The Stovebolt Site Forums Project Journals Archived Journals 1940 Chev 1/2 ton “Franken/Restomod”

Hello all;

Thanks for checking in and following along.

Regarding the phones, I just got a new one. I had mine in my back pocket and must have leaned up against something as I cracked the screen. I had an expensive screen protector, which was didn’t crack, however the phone screen was in tough shape. For 5 bucks/month more I went from 2G fo data to 6, while the phone itself costs 20/month. I chose the Google Pixel 4A-5G as it has an upgraded camera. I am curious to see if anyone can tell the difference in the quality of the pictures.

Monday was a day off for me and I spent it checking the dimensions of the rear suspension. Something was amiss as the diff was 3/8” off of center and before I welded everts final I wanted to confirm everything was correct. I spent pretty much all of Monday measuring and resetting the suspension in an attempt to figure out what the issue was. In the end I never found a “smoking gun” which I guess is a good thing, sort of? The only thing I could figure might have been the issue was that the coil overs may need longer extensions to keep them aligned as they seemed to be leaned towards the front which may be causing the off-center issue.

Since everything measured out okay I spent today welding everything out. I was laughing at myself in the afternoon though, if I was a better welder I could have been done sooner! Instead I would weld it on and then spend the time to grind it off so it looks good. I felt like I was done around 3 but want to finish so I pushed through to get completed. I finished up about 5 as it took me some additional time to sweep up all the grinding dust!
The one picture shows the grinding wheel I used today, I have never worn one out before!

Stay safe,
Steve