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 Post subject: Re: 61 Rag project build
PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 8:13 am 
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I dig it.. super cool project .. good job on the pans :)

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 Post subject: Re: 61 Rag project build
PostPosted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 8:12 pm 
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tommiebsmith wrote:
I dig it.. super cool project .. good job on the pans :)


Thanks, Tommy :thumbs: :beer:

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 Post subject: Re: 61 Rag project build
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Had a package come in from Empi during the week. Front disc brakes and the rest of the braking system to install. Weekends work on the pans painted, beam has had its surgery to narrow and install adjusters, fabricated some new shock towers to make it fit the car better. Going to get the beam finished up and painted this week. :dance:


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 Post subject: Re: 61 Rag project build
PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:51 am 
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Looking good!!

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 Post subject: Re: 61 Rag project build
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Wow, nice work!!!

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 Post subject: Re: 61 Rag project build
PostPosted: Thu Oct 01, 2020 9:37 pm 
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Be busy with several projects, Have the beam closer to going back in, need new link pins and bushings, on order. Got the sound board on the pan. mounted the trans. Made a cart for the body to get it off my lift, and take outside for sanding and blasting to worse areas. :dance:


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Nice job :thumbs:

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 Post subject: Re: 61 Rag project build
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Wow, great progress Mark!

When you add adjusters and narrow a beam, do you remove the upright pan mounts and do the narrowing in the middle of them beam, or do you add adjusters in the middle and then narrow toward the outside of the tubes w/o removing the upright mounts?
I can see pros and cons to each way. We are going to narrow and add adjusters to my neighbor's 66 front end.

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 Post subject: Re: 61 Rag project build
PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:55 am 
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mk-Zero wrote:
Wow, great progress Mark!

When you add adjusters and narrow a beam, do you remove the upright pan mounts and do the narrowing in the middle of them beam, or do you add adjusters in the middle and then narrow toward the outside of the tubes w/o removing the upright mounts?
I can see pros and cons to each way. We are going to narrow and add adjusters to my neighbor's 66 front end.



Yes, i measured them centered 11 3/8 apart, them cut them off till the splice was done. Put them back at the same measurement of center.


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 Post subject: Re: 61 Rag project build
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Marko wrote:
mk-Zero wrote:
Wow, great progress Mark!

When you add adjusters and narrow a beam, do you remove the upright pan mounts and do the narrowing in the middle of them beam, or do you add adjusters in the middle and then narrow toward the outside of the tubes w/o removing the upright mounts?
I can see pros and cons to each way. We are going to narrow and add adjusters to my neighbor's 66 front end.



Yes, i measured them centered 11 3/8 apart, them cut them off till the splice was done. Put them back at the same measurement of center.


Awesome, thanks Mark! When you're welding the beam halves back together in the center, do tack weld some angle iron or something across the tubes to keep them straight?

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