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I think you're doing another great build Vic!
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The saga continues...
Since I last posted, I've cut out much of the trunk floor and started work on the triangulated four link. Back in January when I received the kit, I had a couple of conversations with R&C Motorsports about the contents. They essentially sent me a mashup of V1.0, V2.0 and maybe V2.5. The online video and the instructions cover about 75% of the installation but the rest is up to the end user to figure out. I've had to modify the coilover shock mount bar and I'm not entirely sure I have the upper link bars where they need to be. The sway bar setup has the older style bar with the newest mounts, and they don't work together. I'll have to make the brackets to fit the bar I have and probably replace the links with longer pieces. Other than that, it's going along just swell. I know I sound like a whiner, but dang it, when you spend $$$ on a setup that's supposed to be a "bolt-in" solution, it irks me to have to re-engineer the kit. OK tantrum is over. Progress photos below. ;) . |
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Happy New Year to everyone! We were in bed by 10:30 last night but woke up to the sound of celebratory fireworks all around us. Lasted about 15 minutes or so, at which point 2024 was officially underway. Between the holidays and doctor's appointments, I haven't gotten a whole lot done lately. My right leg swelled up like a football and after a week of stalling, I had it checked out. A sonogram revealed a blood clot in my limbic vein from my groin area down to my calf. I'm on blood thinners and wearing compression socks but the swelling has been slow to recede. Doc says sometimes it can take months to clear up. When it does, he wants to run tests to try to determine the cause. Meanwhile I can work on the car, but when I sit down, I'm supposed to keep the leg elevated. Old age is sneaking up on me fellas.
I was surfing the net for holiday specials and stumbled across a smokin' deal on a pair of Currie axles. Basically, it ended up being buy one get one free. I told Kathy it sounded too good to be true but what the heck - Columbus took a chance. They showed up Saturday and are perfect for my needs. Awhile back I picked up a pair of housing ends to replace the pitted ones on my housing. The bearings that came with the axle kit were too tight a fit to suit me, so I bored the housing end diameter .002" which gave me a nice snug fit. This way, I won't have to beat the axles in with 2 lb sledge. The rear suspension is mocked up where I need it. The sway bar only has a couple of inches of travel before it hits the underside of the frame rail. Pretty sure this is why they changed the design. Unfortunately, I got the old style, so I hope it works out. Had to make the mounting brackets for the sway bar but they turned out pretty well. Metal by the Foot didn't have angle in the size I needed so I sawed up some 3/16 wall rectangular tubing and Bob's yer uncle. The new axles are cut to fit, so I have some leeway to narrow the housing but I'm on the fence about doing so. Since I have to weld on the new ends, it's no biggie to remove a bit more of the tubes. I have plenty of time to think about it. Between now and then, I have to mini tub the wheel wells and replace a big swath of the quarter panel skin. So, a month or two from now - maybe. ;) |
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Nice score on the axles. Hope you get to feeling better Vic! You’ve got a gang of people that I know will be willing to help you complete this project if needed, me being one of you ever need anything.
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Take care of that leg, we want to be following your builds for a long time. Speaking of your builds, I was watching the Mecom auction last night when your 57 Chevy wagon came through. I thought they didn't spend enough time describing it but even so it did bring pretty good money.
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Back working on sheet metal. The tunnel is pretty much ready to weld in. I plan to make the very front section that covers the transmission removable, but the rest gets done up permanently. Out back, I raised the trunk floor about 3+ inches to gain some fuel tank clearance. I'm using the 25 gal. '87 Blazer EFI tank with the fill neck moved to the trunk floor. I'll put a sheet metal patch over the original filler door and make some custom trim or maybe an LED strip for the panel between the taillights.
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Looks good. Where did you get the rear floor pans from? My 64 came with some unmarked but the fit doesn't seem like it's going to be very good. How good of a fit were they?
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Looking really good Vic..!!..
Hate to hear about the bum leg..hopes it's healing... I feel that "old" thing coming every morning..!! |
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When I bought the car, a pair of trunk drop offs came with it but I don't know who made them. They have sort of the same finish as the C2C parts so they might be from them also. If you want to try the C2C pans, I have both front toe boards and floor pans as well as the RR pan. You can have them all if you want. I also have the trunk floor that I cut out that's in very good condition. You don't live very far from us if you wanted to come get them. I have a bunch of other parts in storage I won't be using if you're into scavenger hunts. PM me if you're interested.
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This is a cool project, don't see many '65 Fairlanes being built at all. We do parts for '66-71s at work (AMD) but nothing further back. I'll definitely stay tuned into this one
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Doing some mighty pretty work there amigo.
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More sheetmetal work - made stand offs for the gas tank and started work on the access panel for the fuel pump/lines. In order to put the fuel filler in attached to the tank, I'll machine a split ring that screws to the trunk floor and the filler assembly. Couldn't figure out any other way to do it since it's too close quarters to get at the hose clamps once the tank is in place. |
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How low will it sit? It looks taller than the stock tank but with sitting a lot higher it's probably close to the stock tank?
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Victor, don't know if this will help but I had my tank modified to give me a little more clearance on top, about 2 inches, BTW, my tank was new, so no fumes
I've been watching since CRLS, always enjoyed reading your threads, keep at it https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c5c12d11_c.jpg20191002_093933 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/97391199@N06 |
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Hang the bumper if possible & visually verify things @ ride height to get a better feel for the package.
Also.... blacking out the lower half of the tank works wonders for minimizing/hiding things in plain sight. |
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