GoldiesGarage
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So at this point it is still rocking the Long arm kit with coil springs with Fox shocks. As I said before we are slowing replacing the suspension components.
Started off with a mock up. This coilover is super long. We are trying to keep in inside the hood and the fenders so we don't mess to much with the vintage vibe.
After A LOT of staring and measuring, we made some marks and bent some tube. Honestly, with both of the frame rails being different and no common reference point, we just eyeballed where the hoop would be. We went to King of the Hammers in 2020 and a vender was giving away some scrap metal that turned out to be perfect for the upper mounting tabs. I welded two of them together to increase strength. To our amazement the hoops are off less then an inch. Since the coilovers are adjustable more than an inch we called it good.
Now we need to limit up travel. There is very little up travel due to the fact the axle wants to occupy the same space as the oil pan. ish bought 4 inch Kings bumpstops and the cans to hold them. From looking at thing, we knew we would have to insert the cans into the frame. We made our cuts and did the test fit. Everything was good. Welded them in. *Note* These are chromoly cans & $45 for 1. After it was welded the bumpstops would not fit anymore... We had to cut them out and order new ones. On Round 2, we SLOWLY welded the cans, in small increments. The messed up cans were made into the coilover reservoir holder.
Ish noticed some flex in the hoops. He created a removable cross over bar to link them together.
With those items taken care of, we still had one problem the... Exhaust. This is how we snaked it back with it facing forward. Not ideal but it worked. With coilovers now occupying that space, we have to think of a fix.
The Fix: I decided to modify the headers and thin them out. This is how it turned out.
You know its done right when it can stand on it's own. Not the prettiest but It should do the job. ?
Started off with a mock up. This coilover is super long. We are trying to keep in inside the hood and the fenders so we don't mess to much with the vintage vibe.
After A LOT of staring and measuring, we made some marks and bent some tube. Honestly, with both of the frame rails being different and no common reference point, we just eyeballed where the hoop would be. We went to King of the Hammers in 2020 and a vender was giving away some scrap metal that turned out to be perfect for the upper mounting tabs. I welded two of them together to increase strength. To our amazement the hoops are off less then an inch. Since the coilovers are adjustable more than an inch we called it good.
Now we need to limit up travel. There is very little up travel due to the fact the axle wants to occupy the same space as the oil pan. ish bought 4 inch Kings bumpstops and the cans to hold them. From looking at thing, we knew we would have to insert the cans into the frame. We made our cuts and did the test fit. Everything was good. Welded them in. *Note* These are chromoly cans & $45 for 1. After it was welded the bumpstops would not fit anymore... We had to cut them out and order new ones. On Round 2, we SLOWLY welded the cans, in small increments. The messed up cans were made into the coilover reservoir holder.
Ish noticed some flex in the hoops. He created a removable cross over bar to link them together.
With those items taken care of, we still had one problem the... Exhaust. This is how we snaked it back with it facing forward. Not ideal but it worked. With coilovers now occupying that space, we have to think of a fix.
The Fix: I decided to modify the headers and thin them out. This is how it turned out.
You know its done right when it can stand on it's own. Not the prettiest but It should do the job. ?
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