DV8 said

I saw this '64 at the Billetproof Drags last year....It turned out that it belongs to a buddy....



I started looking for my own right after that, and found this one on Craigslist...I ended up getting it for $1,000!!! It was a V8, bucket seat, power steering car. It has the original paint, and was a pretty solid body.



I had my buddy pick it up and take it to his shop in Tampa...I work right down the road a ways, and it's easy to keep an eye on it, and get the parts to him! Niether of us have put a straight axle in a car that didn't originally come with one, so it's a learning experience for both of us!

Here it is all stripped out...

Old engine:



Empty engine bay:



Interior out:



Suspension out:



We put a 1957 Ford 9-inch in it with Super Stock springs, it has a 3:70 posi center section, and it is about an inch or so narrower than a stock A-body rear. It bolted right up, but we used Speedway spring pads, that have three positions to mount the springs, and we were able to center the rear wheels in the wheelwells better.

Here it is with the Speedway, 4 inch, dropped, straight axle kit mocked up. It has Mustang II disc brakes. They are kinda small, but clear alot of different wheels, and are fine for a light car.





We had to trim the K member a little to get the front spring pads as far back as possible so as to not have to cut the fenders for tire clearance. They were originally mounted right to the stock framerails, but my buddy put a square tube spacer in there to get the front end up a little. He had to do that to try to get the, now manual, steering to clear the tie rod and draglink. It still hits a little, so we are going to have to go with some different steering arms, or if that doesn't work, go with an un-dropped axle. We have to get the new drivetrain (360/727) in there to get a final idea of what we need to do for the steering.














Not the best detail pics, but the lights were off at his shop today, he was about to head home by the time I got there, but that's where we are at this point.

The oil pan came in, so we can get the drivetrain in there next week, and see where we are on the steering.

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