Yankee Express RestoMod Project

[Brandy]

Gahhh made me get up after a brutal day, and hobble out to the garage to prove it. My ibuprofen hasn't kicked in yet. lol. The other front tire and rim is sitting up under the right front wheel well.

 

[1967coronet440]

Everything fit ok?

 

[Brandy]

Everything fit ok?

No clue, was busy in the barn all day. I'll check it out tomorrow and see but I don't expect any issues. I like 'em.

 

[5.7 hemi]

I believe ya now, lol!!!

 

[Budnicks]

Details, make sizes etc. on the wheels & tires

unless maybe you covered it already,
I didn't go back & look

 

[Brandy]

The fronts are Weld Draglites 15x7 with M/T Sportsman's 26 x 7.50 x 15 and the rears are Centerline's with M/T E T Streets 26x 11.50 x 15's.

 

[Budnicks]

The fronts are Weld Draglites 15x7 with M/T Sportsman's 26 x 7.50 x 15 and the rears are Centerline's with M/T E T Streets 26x 11.50 x 15's.

 

[Brandy]

Placed the 8 3/4 back under the rear and bolted up the M/T's just to make sure they cleared with the back space. Look fine, lots of room. The front's however will need to have some long studs put in the rotors as the stock ones don't even make it all of the way through to the other side of the mounting surface. There's a thick disc inbetween the two sections in the middle of the wheel so the wheel is about 1 3/8 thick in the center.

 

[Brandy]

Everything fit ok?

Yes, the pattern is good. The fronts are so thick in the middle though, the studs don't even poke all of the way through with the disc brake rotors.

 

[kiwigtx]

I like where this car is heading Ghost. Keep up the good work.

 

[Brandy]

How long of studs are there available and what's safe?

 

[1967coronet440]

How long of studs are there available and what's safe?

Forgot to mention that they used the long studs, I wanna say they are 4-5" I still have them at the shop I'll be there in an hour and measure what I had on there.

 

[Brandy]

I was going to ask that very thing!

 

[1967coronet440]

I was going to ask that very thing!

They are 3.5" ARP studs I had on mine

 

[Budnicks]

You may have to go to a shank style lug-nut
with the long wheel studs like NHRA rules recommend,
they usually have to be open ended too
right click on photo for info...
{don't quote me on the part #'s, I'm not sure what they were for now, just for examples}

Jegs/Weld Racing

Moroso

or a closed end shank style like these generic type below

or you end up with a 5/8" stud & washers & flat bottom nuts
BUT; you need to modify the rotors hubs etc. to get them in,
they fit thru the wheels no problem, necessary to use them though...

these were from Lenco IIRC for a Dana or 12 Bolt {?}
full floater in an Altered, I don't remember which...

 

[1967coronet440]

Yes you will need the 3" studs with open end shank lug nut

 

[Brandy]

Thank you all.

 

[Brandy]

Finished cleaning the undercoating off of the wheel wells in the front. Grinded them down to bare metal and then hand sanded the tight spots. Finished in self etching epoxy primer. Made some small 90* angled pieces to go up under the cowl lip and rest against the smooth firewall so I could finish welding that in place. Finished it up in the epoxy too.
So, the front end is done. Moving on tomorrow to the rear.

 

[Budnicks]

Finished cleaning the undercoating off of the wheel wells in the front. Grinded them down to bare metal and then hand sanded the tight spots. Finished in self etching epoxy primer. Made some small 90* angled pieces to go up under the cowl lip and rest against the smooth firewall so I could finish welding that in place. Finished it up in the epoxy too.
So, the front end is done. Moving on tomorrow to the rear.

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Looks good so far

progress is a great thing

 

[HT413]