thebelvedereman Posted June 2, 2018 Author Report Posted June 2, 2018 okay Finishing Touch added, now she's ready to cruise LOL Quote
thebelvedereman Posted June 4, 2018 Author Report Posted June 4, 2018 (edited) here's how I mounted the upper part of my rear shocks, there's a plate on top and a plate underneath the floor with the floor sandwiched in between Edited June 4, 2018 by thebelvedereman Quote
Adam H P15 D30 Posted June 5, 2018 Report Posted June 5, 2018 Those shock mounts will fatigue and oil can the floor in short order. Better to use a frame mount. Adam Quote
thebelvedereman Posted June 5, 2018 Author Report Posted June 5, 2018 (edited) On 6/5/2018 at 3:22 PM, Adam H P15 D30 said: Those shock mounts will fatigue and oil can the floor in short order. Better to use a frame mount. Adam Expand yeah, I plan to Weld a cross brace across the frame above the shocks and then Mount the shocks to the cross brace, when I get back down home, where I can work in my garage Edited June 6, 2018 by thebelvedereman Quote
Don Coatney Posted June 5, 2018 Report Posted June 5, 2018 On 6/5/2018 at 8:54 PM, thebelvedereman said: yeah, I plan to Weld a cross brace across the frame above the shocks and then Mount the shocks to the cross brace, when I get back down home, where I can work in my garage, and not laying on my back in the dirt, if I don't sell the car before then Expand If the cars you sell have repairs such as this remind me to never buy a car from you. I can imagine what the person riding in the back seat thinks when a shock absorber polks him in the behind. 1 Quote
thebelvedereman Posted June 5, 2018 Author Report Posted June 5, 2018 (edited) On 6/5/2018 at 10:43 PM, Don Coatney said: ? Expand Edited June 6, 2018 by thebelvedereman Quote
T120 Posted June 6, 2018 Report Posted June 6, 2018 On 6/5/2018 at 11:56 PM, thebelvedereman said: well first off Don there is no back seat it's a business Coupe, and second, it was just a temporary fix so I could get some type of shock in the car, since the suspension kept bottoming out even just rolling it around in the yard, I love how you always pick apart everybody else's stuff, you're just a miserable lonely old man aren't you Expand A sad comment, and should be deleted... 1 Quote
desoto1939 Posted June 6, 2018 Report Posted June 6, 2018 So on the car I am assuming that there was not any rear upper attachment stud coming out of the frame? On my 39 Desoto there isa long rod that is bolted directly to the frame and this is the upper mount for the shock. Check to see if there is a long rod that has a threaded end to mount the upper hole for the shock. Rich HArtung Desoto1939@aol.com Quote
thebelvedereman Posted June 6, 2018 Author Report Posted June 6, 2018 On 6/6/2018 at 12:11 AM, desoto1939 said: So on the car I am assuming that there was not any rear upper attachment stud coming out of the frame? On my 39 Desoto there isa long rod that is bolted directly to the frame and this is the upper mount for the shock. Check to see if there is a long rod that has a threaded end to mount the upper hole for the shock. Rich HArtung Desoto1939@aol.com Expand Yes the upper frame Mount is still there, but it has a GM rear end in it, and instead of the shock mounts facing inward like they do on the factory rear end they face frontwards, so I either need to fabricate some new lower shock plates / mounts, or just do what I did for temporary, and then weld in across bar above the rear end and mount the shocks to that which is what I plan on doing Quote
thebelvedereman Posted June 6, 2018 Author Report Posted June 6, 2018 (edited) ? Edited June 6, 2018 by thebelvedereman Quote
T120 Posted June 6, 2018 Report Posted June 6, 2018 On 6/6/2018 at 12:27 AM, thebelvedereman said: Yes you are correct, Don's comment should be deleted, he has done this several times to me before, and also to many others on this forum Expand Sorry if my quote was misunderstood, I was referring to your reply. Quote
thebelvedereman Posted June 6, 2018 Author Report Posted June 6, 2018 (edited) On 6/6/2018 at 12:39 AM, T120 said: Expand Edited June 6, 2018 by thebelvedereman Quote
Young Ed Posted June 6, 2018 Report Posted June 6, 2018 On 6/6/2018 at 12:48 AM, thebelvedereman said: I know what you meant,, but Don is the one who is in the wrong, like usual, if he has nothing constructive to say, he should mind his own business, which he never does Expand not sure how pointing out a safety issue isn't constructive Quote
thebelvedereman Posted June 6, 2018 Author Report Posted June 6, 2018 (edited) On 6/6/2018 at 2:49 AM, Young Ed said: ? Expand Edited June 6, 2018 by thebelvedereman Quote
Ranger Posted June 6, 2018 Report Posted June 6, 2018 The car is looking good. I was skeptical of the color choice but after putting it back together I like it. 1 Quote
thebelvedereman Posted June 6, 2018 Author Report Posted June 6, 2018 moving along a little bit further, I figured out my accelerator linkage problems today, so now the carburetor butterfly opens all the way instead of just a third of the way like it was before, the guy had all kinds of nuts and bolts and spacers and washers all rigged up on the linkage, it was the stupidest setup I've ever seen, I am going to have to rebuild the steering box, and I think it needs kingpins too, oh well I'm into it for almost $10,000 now, what's a few more dollars Quote
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