Mopar Muscle Association UK

it occurred to me last night that it'd handle much better and be lots less 'uncle buck' if it had shock absorbers on the front. so with a pair of new-ish cortina rear shocks from a kit car offered up it was time for more cad work. oh, and the steering arm needing a little trim to clear on full lock,...

Blue wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 24 7:45 pm Longer stud and a spacer should fix that.

great minds think alike, lol.
neil.

the steering box is now fitted and the drag link adjusted to give even lock left and right. we also seam welded the top of the chassis rails and added the bracing plates from under the chassis to under the front crossmember. rear axle is next so it's on all 4 wheels then engine and box mockup. it's ...

Derek wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 24 12:24 pm Very professional looking, well done.

agreed, very nice work. don't doubt your abilities when your work is this good.
neil.

not much done today but still something. the top lip of the chassis got ground away (it'll be seam welded later) to drop the box slightly. now 2 of the 3 mounting bolts are under the chassis. we'll bolt tubes to them and weld the tubes to the underside of the chassis with flitch plates for strength....

just the steering box to mount (3 tubes to weld in the chassis) before the engine and box can be offered up. we won't fit the column sections until after so we can route it clear of the engine, exhaust etc.
neil.

today we started to figure out where the steering box was going to go along with it's 'paired' steering arm on the other side upright. the box is now about where it needs to be and the cad steering arm is mocked up so it clears the brake caliper.
neil.

that looks a great project
there is a section for this sort of 'non mopar' called alternative muscle on here. my nash gasser build is there
neil.

i just ordered a bunch of nyloc's to replace the plain nuts i've used for mockup so far.
neil.

i guess you could get the carb cap/cover, cut a hole in it and use one of these. neil. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266770386884?itmmeta=01HYEE9CR17STP658XBR3BF3GH&hash=item3e1cc10fc4:g:7XAAAOSwwbdWLkXY&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4LTfhnaOmjdZg2%2BCYkWn02phD91PuiQIsGQ40pBu6MXz%2BmTf6FfK14xNgehJ3aA60O...

Thanks Pete. I found a version of that gizmo for sale on Amazon, says the brand is Edelbrock, but I don't think they're the manufacturer :roll: www.amazon.co.uk/Uni-Syn-Carburettor-Balancing-Instrument-2BBL/dp/B00062YC2E Looks like Marc did a nice job on the part it's mounted to - is it spun? I had...

i forgot to mockup a rear wheel yesterday so......
looks like the arches may be clear with a bit of luck.
neil.

both sides are now done and the wheels fitted so it could be lowered to the ground for pics. it'll be lower once the engine and box etc are in but i'm happy with it.
neil.

that's one side done, it took (as usual) much longer to finish than expected. we'll have the other side cut, folded and welded in place over the weekend then fit the suzuki sj steering box.
neil.

MattH wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 24 10:43 am Fab ulous work, I admire you just getting on with it.
I spend too long procrastinating!

cheers matt, it's only metal mate if you're confident with your welding abilities it usually goes well.
neil.