'48 Ford Rat Rod

[brandunn]

Thank everyone.

Nice work. The cab looks really clean too. However, the brackets where your three link bars bolt to the frame are not going to be strong enough. Definitely beef those up. Also the track bar should not be at an angle like that; whenever the suspension compresses your rear axle is going to steer.

Correct, and as close to parallel to the ground as possible at ride height.

I changed how I had the track bar mounted, now it runs parallel with the axle in front and is close to level at ride height. Let me know how you think it looks, it's just tacked in place for now.

[Evil Panda]

Love this!

[SliPsY]

YES YES YES!!! im diggin this alot! insta sub'd

[Granny Gold]

Very cool, I'm currently looking for an old Ford truck to do the same thing. Where about in MI do you live?

[brandunn]

Thanks everyone!

Very cool, I'm currently looking for an old Ford truck to do the same thing. Where about in MI do you live?

Thanks! I'm about 1/2 hour north of Detroit in Waterford. Keep your eyes peeled they're out there you just gotta find 'em. There's a pretty sweet '53 GMC over by me if that's anything you might be interested in.

Not really much to update, I just spent a TON of time smoothing and blending welds. I also got my front bracket plans sent to the company that's cutting them out. I put the cab on the frame just to get all excited a giddy like a little school girl. Not sitting quite right but it's an idea.

[brandunn]

It's going to be about a week for the front bag brackets but here's just starting to get an idea of what it will be like.

[Daviticus]

The ideal Panhard Rod placement should have the ends as far apart as possible to minimize axle walk with ride height changes. Too-short a bar causes the rear to feel like it's stepping to the side [it is] under compression. If you've ever hit a big bump or jumped a lifted 4Runner you'll know exactly what I'm talking about lmao.

The best way to control lateral axle movement and keep it centered throughout the entire suspension range is to use a Watts Linkage setup. You don't even have to build one from scratch, just find a Grand Marquis or Crown Victoria with a coil-sprung rear end in a junkyard, and grab all the parts. Hardest part is adding the center pin to the axle/diff housing. That'll keep it straight and centered and eliminate the uneasy side movement a Panhard Rod has.

That's some nice work on the frame, those "speed holes" add an old-school flavor to it. I dig. Interested to see more progress and updates!

[Funk]

Sweet

[MrJereMoose]

Totally awesome!

[brandunn]

Thanks everyone!

The ideal Panhard Rod placement should have the ends as far apart as possible to minimize axle walk with ride height changes. Too-short a bar causes the rear to feel like it's stepping to the side [it is] under compression. If you've ever hit a big bump or jumped a lifted 4Runner you'll know exactly what I'm talking about lmao.

The best way to control lateral axle movement and keep it centered throughout the entire suspension range is to use a Watts Linkage setup. You don't even have to build one from scratch, just find a Grand Marquis or Crown Victoria with a coil-sprung rear end in a junkyard, and grab all the parts. Hardest part is adding the center pin to the axle/diff housing. That'll keep it straight and centered and eliminate the uneasy side movement a Panhard Rod has.

That's some nice work on the frame, those "speed holes" add an old-school flavor to it. I dig. Interested to see more progress and updates!

Thanks man, I was kind of thinking that it would be too short how it was so I just tacked it in place. I'll probably just stick with the Panhard Bar set up just change how it is considering there isn't going to be a lot of suspension travel anyways.

Defenetly in for this !! do you plan on laying it flat on the ground? Sick framework SUBSCRIBED

Thanks man and yea the frame is going to lay flat out

[benz88]

Looks good! I would add some fish plates on the Z sections of the frame though

[TeckniX]

I'm in, this is looking pretty rad



Carry on sir.

[CBREEZ]

amazing work thus far, definitely subscribed

[R32SilviaTech]

hell yeah ! keep on the good work

Start taking notes Polo! This is how it's done.

[brandunn]

Once again thank for all of the kind words it is greatly appreciated. I have tomorrow off so I'll be spending in a full day in the garage and hopefully making some progress.

Looks good! I would add some fish plates on the Z sections of the frame though

I plan to once I get it on 4 wheels and rolling, I just want to get everything mocked up first so I'm sure that I don't need to change anything around. There are also 5/16" gussets there to add support as well.