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A couple of years
ago the car was scratched by vandals. I was unable to repair the
paint. At this point I planned to both restore the car and ready
the car for vintage racing and track days. The car will be ready
for next spring. Below is a summary of the project.
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The 1949 front
suspension was retained
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The front suspension has
modified front uprights which lower the car 2.5 inches. These
should be acceptable to pre-1957 Vintage organizations as they were
hand made and could have been made in the 1950’s.
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The car can use both
drum brakes and disc brakes on the same stub axle.
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From about 18 inches
behind the front suspension, the chassis is new.
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The chassis allows for a
longer foot box
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The chassis has a wider
seating area.
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The chassis is very much
safer and more rigid
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The chassis has side
impact protection
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The chassis now has a
four link rear suspension with a panhard bar and coil over shock
absorbers
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The tubing of the
chassis will be covered with sheet aluminum
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The side impact tubes
will not be visible
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I retained the original
1949 Ford axle, but also have a 1973 For 8 inch rear axle with a
3.25 ring and pinion as you cannot get gears sets for the 1949 Ford.
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The Chassis has a fuel
cell with rear impact protection
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The Chassis will has a
roll bar with a front bracing tube
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The transmission is a
Muncie M22 close ratio, similar to a mid 1950’s Corvette
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The engine, at the
moment, is still the 265 V8. It is probably 220 hp and 270 ft lbs.
torque, which is close to stock. The plan is to retain the 265
cu.in block and build a ¾ race motor.
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The clutch and flywheel
are street specifications.
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The exhaust is two side
exhausts with 3 inch pipes, with 24 inches of spiral baffles.
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