Getting ready for Indy . . .

[Bill Cleveland]

Starting from scratch . . .

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Shock towers in place & welded . . . - - 'Dummy' engine in frame.

Re-locating steering box on frame . . .



And welded . . .


Making progress !

[Rolla Hessel]

Hey Spanky, glad to see you are moving forward!!!

[VroomKrazy]

looks good. keep the pics coming

[Bill Holley]

danger, danger... the top pic shows only 3 bolts holding the spring on.. u need 4.. and when your done with the build i sure hope u paint the orange clamp to match the frame color.. black clamp looks ok.. but if your gonna paint the car green, then stop now. we're only allowed one and the lugster has that one taken.. ok now how can i help someone else ????

[2old2fast]

You know there always has to be a critic.....the vertical weld on the box mount looks like it was awfully cold [no penetration] & where does your rad. go now ??
dave

[Bill Cleveland]

I am not much of a welder (obviously) but I hope the welds will hold up! I wish Bill Darr lived next door! The radiator will be a chopped deuce shell like the picture below, and there seems to be room to fab a mount between the steering box and the front crossmember.

[2old2fast]

Grind that weld out ,turn up the heat & try again !!
dave

[2old2fast]

I think I'd move the steering box ahead enough to get the rad in....closer to the motor looks [&works] better.
dave

[Bill Cleveland]

Thanks for the advice! I'll post more pics when I'm further along.

[Bill Holley]

Aww welding.... easy peasey... took me 18 try's to pass the soldering test to be certified in solder work...
now i can solder 2 wires together and they hold...
welding gotta be easier... take the stick thing and shove it onto metal and sparks fly... done... cake walk..
bill i think u need more sparks.. just my expert opinion.