"Rookie-Touring" '69 Dart
Here's some progress as of late. Doesn't seem like much but I've been working my junk off! The chassis is almost finished after I had to rebuild my front frame rails; I can do statistics and calculus like nobody's business, but apparently 7th grade geometry has fled through my first set of front and rear frame rails. For those that commented on tack welding everything together, duly noted for future reference...
So, I built the rear rails tacked them in place, rebuilt the front rails, tacked them in place...
...started building the back brace, tacked it in place, and here is where the chassis is at...
I have a lot more to do on the back brace to strengthen and finish it but I ran out of material since I changed the design. I'll pick some up and get it finished up tomorrow.
After double and triple checking all measurements I welded the chassis solid and began the fishplates. I've got all the fishplates cut and tacked in place and will get those locked down tomorrow as well. Tuesday I'll begin working on suspension mounts and the front cross member.
While all this has been going on, more parts have come in, Spohn Del-Spere's, Howe Balljoints...
Trans mount when I get there later this week or first of next...
Rear license plate holder from a '77 TA to hide the trailer hitch mounted to the frame...
And finally the jig for my LCA's...
That's enough for now, more to come tomorrow.
Here's some progress as of late. Doesn't seem like much but I've been working my junk off! The chassis is almost finished after I had to rebuild my front frame rails; I can do statistics and calculus like nobody's business, but apparently 7th grade geometry has fled through my first set of front and rear frame rails. For those that commented on tack welding everything together, duly noted for future reference...
So, I built the rear rails tacked them in place, rebuilt the front rails, tacked them in place...
...started building the back brace, tacked it in place, and here is where the chassis is at...
I have a lot more to do on the back brace to strengthen and finish it but I ran out of material since I changed the design. I'll pick some up and get it finished up tomorrow.
After double and triple checking all measurements I welded the chassis solid and began the fishplates. I've got all the fishplates cut and tacked in place and will get those locked down tomorrow as well. Tuesday I'll begin working on suspension mounts and the front cross member.
While all this has been going on, more parts have come in, Spohn Del-Spere's, Howe Balljoints...
Trans mount when I get there later this week or first of next...
Rear license plate holder from a '77 TA to hide the trailer hitch mounted to the frame...
And finally the jig for my LCA's...
That's enough for now, more to come tomorrow.