The Project Anklebiter Build Thread., 8/29 Lid latches and glamor shots... Options

[plymouth37]

I repainted the trailing arms and installed them, Renegade axles in as well.


Suspension is mocked up, still some work to do here, bushings, hardware etc...


Okay, now we are getting somewhere!

[r_towle]

I am glad you kept on this one! Great project and some innovative ideas! Keep it up, you are getting close.

[rhodyguy]

That's really cool. I don't think it will be loud enough.

[plymouth37]

I got the battery wired up.


Then re-installed the air filter, hiding everything.

[flmont]

Hi Plymouth37,...Your Build is pretty incredible,..I would like your opinion on the Renegade cradle,..is it a good fit ,or did U need to re-work it..a little,..Thanks, !! Frank

[plymouth37]

Hi Plymouth37,...Your Build is pretty incredible,..I would like your opinion on the Renegade cradle,..is it a good fit ,or did U need to re-work it..a little,..Thanks, !! Frank

Hi Frank,

We designed the renegade cradle to be a direct bolt in, no cutting required if I remember correctly. Haven't been in touch with them for years but I was pretty happy with the fitment on the half dozen or so cars I installed them on. The jig was based off of this car, before I cut it in half...

[plymouth37]

Can anybody spot the problem with this picture? Somehow the Carrera suspension I bought and ran years ago had one "A" caliper and one "Wide A" caliper (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) I must have known about this and forgotten... The difference is a 7mm vs an 11mm spacer between the two halves. I decided to keep the one Wide A and order another one for the other side.


It turns out the right side Wide A calipers are near impossible to source while the left side is cheap and plentiful, of course.


This caliper, from a very tired mold with incorrect hardware arrived after a 5 month backorder, but not being in a hurry was a plus, it was only $65! I stripped the other Wide A I already had to match the new one.

[plymouth37]

I stripped the rear calipers as well, still running the 914 brakes back here, mostly because of the parking brake.


Then I finished them off with 1000 degree enamel.

[Curbandgutter]

Dane I love your build. You stepped out of the box then turned around and lit the box on fire!!! Love your work man. It has been an inspiration for my build. You're almost there. But do we really get there? It's a limit problem. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)

[barefoot]

Okay, now we are getting somewhere!

Those rear springs look like a very highly loaded set-up with such low angle attachment, do you have a straight on rear view or a kinematic analysis of the loads ??

[plymouth37]

There is more discussion on this starting around page 32 of this thread, but this gives the gist of it, there is more of a mechanical advantage on the spring than the original, I doubled the springs to 400 lbs, this is totally unproven, just like the rest of the car, just need to thrash it around and see what happens!

[plymouth37]

I wanted to do a test crank on the engine, still no gas in the tank, but a step towards running! I plugged in the master fuse and the ignition fuse.


And as you can see things did not go as hoped... on the bright side, I now know it takes less than 15 minutes to pull the turbo! Check out the stream of oil running out from under the car!


Here is the culprit, stripped turbo oil feed line threads in the head, from what I found this is a pretty common issue, I am pretty sure I can get a helicoil in there, bummer!

[PanelBilly]

Tell me that you will plan a party around the first start!

[KELTY360]

On the bright side, at least you didn't leak any smoke out. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[flmont]

Plymouth37 Thanks for the cradle info, Being that I can't weld,..I will have to order one,..I just happen to see it installed on your car,..how close to finishing are you ..??

[plymouth37]

I bought a Helicoil kit, the Banjo bolt is a 10mm X 1.25, so I am putting in a 12mm Helicoil, the inner thread diameter is 10mm.


I think I got it installed correctly, no shavings in the head, good clean threads.


I reinstalled the turbo, cranked it over without leaks, and celebrated by installing rear brakes. The calipers are 914, the rotors are early 911 5 lug, hubs were re-drilled to 5 lug. I stripped the rust off of the rotors and repainted the drum with high temp paint.

[plymouth37]

The rear rotors were salvageable but the fronts were trashed, I bought some new rotors and installed them on the freshly painted hubs.


Then I installed the front brakes.


Just need to finish some missing chunks of the brake lines and then the brake system will be complete!

[Cairo94507]

I am so looking forward to seeing a video of this car moving on its own power. Can't wait. Terrific build and incredible talent.

[KELTY360]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Hmmm....are those seat inserts a hint of the color decision?

[plymouth37]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Hmmm....are those seat inserts a hint of the color decision?

Those are from the interior I had in it before this whole adventure started. Still not a clue on color, the accent bits of the chassis are red but that doesn't dictate much. I'll mull it over as I finish the body work, a nice dark blue or silver with a red interior might be nice but I really don't have a clue yet! The interior will need to be redone anyway so I have options.

First step to paint is retreiving the body from Wyoming, didn't have room on the truck to bring it with the rest of the car! I was actually just in Wyoming, here is the body, waiting its turn, just like my '37 Plymouth in the background... Nice having relatives with pole barns...