Frame Rail arrival & inspection

Frame Rails, working with frame fixture, measuring, welding

Boxing Frame Rails

Installing Crossmembers

Front Spring
C Notches

Bob rear
frame rails

U-Coat It

Assemble Frt Suspension

Installing Ladder bars - Rear end

Sandblasting & Powder Coating

Sponsor Sign & Chassis

04 Ladder Bar

Install Engine & Trans

IN 600 Street Induction Product

Steel Tubing Structure

Installing Windshield
segment 17

Mounting Rats Glass Body to Chassis
segment button

Mounting Radiator, Grill Shell & Insert
cprdstrfinal320big03

Mounting of the Pulleys
cprdstrfinal320biga

Mounting of Steering Column
segment 21

Wheel and Tire Combination

cprdstrfinal320biga02

Duvall Gets Chrome
hrhllogoCARSHOW07


Cruisin Products
‘32 Ford
Build Up Article
Segment 4
Jan 30, 2004
 

   Now that the boxing plates are finished, let’s move on to the front crossmember. Dearborn Manufacturing, the good people who stamped the ‘32 frame rails we are using in this project have developed a couple of new front crossmembers.  They now offer their own version of the popular Model A crossmember and a flat front crossmember.  We choose the flat front crossmember.
nuDscn1072

   Both front crossmembers are wider than the Model A front repro on the market. The wider versions let you weld the crossmember to the inside of each frame rail (check the pictures). The boxing plates will now end at the front crossmember. If I had the front crossmember before we boxed the frame rails, that would have been my approach. Instead we cut the front crossmember to fit between the boxing plates and welded on both sides of the crossmember.

   Keep in mind that the crossmember must be level between the rails (the Smart Tool below was jumping between  0.0 and 0.1 while the picture was taken).  Beside that, you must end up with a positive caster of at least 5 degrees when the car is finished.  With the frame rails level (use a 4’ level to check the flat area in front of the rear kickup) we install the front crossmember with 8-10 degrees of positive caster.  We do this because with the car sitting on the ground, the rake of the car eliminates a few degrees of positive caster. Positive caster is very important to making the drive a pleasant experience and not a workout at the gym. 

   Study the pictures and send us any questions you might have at Cruisin Products !!!

Click Here For Next Page

Copyright 1999 - 2007 Hot Rod Hot Line All Rights Reserved
No Portion May Be Used Without Our Written Permission
Contact Us Toll Free (877) 700-2468 (US) or (208) 562-0470 (Outside US)
246 S. Cole Rd, Boise, ID 83709
send2