Slant *        6        Forum
Home Home Home
The Place to Go for Slant Six Info!
Click here to help support the Slant Six Forum!
It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:33 pm

All times are UTC-07:00




Post new topic  Reply to topic  [ 513 posts ]  Go to page Previous 13 4 5 6 735 Next
Author Message
PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 5:55 am 
Offline
Turbo EFI
User avatar

Joined: Mon Aug 02, 2010 7:36 am
Posts: 1200
Location: Rome, GA
Car Model: 1963 Dart 270, 1980 D150
That look great, better than new.

_________________
“Buy the ticket, take the ride.”
― Hunter S. Thompson


Top
   
PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:23 am 
Offline
Supercharged
User avatar

Joined: Sat Nov 27, 2004 8:03 pm
Posts: 8977
Location: IRWIN PA
Car Model:
Photo trick..

Paint was still wet in that shot.

It will be satin black.

I am distracted by k frames in cars that are actually shiny.

Greg

_________________
http://www.youtube.com/hyperpack
Image


Top
   
PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 3:53 pm 
Offline
Supercharged
User avatar

Joined: Sat Nov 27, 2004 8:03 pm
Posts: 8977
Location: IRWIN PA
Car Model:
1/20/19:

Well I got all of the K Frame Painted and installed.

Got the new 16:1 Steering Box installed, along with new Pittman arm, 11/16 Tie Rods and Adjuster Sleeves.

Got the Upper arms, strut rods installed too.

Lower arms are in place for mock up but will need to be removed for paint after the sway bar comes in and gets mocked up and tabs welded in place.


I also mocked up one spindle and rotor, Threw the 17x8 Mustang wheel on with a 245-45-17 Tire on it.
Was hitting the Grease Zerk on Full drop as well as the tie-rod end the entire time.

I was able to bolt the wheel on and determined that a 1/2" wheel spacer along with some quality 3" long wheel studs will help things out here.
Pictorial:


New UCA, Steering Bits and Front Strut Rod. LCA is there for mock up - to be finished soon.
Image


Image


Hits the Zerk :-(
Image


Hits the Tie rod End too! :-(
Image


That's 1/4" of space and the wheel is hitting. I hope to get a 1/2" spacer to kick the wheel out toward the edge of the fender some more to clear these things.
Also a set of 3" long studs will help here! :-)
Image


These cars look so much better with a tire filling the wheel well.
Image


Transformation at ride height: I think the mock up is going well - Time to fit the sway bar!
Image

Cheers!

Greg

_________________
http://www.youtube.com/hyperpack
Image


Last edited by Greg Ondayko on Thu Mar 17, 2022 4:51 am, edited 1 time in total.

Top
   
PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:20 pm 
Offline
Turbo EFI
User avatar

Joined: Mon Aug 02, 2010 7:36 am
Posts: 1200
Location: Rome, GA
Car Model: 1963 Dart 270, 1980 D150
Wheels look great. About the same as the ones we had on my son's Maverick.

_________________
“Buy the ticket, take the ride.”
― Hunter S. Thompson


Top
   
PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 5:56 pm 
Offline
Supercharged

Joined: Thu May 12, 2005 11:50 pm
Posts: 6291
Location: So California
Car Model: 64 Plymouth Valiant
Greg Ondayko wrote:
Well I got all of the K Frame Painted and installed.

Got the new 16:1 Steering Box installed,...……..., Threw the 17x8 Mustang wheel on with a 245-45-17 Tire on it.

Greg



How are the arm exercises coming along?

_________________
Ed
64 Valiant 225 / 904 / 42:1 manual steering / 9" drum brakes

8)


Top
   
PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 6:09 pm 
Offline
Supercharged
User avatar

Joined: Sat Nov 27, 2004 8:03 pm
Posts: 8977
Location: IRWIN PA
Car Model:
I am ready.

Lots of lifting and tire changing keeps the upper body fit. Removing unneeded weight from the front of the car will help too!
Got a Fiberglass hood and some other trick bits to get the front end lighter.

