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Early
Fabrication - Part 3
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This
is what a '32 Ford frame looked like when drawn to original specs.
As you can see, there wasn't a whole lot of reinforcement between
the unboxed rails. Of course, you really didn't need it back in
1932. We show you this drawing simply for comparison to what will
go under our car. Needless to say, the two will only resemble each
other in profile when Lowdown Hot Rods is finished with our
frame.
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After
a lot of fiddling with the body on the rails, the motor and tranny
have settled into their final resting place (position) and the first
crossmember element has been tacked in. Just below the crossmember
on the tranny tailpiece, an upper mounting point used in the original
Camaro application was removed by Lowdown. It's not needed in our
application and space is at a minimum.
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You
can see the upper mount in this "before" photo.
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Moving
farther back, work has started on our rear four-link installation.
We're using a first rate kit from Horton Street Rod Products.
The brackets are laser cut for precision and all welds are clean and
tidy. The bars are urethane bushed for long life and tight construction
properties. Lowdown is using a rearend housing from another project
as a stand-in for ours to determine positioning and ride height. |
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A
close up of the front-facing bracket from the Horton kit. You can
see that this is a quality piece.
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In
this photo, you can see that the front bracket has been moved up slightly
on the frame rail versus having it flush with the bottom. This adjustment
is one of a number of adjustments which will equate to a lower ride
height. Lowdown is custom building this frame/chassis to our preferences. |
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At
the rear, you can see another nice looking Horton bracket supporting
our stand-in rearend housing. More to come shortly. |
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