two colors of gray. You can tell by the seats that this was the "low line" car back in the day.
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