Bamamav's 1947 Lincoln Club Coupe build

[sgtpontiac]

just made the front sheet metal fit.....I'd do some measuring at the frame rails and see if it's off....3/4 inch is a bundle.....only saving grace....you can't see both sides at the same time...oh...unless your looking straight on...lol...let us know how that works out.......

[BlueNorther]

it looks like that left front corner took a pretty good whack at some point in time, dent in fender and paint scraped off of end of bumper. could account for tire appearing too far to outside.

take left front wheel off and put gunny sack full of sand inside fender with lumber backing and use porta-power against frame to push fender out.

[Bamamav]

I said 3/4", that is the distance the left would have to move in to make the right side equal. Right side is in 1.5" farther than the left, which is flush with the fender. The dent in the left fender was minor, a side swipe. They swiped another fender against the car. I doubt that would have tweaked it 1.5".

There is a possibility that the frame is bent, but I haven't seen any evidence of it. The sheetmetal all lines up good.

The front end has a factory panhard bar, and cross steering. It also has a factory sway bar. I guess I need to measure the distance from the wishbone mounts to the frame and see if they are the same. I wonder if the spring could have shifted? Looks like the panhead bar would have kept it from moving over much.

This is my first buggy spring car, so I'm learning as I go.....

[Old Iron]

Is the panhard bar level ?
If the car has been raised or lowered it will make a difference where the axle ends up side to side.

[Bamamav]

Not much to report this week. I did get a couple of boxes from "Speedy Bill" One had my new wiring harness, the other the firewall mount swinging pedal and booster. I have been stripping out the old wiring and old unused brackets under the dash. I have the pedal assembly mocked up, with a template under the hood to make sure the booster will clear the hood hinges. Got to figure out how to cut the big azzed hole for the booster. Hole saw would be nice, but I don't own one that large, and bet it would be $30-40. May just use snips.

I also bought my lug nuts today. Why do they package nuts 4 a card, or 16? For a 5 lug, you have to buy extras. I ended up buying two sets of 16, fronts are different size due to the adapters.

Sorry, no new pics. I didn't feel real good today, and didn't get much done, and didn't even think about the camera.

[Flipper_1938]

Originally Posted by Bamamav

I also bought my lug nuts today. Why do they package nuts 4 a card, or 16? For a 5 lug, you have to buy extras.

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Most people with expensive wheels also buy a set of locking lug nuts (one per wheel).

4 regular+1 locking=just right.

[Dirtyrat]

Originally Posted by Bamamav

One thing has popped up though, and I'm not sure what to do about it. The front tire is 3/4" too far to one side. I don't know if it will re center after it moves a bit, or if something is pulling it off center.
This side sits inside the fender, the other sits flush with it.

Sounds silly, but with some of the goofyness I have seen from the previous owner, what is the chance that the backspace of the wheels is not the same from side to side? I'd guess, however, that you are probably correct in that either the fenders are tweaked, or the frame perhaps took a hit and moved the mounting points inward on the suspension... I probably missed it, but does this car have independent front suspension?

[Bamamav]

Those are the wheels and tires I had on the Maverick, and I never noticed them being different offset on it. Possible I guess.

It's a solid axle, buggy spring with a panhard bar, like a 47 Ford would have. I think it might be the panhard bar is bent, somebody probably hooked a chain on it at sometime to pull the car. I decided not to worry about it too much until I get it off the trailer and move it around a bit. It will probably be different sitting on the ground.

Just one of those unexpected surprises!

[Bamamav]

Originally Posted by Flipper_1938

Most people with expensive wheels also buy a set of locking lug nuts (one per wheel).

4 regular+1 locking=just right.

Good answer, I didn't think about that. Matter of fact, the sets I bought had 16 nuts, and 4 puzzle locks. Doubt I'll use the puzzle locks, they are aggravating to me. And having to keep up with two "keys" would be a pain.

[Bamamav]

Got started early yesterday and got a big job {for me anyway} out of the way, got the pedal and booster assembly mounted.
Started with a cardboard pattern:


After insuring everything fit without interference, I marked the holes, cringed as I drilled the pristine firewall, and hoped I'd measured right. Everything went together nicely after that.