Progress '54
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I've got the hood to work, without cutting a hole and using a scoop....
Needs better alignment but I'm only one man.
Needs better alignment but I'm only one man.
Last edited by DAN70; 05-24-2017 at 03:21 PM.
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Well Chris.... I'll post a pic after I put the finishing touches on the hood.
I removed a small amount of the X , didn't need to drop motor. After I finish it off it'll look good.
It was my only choice.....
I removed a small amount of the X , didn't need to drop motor. After I finish it off it'll look good.
It was my only choice.....
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Pretty much done. Here are some pics of the final outcome. Thanks for your support and encouragement.....
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Remember, I built it as Driver Quality....
It's been a 60's Hot Rod most of its life so I kept it that way....
It's been a 60's Hot Rod most of its life so I kept it that way....
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It bugs me when something doesn't work. A friend and I finally got my parking brake flasher to be functional. Over the last couple of months I've been messing with this, the flashers I purchased clicked but the light wouldn't light. We opened up the flasher and tweaked the contact, and, damn if it doesn't work. Cool stuff....
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Very nice. Love it. Just to revisit one thing. The pinion angle and the transmission center line should be within one degree I.e. if the tranny is pointing down 2* the pinion should be pointing up 2*. The speed of the u joint varies twice in each revolution of the drive shaft with the u joints in phase they cancel this out. If they aren't phased you can get a vibration. In my case it beat the bushing out of the tail housing. I mounted the engine and tranny in the chassis before the body and all looked good. I never thought to check this afterwards.
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Dan, car turned out great and your efforts show. Where did you find that five digit '54 Va plate? VA five digits are hard to come by.
Earl
Earl
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Very nice. Love it. Just to revisit one thing. The pinion angle and the transmission center line should be within one degree I.e. if the tranny is pointing down 2* the pinion should be pointing up 2*. The speed of the u joint varies twice in each revolution of the drive shaft with the u joints in phase they cancel this out. If they aren't phased you can get a vibration. In my case it beat the bushing out of the tail housing. I mounted the engine and tranny in the chassis before the body and all looked good. I never thought to check this afterwards.
Last edited by DAN70; 09-18-2017 at 01:05 PM.