A Shop in the 'Burbs
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Thanks, they are Chrysler wheels.
53PontiacSD
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Nice roadster. Looks like a lot of fun. So....the next question..... what's with the Pontiac? 51/52?
Billy
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53PontiacSD
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That's one beautiful car! My Granddad had a Pontiac when I was a kid. I missed out owning it when he died as I wasn't old enough to buy it.
Billy
Billy
yeah, I hope this one stays in the family.
pennsylvaniaboy
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so what are the details on the front axle disc brakes? Did you change the whole beam? adapt the spindles? details man!!!
Sure! The beam and spindles are all stock. We took off the spindles and measured to see what rotors/bearings might be close.
We found out that we could lathe the spindles down to the profile for 2011 Ford F350 rotors.
Here we lathed it to the F350 profile for the bearings and retainer nut to bolt right on.
Back on the truck.
Made caliper brackets from 1/2" steel.
Pulled brakes from a 2009 Yukon.
End result: Stops like a new truck. Bonus - being all F350, the rims all match.
53PontiacSD
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So what's the gear ratio in Junior and does he have standard or automatic? He's coming along fine.
Billy
Billy
Not quite sure what the ratio was in the rear end, but it has a 700R4 and 70 MPH is about 2300rpm. Final weight is 7950lbs on a scale.
It's whole life I don't think it ever went over 45mph.
Geoff289
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Greetings from Australia. I just discovered and read your thread.
Love your new garage and your cars. Being a Mustang owner I would ordinarily question departing too far from how Ford built them but you gotta love a Hemi, especially with a blower. That car hauler is really cool too.
Love your new garage and your cars. Being a Mustang owner I would ordinarily question departing too far from how Ford built them but you gotta love a Hemi, especially with a blower. That car hauler is really cool too.
Lucky13driver
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Wow I like the C.O.E. car hauler.
53PontiacSD
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Hi, any new updates?
Been busy working on the Mustang (that's another story I'll add in a bit).
Got the TV up in the corner. It looks so small but it's a 65"
-27 for two nights here, but it's a toasty 60 degrees in the shop. So nice to have finally!
My mustang project began a little unconventionally. I had this Hemi for years, always thinking I would build a '32 roadster for it.
I told my wife I wanted to get it in a car and she said we already had a roadster. I said what about a 55 Chevy? She said she likes muscle-cars more. I thought about what muscle-car I would love to have with that in it and then it hit me: mustang fastback.
If you have seen what they go for, and since I didn't want to go stock, I thought I could build one for a perfect resto-mod, so I started with a car and a half to make my fastback shell.
I told my wife I wanted to get it in a car and she said we already had a roadster. I said what about a 55 Chevy? She said she likes muscle-cars more. I thought about what muscle-car I would love to have with that in it and then it hit me: mustang fastback.
If you have seen what they go for, and since I didn't want to go stock, I thought I could build one for a perfect resto-mod, so I started with a car and a half to make my fastback shell.
53PontiacSD
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Well, if you're not going stock, that way will work. Maybe you can sell the coupe carcass to recoup some money.