ford style front axles and parts

[crozch]

hi every one, picked up my T project this morning , pretty pleased and is a start for my first Rod,

just wondering what is the usual set up for a Ford front axle set up, i know its the I bean and spindle, panhard rod of sorts, wishbone/trailing arm type arms etc, would it be possible to go through this on here for me and maybe include some pictures,

also wheres a good place to get these? or does anyone have any for sale, my projects got and I beam on but unsure what it is and needs new bits and bobs so i might get new bits as and when i find them and can afford them

thanks in advance

charles

[smurf]

a lot depends on what look your after , wheels/tyres ? suicide ? side steer or traditional etc etc ?
post some pics up of what you have and you will get all the help you need ,
plenty of good traders if you want new stuff , check them out first if going that route though ...some will sell you anything

[LANCELOT LINK]

hI,
Glad to see you are off the starting blocks !

Post a pic , as Smurf says , otherwise its impossible to help....

Regarding your transverse rear spring in the other posting ....stock Ford Pop rear will give you all the parts you need to do that....

[crozch]

hi guys

heres a few pics of my "new" T project.







i think iv sort of answered my own questions last night when a mate from our local hotrod club scanned in and emailed me across a few articles of a T project in custom car from a few years ago,

i think im going to go for a suicide front end with a transverse front spring now so it will match the transverse spring im planning on putting on the back to so will look neater

thanks

charles

[LANCELOT LINK]

Hi,
Is that the one that had the Marina (?) engine or similar in it ?
Built by some club to play with at the shows ...it was up your way , near Knebworth or nearby last time I heard .....

If you want a bottom half for that grille shell or a Turtle deck etc. let me know....

Gary

[crozch]

thats the one, it had a marina in it and was wondering where the bottom half may have beem lol. took the marina out yesturday, it needs some serious work but should hopefully be a nice T when iv finished it, getting the bottom half of the grille would be great!

the guy i bought it off said he bought it off some guys or a club that used to take it to shows as you said,

got a turtle deck that was on it which i want to get rid of actually, im chopping a load off the back of the chassis as some one made a bit of a mess of it, and fitted parallel springs to it going to shorten the rear end abit and fit transverse rear spring etc.....

small world hey.

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I have a steel Model T grille here that might suit the car a bit better....

painted style ....£35 incl. postage

Gary

[Roadrunna]

Moved to Tech

[crozch]

hi Gary

very interested in the steel model T grille, could you please send me some photos of it to [email protected]

thanks

charles