Setting up the front suspension. I am going to make what is called a "suicide perch" for the front axle. If it were to fail the frame hits the ground, hence suicide.
Just a shot of how I connected the rear suspension and the rear frame section that I made. The wheelbase is longer than a Model A and on a Model A the rear spring is directly above the rear axle.
I cut the frame horns off the Model A Frame and removed the front stock cross member, both items that easily get you a couple hundred bucks on ebay. Money toward the project!
Here I set the pinion angle at +3 degrees for suspension compression under acceleration.
Here I have the body channelled 6 inches over the frame.
You can see the first part of the front spring perch welded on. I later add bracing to it.
A closer view of the semi-finished suicide spring perch. I made it tall to get the car low to the ground.
I removed the firewall to reverse it and give me the engine bay clearance I need. Reversing is just flipping it around.
Here the firewall is reversed and welded in. The hole in the side of the cowl is for the cowl steering which I will show later. I cut the tops of the doors off, welded the doors shut, removed the windshield sun visor, and chopped the windshield frame about 3-1/2 inches.
I have the driver side door top folded over, you can see the original height on the passenger door waiting to be done.
