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Late
Fabrication - Part 1
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Marc
McCrae of Lowdown Hot Rods at work on our project car frame.
You can see that the centre-section will be very stout and will
provide a very solid platform for our ride. The centre-section is
being designed to allow the exhaust to run through rather than under.
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From
above, you can get a better look at the centre-section. In this
photo, the tranny "loop" is not installed. Don't forget
this detail!
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Marc
shows us where the mounting plate for the master cylinder and booster
will go. This is not the actual plate (see last two photos on this
page). Final welding still needs to be done on the tube connections.
The fit is nice and tight.
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Our
rearend housing has been narrowed to our specification to position
the wheels correctly and the Horton Street Rod Products' four-link
brackets have been tacked into position. A Horton panhard rod
kit has also been installed to control lateral movement of the rearend.
Notice that the rear crossmember, rather than going straight across
between the rails, has been raised by 2". This will get the car
sitting lower. Needless to say, you'll need to c-notch the frame rail
to allow for rearend travel and the trunk floor will need to be modifed
to accomodate the crossmember - we had Ramrod build this in
while building our body.. |
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A
close up of the rear crossmember and the four link bracket which
has been modified with stand-offs to allow for proper clearance
of the wider Air Ride Shockwave bodies.
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You
can get a good look at the entire centre section of the frame in this
shot. It won't be long before it's out of the fixture. |
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From
the rear, you can see the tranny loop and mounting plate for the master
cylinder/booster. It won't take much to make this frame a "roller". |
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