channeling
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Torchie
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I dropped my F series 6 inches. Just enough to cover the frame, but I have seen them channeled as much as 10 inches with out being chopped. That was back in the day before everyone put double Z's in their frames.
Torchie.
Torchie.
christcrusader13
Zip-Tie Mechanic
Most I've seen was 12" on an 30' sedan of course there were 4" cut off the bottom...... what are you working with?
skull
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Flipper_1938
He recycles the right way
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
Heavily channeled cars suck to drive.
Heavily channeled cars suck to drive.
MercuryMac
Builder Junky!
Hi Nh. I had to raise my floor an inch and a half on a '36 Ford and the thing that caught me with my pants down is the height between the tops of the pedals and the bottom of the steering wheel. I had mocked up the interior a few times throughout the build but I was watching my headroom and seat back to firewall distance, but not my knee room. I have ridiculously long legs though. I could have put quite a bit more transmission hump and driveshaft tunnel in there. So if you place your steering wheel nicely while sitting in there in the right spot [making V-8 noises] you should be all right.
christcrusader13
Zip-Tie Mechanic
Wow, that's a REALLY good point! I have just channels my 40 master about 3" I'll have to check that when I put my floor in!
Torchie
Well-known member
Good advice right there.
I have had some "Leaners " ask me why I mock up my builds first. This is why.
Lots of blocks and clamps. Then I get in and make sure it all fits including me...
Torchie.
46FORD$PU
Well-known member
were you the guy from stratham at On the plains in Kingston this year?
If so I would leave it the way you had it what a nice looking ride and you looked kind of tall
If so I would leave it the way you had it what a nice looking ride and you looked kind of tall
Torchie
Well-known member
Is it the truck in your avatar? Many people use the 3rd seat from a mini van. fairly narrow and they sit close to the floor. On my truck if I use the stock bench seat it will have to be cut down in height so as to not block the rear window or I may go with some vintage buckets I have. I set up the car with the vintage buckets.
Or you can build your own....
Torchie.
Flipper_1938
He recycles the right way
On my dodge, I'm thinking about lowering the front floorboard lower than stock for a better seating position/more leg room.
IAM-LDS-2
Well-known member
Back in the day when channeling was invented , it was done to get the vehicle closer to the pavement . There were no air bags , dropped spindles and stock suspensions were hard to modify or replace . There was a big trade off in lost interior space . Now a days with all the lowering products available one can put a vehicle right down on the pavement with out channeling the body . You don't have to sacrifice comfort to go low .
