Those are neat, and should be a great example for RD to 'roll his own'. With that, or a similar design, in mind and measurements he can make from his other car, he should be able to *make* what he needs for his 'newer' '55...
Those braces look great, and similar to what I had in mind, boxing it all together.
That's probably the cleanest "boxed" cowl support I've ever seen. Someone did a nice job with design and execution.
I saw those earlier, He sure does nice work.Originally Posted by NCW
Look up Thomas Sutton on Facebook, he will have them used for sure. PM me if you want his phone number.
Finally got a chance to get the trailer out from under the body, and back on the ground. The cement blocks were not too scary at that height, for a few minutes. Gave it several test shakes, and it was pretty stable, plus it cost me only $18 for the blocks. Now I need to figure out the best way to rig up my cherry picker to get the pallet out? I will need to come up with a good crossbeam set-up to lift from the hood mounts, and either the shock area, or rear. I will need to use it several times, so I'm trying to come up with something simple that works.
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Your lift, capacity and brand?
It is an older Rotory 5000# cantilever lift I bought like 18 years ago for $600. Comes in pretty handy, although not easy to move, I can slide it wherever I need it. There are not too many street cars with a stronger chassis than my 2900 pound 81 Z/28.
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Last edited by 55 Rescue Dog; 02-03-2018 at 04:42 PM.
These 1/2 inch reinforced holes on top of the cowl look like factory lift points above the hood hinge, since they end up with rubber plugs in them. Looks the perfect place for eyebolts.
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