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'71 k502 The Misfit

I hate to be so long between updates, things are always crazy these days. Progress continues for sure, just at a slower pace right now.

The beginnings of my skid plate/engine cage
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Looking good. It's always nice to see this one pop up to the top. :waytogo:


Must be nice having the lift for that underside, type of work. I think I had at least 500 times crawling under the rig for that part of the build. :doah:
 
NorCal69 said:
Looking good. It's always nice to see this one pop up to the top. :waytogo:


Must be nice having the lift for that underside, type of work. I think I had at least 500 times crawling under the rig for that part of the build. :doah:
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Seriously, consider me jealous! :bow:
 
As always sorry for the few and far between posts. Progress is continuing and the suspension is soon to be hung. Here are the latest photos of where I am at today.

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The upper piece of tube replaces one of the factory crossmembers and goes all the way through welded to both the inside and outside frame sides.

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These three pieces of tube on each side go all the way through and tie the inside and outside frame together.
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The frame boxing is nearing completion

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Very nice work as always man. :waytogo:

Soooo, close to a flat belly. Can't wait to see how you incorporate the skid into the mix.
 
NorCal69 said:
Very nice work as always man. :waytogo:

Soooo, close to a flat belly. Can't wait to see how you incorporate the skid into the mix.
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Thanks, the inability of the Atlas to be clocked flat with that particular adapter is going to keep me from having as high and neatly a tucked belly as I would have liked. I did not realize when I ordered my Atlas that I had to order a certain adapter for the Atlas to clock flat. I am so happy that the Atlas is no longer taking up a ton of my bench top in my garage.
 
NorCal69 said:
Looking good. It's always nice to see this one pop up to the top. :waytogo:


Must be nice having the lift for that underside, type of work. I think I had at least 500 times crawling under the rig for that part of the build. :doah:
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The lift has been the best thing to happen since I started working in the back yard on this thing.
 
Some nice progress to share this week. The front end is hung on the Cage radius arms.

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This would be ride height with a 42" I only have 39.5" tires right now but may have to pull the trigger on 44"

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looks like good work man.

wait, did I miss something? 5 lugs? what axles are you using?
 
ashman said:
looks like good work man.

wait, did I miss something? 5 lugs? what axles are you using?
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Those wheels and tires belong to someone else, I was just seeing what the 42" looked like with all the new sheet metal removed and the whole thing being setup for 42" - 44"
 
Smokinthehippies said:
are the cage arms setup for the shock to be mounted to the arm? or am i whackadoo here.
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If I were going with a conventional coil spring suspension I would have a double shock mounted there. Since I am on coilovers, I won't have anything there.
 
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fishinnutt said:
Those wheels and tires belong to someone else, I was just seeing what the 42" looked like with all the new sheet metal removed and the whole thing being setup for 42" - 44"
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... but those orange knuckles are 5 lug too. :dunno:
 
I wonder if five is the norm on the knuckles or just a Ford thing? Chevy appears to have six studs on their knuckles. I see I did a terrible job at answering your original question also. I am using a 1979 Ford dana 60 front with Reid Racing knuckles and a Dana 70 rear. Good eye, I learned something new tonight.
 
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