A little friendly advice

Today's progress came in the form of my hot rod friend (and connection for uber-rare parts) coming by to check on my progress and offer (welcome) advice.

Some pointers he offered:

- Cut down the spring mounts to match the width of the Model T spring

- Change out that windshield frame for gen-u-wine Ford (he's got a rough and therefore affordable one)

- He's got some front drums, probably F1.  We'll see if they fit my F100 (confirmed: 1956) hubs

- Make an outboard saddle mount and box the inside of the 'A' frame where my '40 steering box will run under the frame; nip off the 3rd (unnecessary) bolt hole on the box

- Use box tubing and all-thread to square up the two spring mounts equally on the rear axle tube

- (Wow!  What a boring post this'll be for the non-car folks reading!)

- Using the method I describe a post or two ago may point the pinion down slightly, so I should only use it to tack the rear spring mounts and shorten the drive shaft and torque tube.  Then, once those are in place, double check the mounts and final weld.

- When I final weld the spring mounts, I should do so only on the outside, on top of the collar, to help avoid warping the axle tubes

I think that was it.  I'll post more if I remember. (Like you care).

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