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08-10-2018, 12:19 PM | #201 |
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Re: Flathead project
I'm going to my shop today and will try to get some pictures of the heim joint setup on a car I'm building. The nice thing about the heim joints is that you can get them in a lot of sizes and varieties. They have rebuildable joints, joints with grease zerks, teflon joints, etc. The one I'm using is rated at 80,000 lbs. It's set up in just about the same way as the ball setup in "JSeery" 's examples, except that I have the heim directly below the pivoting cross piece in the U-joint.
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08-10-2018, 04:51 PM | #202 |
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Re: Flathead project
Thanks tubman .
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08-10-2018, 05:45 PM | #203 |
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OK. Here are my pictures. You will have to realize that this is a stalled-out project because of some other stuff that came up. The frame is sitting vertically to save space. The rear end assembly is upside down in relation to the frame. The thing to look at is the bracket on the cross-member that accepts the heim. I put the preliminary rod into the bracket so you can see how it works. This setup uses a 3/4" chrome-moly heim. My previous build use a 1" regular heim, but a 3/4 chrome-moly unit is stronger than a regular 1" heim. (I couldn't find the proper 3/4" bolt to put in the bracket, so I used a 5/8" that was close at hand). I have a lot more work to do on this one, but it worked great on my old "T" bucket. The transmission mount is for a early fifties Ford OD transmission and, as I said, positions the pivot point on the U-joint about 3 " above the heim.
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08-11-2018, 06:19 AM | #204 |
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Re: Flathead project
Tubman thanks for the pics. Now I can go forward with my project. Thanks again.
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08-11-2018, 09:04 AM | #205 |
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Re: Flathead project
4WD vendors are are good source for these. I found this place that looks like it has a large assortment : https://www.barnes4wd.com/Barnes-4WD...ints_c_21.html.
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08-12-2018, 04:28 PM | #206 |
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01-14-2019, 11:55 AM | #207 |
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Re: Flathead project
Here's an update showing the heim joins in with the ladder bars. now I need to figure out where the shocks go, any ideas?
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01-14-2019, 12:08 PM | #208 |
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Re: Flathead project
A view from the rear would be very helpful.
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01-14-2019, 06:03 PM | #209 |
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Re: Flathead project
Ok, here are the pics.
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01-15-2019, 02:59 PM | #210 |
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Re: Flathead project
Just curious as to why you stayed with the banjo rear end, every thing looks great. And well done. Al
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01-15-2019, 03:04 PM | #211 |
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Re: Flathead project
Most often done for the "look".
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01-15-2019, 10:08 PM | #212 |
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Yes, I like the look. I did send it to Hot Rod Works to have them do the axle conversion. Old look on the outside, modern on the inside.
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01-16-2019, 09:24 AM | #213 |
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I'm a fan of the 9in conversions. I have one with a quick change center section I built up, really like the look.
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01-17-2019, 11:40 AM | #214 |
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01-17-2019, 07:32 PM | #215 |
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Re: Flathead project
Looks like you have the bases covered. Al
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01-18-2019, 05:42 AM | #216 |
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Re: Flathead project
I received this picture from the Boling Brothers showing how to set up the shocks on my set-up. Also they gave me a brief description on how to set the shock in place.
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02-09-2019, 02:05 PM | #217 |
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Re: Flathead project
Rear shocks are setup.
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11-22-2019, 11:51 AM | #218 |
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Small update here. Test fitting the body onto the frame.
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11-22-2019, 11:54 AM | #219 |
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Re: Flathead project
Lookin' good!
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11-22-2019, 01:49 PM | #220 |
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Nice.
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