62 Falcon - $5k challenge, how will it rise from the ranger's ashes?

[BBR]

That's gonna be hell on bushings.

[milner351]

That's gonna be hell on bushings.

I think that is why the crites kit comes with aluminum bushings for the frame side ---- anybody got a source for aluminum bushings?

[SuperBuickGuy]

I think that is why the crites kit comes with aluminum bushings for the frame side ---- anybody got a source for aluminum bushings?

you've completely gutted, resuspended, repowered, and repainted your car. You can't measure for 2 pieces of aluminum rod and drill a hole in the middle of them? Oh John, this is the moment when Ford thinking took over - I'm so sorry for you and your loss of ability

[milner351]

Touche

- I don't have a lathe, and my local metal supplier doesn't have much in the way of solid bar stock, especially not aluminum, but I will look into it! (and I have a somewhat local friend with a lathe)

[STINEY]

I don't have a lathe

This is a situation that can be easily remedied.

[BBR]

If you're going to use a solid bushing, you might as well, just weld plates on both sides of the frame rail and just drill a hole for the bolt!

Or drill a big hole and weld a piston pin in there.

[SuperBuickGuy]

Touche

- I don't have a lathe, and my local metal supplier doesn't have much in the way of solid bar stock, especially not aluminum, but I will look into it! (and I have a somewhat local friend with a lathe)

what is the OD of the bushing? what size bolt?

[Huskinhano]

How about Delum bushings? I think it would be a little more forgiving then the aluminum. Nice job on the brackets! The road race guys play with the front bushings to increase anti roll characteristics.

[milner351]

Urethane, Delum, Delrin would be a good option, I think Energy suspension makes them for Gen 1 mustangs - which I'd have to trim to fit since they have 2.5" springs and mine are only 2" - no biggie.

Here's what NPD has in stock since they're just up the road....
what's "Midolyne"???

http://npdlink.com/store/products/5781_6A-104830-2810.html

The bolt is 9/16" the OD of the busing / ID of the frame tube, I'd have to measure.

[Dignlif]

Those offset shackles look good. I've often wondered about doing that on the 68 Coupe I have to allow use of the mini-tub I did w/o going to a coil over setup. I just didn't have a clear idea of how to do it. Thanks for the pix.

[TheSilverBuick]

Getting lots of hard time consuming work done John! Do you have an estimated time of it moving under it's own power?

[milner351]

As soon as possible, which won't be soon enough - Rhonda is traveling allot again - so I'm missing out on some weeknights. I'm trying to make the most of the weekends, and have some friends helping where they can.

[BBR]

Sometimes, your calmness makes me think you are farther along than you let on and are just teasing us with the progress pics... haha

[milner351]

I'm not anywhere near as far along as I'd like to be, but I'm doing my best.... the car will be no where near "done" for DW, but I hope it will be atleast as reliable as it will be ugly.

[TheSilverBuick]

You should totally get a spare bumper to have hanging on one side and dragging pavement on the other