Just started the '66 Vert project. The frame has taken some time to get tied together properely. Cut the bottom out of the front and rear frame rails and shot a laser between them and cut out the seat bases and the rear floorpans to accept the new frame rail. This allowed the frame to be completely welded to the existing frame and all of the floor sheet metal as well.
Axles, shocks, bearings, and heim joints arrived Friday. Hope to have the rearend mounted before the weekend. Need to get the car back on the ground and get the front suspension mocked up next.

Thanks for all the help this site offers.
Been lurking and watching for years and nowI hope to be more active.

Link to my Cardomain page:
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2659961/1

Thanks,
Brent

 

how stiff you trying to make the car id make a removeable x that goes between the 2 frame rails you made it would help alot

 

Or you can run a rail from the left frame rail to the right frame rail up front and out back.

 

Hey Soaring and Andrew,

There will be a lot more to the frame front and rear. Thinking about adding a Paxton and alcohol/water injection so I want the car strong enough for adds later. Do not like to re-do things, always more trouble and more money than doing it right the first time. I will post as soon as I get morebars in the car.

Thanks,
Brent

 

whats your plain for the suspension front and rear

 

Andrew,

Front = Stainless tubular upper and lower control arms
Billet external adjustable QA1 shocks
Wilwood rack and pinion steering
1" Giggs Racing Sway Bar
Shock towers removed
Firewall smoothed


Rear = Narrowed 9" Ford
Custom Torque Link
C.M. Lower Control Arms
All Heim ends/No bushings
Billet Watts Link
Billet External Adj. QA1 shocks

Thanks,
Brent

 

dont sound bad make sure you make some bracing going from the front of the front frame rail to the firewall reason being when you change to something like a mustang 2 kit you put more stress on the frame rails not the firewall the way the car was desgined

 

The axles arrived last week as did the custom control arm/shock brackets for the rearend housing. The CM lower control arms and heim ends are finished. The torque arm is finished and everything is tacked in place. Hope to have the front torque arm mount and the watts link done before the weekend.
While I was waiting on the axles I decided to shave the dash (bored I guess)




Have fun,
Brent

 

I dig the dash...

 

looks great so far i like the lower link is thicker and mounts to the housing insted of the pinon bolts like must the kits i seen. the way the shock mounts look youll have any ride height you can dream of. keep up the good work and keep us posted id love to see it finshed.