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With the parts back from Sparky’s and most of the
chrome pieces from the chrome shop, I am ready for the final assembly, at last.
I still have about a month before the party so I’m looking pretty good. I built
a table to assemble the car, so that I can move it and get under the car
easily. I’m not as young and nimble as I
used to be.
I started with the front axle and suspension. The
torsion bar is one of the two used in a V-Dub front end. It needs to be
inserted into the front cross member then the torsion arms fitted to the ends.
The friction shock caps then hold everything in place. With this done the front
radius rods can be bolted to the axle. Next the axle can be bolted to the
torsion arms, and then the radius rods fastened to the frame. The front-end alignment
adjustments will be made at a later time.
The steering box was mounted next. Then the tie rod
and drag link were bolted in place.
I had to order three sets of disc brakes before I
got the parts that I wanted, but they look very good and I know they will work
well. I wasn’t sure where the proportioning valve needed to be. The front end
is so light that I may need to cut the pressure to the front brakes, which is
the opposite from normal, so I left a space for the valve on both ends of the
brake line system. As it turned out I did not need a proportioning valve at all
and the brakes are perfect.
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