Greg

_________________
http://www.youtube.com/hyperpack
Image


Top
   
PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 4:43 am 
Offline
Board Sponsor & Moderator
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 21, 2002 11:08 am
Posts: 16451
Location: Blacksburg, VA
Car Model:
Looks great, Greg. I have always run spacers on those wheels (1/2 - 3/4") to get BJ and tie rod clearance. They are deep offset anyway, so a spacer makes sense.

Lou

_________________
Home of Slant6-powered fun machines


Top
   
PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:04 am 
Offline
Supercharged
User avatar

Joined: Sat Nov 27, 2004 8:03 pm
Posts: 8977
Location: IRWIN PA
Car Model:
The FFI sway bar arrived today,

So this week's project will include mocking it up and getting the tabs welded onto the lca's. Once that is done lca's will be removed, painted and reinstalled.

Also putting together the dual circuit master cylinder and rebuilding the steering column.

Greg

_________________
http://www.youtube.com/hyperpack
Image


Top
   
PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 4:04 pm 
Offline
Supercharged

Joined: Thu May 12, 2005 11:50 pm
Posts: 6291
Location: So California
Car Model: 64 Plymouth Valiant
The closer you can get the tabs to the wheel, the more effective the bar will be...……...

_________________
Ed
64 Valiant 225 / 904 / 42:1 manual steering / 9" drum brakes

8)


Top
   
PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 6:39 pm 
Offline
Supercharged
User avatar

Joined: Sat Nov 27, 2004 8:03 pm
Posts: 8977
Location: IRWIN PA
Car Model:
Right on!


They are designed to line up about on the shock bolt area. I don't think i will be widening the bar.


Greg

_________________
http://www.youtube.com/hyperpack
Image


Top
   
 Post subject: 1/27/19
PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 1:19 pm 
Offline
Supercharged
User avatar

Joined: Sat Nov 27, 2004 8:03 pm
Posts: 8977
Location: IRWIN PA
Car Model:
1/27/19:

I got the Sway Bar mocked up and the mounts mocked and then welded to the LCA's
The Steering column I now rebuilt and refreshed with new seals and paint, etc,

I found that my 1/2" wheel spacers were not wide enough so I went to 3/4" Spacers.

I started to paint the LCA's with some POR15.


Image


Image



Greg

_________________
http://www.youtube.com/hyperpack
Image


Last edited by Greg Ondayko on Thu Mar 17, 2022 4:52 am, edited 2 times in total.

Top
   
PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 3:56 pm 
Offline
Board Sponsor & Moderator
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 21, 2002 11:08 am
Posts: 16451
Location: Blacksburg, VA
Car Model:
Those are nice looking sway bar tabs, and nice work on the LCAs. People will freak when we show up to a track day or autoX with a pair of Slant 6 64 Darts.

Lou

_________________
Home of Slant6-powered fun machines


Top
   
PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 5:27 pm 
Offline
Supercharged
User avatar

Joined: Sat Nov 27, 2004 8:03 pm
Posts: 8977
Location: IRWIN PA
Car Model:
Thanks Lou.

Those sway bar tabs were from speedway motors, but did not hit the lca in mock up. So I had some spare roll cage tubing that I cut about 2" off of to bridge the gap.

Of course some other small mods needed to make it all work before welding.

Greg

_________________
http://www.youtube.com/hyperpack
Image


Top
   
PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 6:55 pm 
Offline
Turbo Slant 6

Joined: Tue Mar 16, 2004 6:25 am
Posts: 831
Location: Tompkinsville, KY
Car Model:
I thought those extensions looked round.
Nice engineering 8)

_________________
O==\=/==O

"A mechanic is Somebody."
- Jim Preston


Top
   
PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 9:01 pm 
Offline
Supercharged

Joined: Thu May 12, 2005 11:50 pm
Posts: 6291
Location: So California
Car Model: 64 Plymouth Valiant
Will that induce a twist in the lower arm since it's so far off the centerline?

_________________
Ed
64 Valiant 225 / 904 / 42:1 manual steering / 9" drum brakes

8)


Top
   
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic  Reply to topic  [ 513 posts ]  Go to page Previous 13 4 5 6 735 Next

All times are UTC-07:00


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Limited