Starting my 58 coupe project

[florian]

Fantastic work... keep it going..

[Okrasageeza]

Drilling out the battery box floor..

[Okrasageeza]

playing with my front brakes

[roy mawbey]

That front brake drum assembly has been worked on in the past. I presume you are aware of that. The previous owner must have spent a fair bit of cash on those drums. Good luck with welding.

Roy

[JTR70]

Love your new GT brakes!

[Okrasageeza]

Thanks. The backing plates are converted original ones.....
Can I use 5,5 inch wheels on the back instead of spacers to compensate for the gt drums?

While working on the front I noticed that someone has worked on the bumper bracket holes.
Are the dimensions the same as the ones in the rear end? Approx 55 x 30 mm?

Thanks,
Jeroen

[badsix]

My 58 cab has for the front 54x35 and my rear are 56X38 these are approximate, untouched I believe ?
Jay D.

[JTR70]

You could run a 5.5 wide wheel with a more positive offset on the rear to help even out the wheel track but for that to work

you'll need to run something like these negatively offset Carrera wheels which where set to compensate for that extra 20mm of front GT drum width.

[Okrasageeza]

All welded and coated temporarliy in epoxy.







Now working on the next part!

[roy mawbey]

Nice bit of work there.

Roy

[Okrasageeza]

[JTR70]

I can get you some detailed shots of this area on a '59 I'm working on here shortly.
Justin

[Okrasageeza]

thanks Justin.
That would be very helpfull.

[JTR70]

Here's a few detailed shots of that rear apron. Its a little wavy and hair lipped but its original. Hope this helps
Justin

[Okrasageeza]

thanks Justin, that helps me a lot. Will post some pics when done.