Part 2

Gettin’ it all together…
Last month we left off being mid way through fitting the drivetrain. With the centre crossmember attached to the chassis side rails we then linked the two pieces at the centre with a specially fabricated section of channel that would clear the gearbox tail housing but serve a few more purposes. Directly below this channel we attached a removable gearbox mount and to the rear of the channel we mounted the rear radius rods.
The Model A motor is mounted on the original plane and location as per original Ford specifications however the use of the Rocket Speed Equipment mounts meant that the engine could now be rubber mounted. Using early Ford flathead rubber biscuit type mounts gave us two benefits. Vibration will be eliminated throughout the car and the mounts give a very traditional look. What we then had to do was fabricate some substantial brackets off the engine to rest on these rubber mounts located by a large diameter centre bolt all in the kit.
When it came to mounting the master cylinder, we looked at more 4”x2” channel and came up with something that sits between the insides of the chassis rail and the centre crossmember. Again, thinking ahead we cut recesses in the edge that mates to the chassis boxing to ensure that plumbing and wiring could be run.
As a teaser to lead into the front end we are fitting in the car we then split a ’47 Ford wishbone and spun up some threaded bungs for the ends of them. We then attached some Deuce Factory bushed rod ends to them from GMT Hot Rod Parts and then fabricated the mounting tabs to weld to the lower edge of the chassis rails. Admittedly, the TIG welding may not be the best on earth but they say practice makes perfect and invaluable advice from guys like Mike Roberts and Terry Bowden is well stored in the memory banks. Don’t be afraid to ask the pros for advice.