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Re: Kinda... 27 Chev roadster.
« Reply #30 on: December 15, 2020, 07:14:12 PM »
  Well I was just replying to this thread and my computer just dropped it all. So I'll shorten this up
  Sixball..  What you said will work very well . Don't forget the pics.   In my  shop in Phoenix we lowered many, many, vehicles. you can stop  a lot of ill handling and bottoming out with good shocks.
  62131 Doesn't that upset you. I know a few of those guys. Happened to me quite often.

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Re: Kinda... 27 Chev roadster.
« Reply #31 on: December 15, 2020, 07:26:54 PM »
Yes it gets on my nerves, I can only be around him a short while, known him for 56 years sorta have to keep him around as old friend
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Re: Kinda... 27 Chev roadster.
« Reply #32 on: December 15, 2020, 10:54:58 PM »
There was one of those guys around here. My favorite part of him that although he bragged how great the cars he bought were he was so ignorant that the usually bought crap. If it had new paint he'd buy it. I actually took pleasure in his dismay when the rust bubbles started blowing holes in his purple metal flake A coupe. Shameful but I just felt great.  :)

Yeah, Good shocks. I am going to try the '49 Chevy pickup single action arm shocks I just removed from an old frame. They all work but a couple need a little fluid. That means fluid went somewhere but I see no leaks. They only work in rebound so it will be very important to get the springs right. Some stiffness adjustment can be made with choice of fluid. If they don't work tube mounts are easy to fit in.
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Re: Kinda... 27 Chev roadster.
« Reply #33 on: December 16, 2020, 07:35:42 PM »
I was looking at my axle today and wondering if  Dick Bertalucci took his axle to a shop where they did dropped axles and had them reverse the curve on his axle ends and left the pad alone?



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Re: Kinda... 27 Chev roadster.
« Reply #34 on: December 16, 2020, 09:52:54 PM »
  Sixball That's why I asked how did he do it in the post earlier.  It sure looks like the axle pad is original, just flipped  some how.  Ron

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Re: Kinda... 27 Chev roadster.
« Reply #35 on: December 16, 2020, 11:15:04 PM »
It is sure a nice job. It would take someone with skill and the right tools to reverse the ends but someone who does dropped axles might be able to do that. Getting it all back in line, camber, caster.....It would probably be costly.
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Re: Kinda... 27 Chev roadster.
« Reply #36 on: December 17, 2020, 08:15:40 AM »
That's impressive if they reversed it and made it look original.
Spending time with my grandkids gets in the way of finishing my car but I don't regret it!

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Re: Kinda... 27 Chev roadster.
« Reply #37 on: December 17, 2020, 12:02:30 PM »
 Dick Bertolucci who owns this car owned a huge collision repair shop in Sacramento. He is well up there in years and of course retired many years ago, so I think I'll  call them and see if anyone could help us on this. Doubt they will help.

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Re: Kinda... 27 Chev roadster.
« Reply #38 on: December 17, 2020, 12:32:04 PM »
That would be good. I'll doing some research on the process as well. My son and I can it work and look nice cutting and welding the mount plate. It would surely cost less.
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Re: Kinda... 27 Chev roadster.
« Reply #39 on: December 17, 2020, 02:31:07 PM »
 That would be the best approach  Sixball..

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« Reply #40 on: December 17, 2020, 02:55:12 PM »
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Re: Kinda... 27 Chev roadster.
« Reply #41 on: December 17, 2020, 04:26:20 PM »
That's impressive if they reversed it and made it look original.

Very much so, I can see it being done, don't believe it to be impossible

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Re: Kinda... 27 Chev roadster.
« Reply #42 on: December 19, 2020, 12:34:27 PM »
Ron, Have you done anything on this?

I haven't heard from Sid and really didn't expect to. I know that of the guys in the videos can drop axles that my son and I could reverse the ends of mine. I noticed that there is a tab on top on the king pin boss that is a stop for the steering. That would end up on the bottom. It would have to be removed and another welded on the new top, All that said I think redesigning the mount is the best and easiest way to go. That would not mess with the geometry of the axle except for caster and that can be built into the mount by just angling the cut on the bottom of the axle. We could finish this before we got a fixture built for the other method and it would look just as good.
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Re: Kinda... 27 Chev roadster.
« Reply #43 on: December 19, 2020, 10:41:38 PM »
  Sorry it took time to get back to you. Today was my birthday and was busy most of the day. Have not heard anything from my call to them.. I'll call them again monday.. Ron

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Re: Kinda... 27 Chev roadster.
« Reply #44 on: December 20, 2020, 12:36:57 AM »
I hope you had a nice birthday and got to spend your time with people you like.  :)
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