Chassis Mockery

Chassis mock-up is in full swing. I have bolted up the front end using the So-Cal 4" drop forged axle, Speedway 29" spring, and original Model A front wishbone. The above picture shows that I am using Speedway spindles and disc brake adapter kit. Disc brakes...it's a shame, I know. But I got the rotors and calipers for free. Plus, I am wanting to make a cool little backing plate that will make the disc brake assembly look old. Or weird. Maybe old-weird...
After the front is put together completely, I get to mount wheels and then start estimating where and how to mount the rear end. And all this stuff will be assembled and disassembled more than once! After I determine the chassis assembly, I have to remove everything and weld up the frame mounts, drill body mount access, etc. Mock-up stage, its a big part of the build. BIG!

Here is the mount for the driver side split wishbone. I used weld-in 11/16 bungs and Ford 7 deg. rod ends. The mounts are made from Speedway tapered generic mounts that I lengthened.


Above shows the front of the driver side split wishbone. I decided to flip these '29 'bones to allow for my tie rod to clear; hence the reversed forged end. I still wanted the factory weld of the 'bone to face the ground, so the rest of the wishbone is facing up-just the front is flipped. The two welds show the flipping and the pie-cutting, which give me 10 degrees caster. I figured I would be safe this way, since there will be rake to the car once the wheels are installed.