Yes! My favorite video time with Iron Trap Garage! I really look forward to your videos, thanks for the time and effort you put into making and sharing them.
"Let's lower the car back on to the ground and see how she sits". "Hmmm! Not as low as what I was expecting"! "Oh!!! lets take out the pieces of wood that's holding it up!!" "Ha Ha Ha! Not bad. Perfect". Priceless Matt. still chuckling lol
Hey Matt, growing up in Michigan, my neighborhood was full of muscle cars, I hung around one guy, he had me cleaning parts, it sucked....but I learned alot...this was the beginning of my disease....be safe! God Bless!!!
it's a video version of the "rod & custom" little books articles from the 50s! good job! I went "new school" on my 48 Merc, have yet to mount tires on it to see how it sits. stay safe!
You bet your Dad's checking in!! Lol .. He must be so super excited to watch it come together. I've recommended the rust encapsulator to my buddy trying to help save him some time in the build he's doing. Now you got me thinking of the 56 chevy apache leaf springs!! Have a good one bud!
Your "High School Hot Rod" idea is great!! Can I suggest something it instantly reminds me of that is kinda similar and associated?? How about "The Auto Shop Hot Rod". When you say "High School Hot Rod", it instantly makes me remember kids working on projects in "Auto Shop". A nice learning option that sadly is now only a "fond memory"!!
Friday morning in the garage! Just wish I didn't have to go to work now. Oh well, I guess it will be Friday night in the garage later on today! Thanks Matt.
Greatly improved the looks of the car by lowering it, also that was a great video of installing the engine in the Shrohl coupe, I think I forgot to comment on it!
i haven't seen anyone use a needle scaler since the summer i worked on a bridge crew and used one sitting on a swing seat hanging under an overpass bridge removing loose concrete, while traffic went flying under me. good times.
As Ecosse57 mentioned below, the rear bar is a panhard bar, not a sway bar. Used to locate the side-to-side motion of the rear axle in relation to the body, not to stabilize for body sway around corners. Cheers!
Hi guys! it's always a pleasure to see your videos ...... I especially like the fact that you work on projects with period perfect materials instead of mounting ultra-modern and expensive pieces as seen in some TV series .... Keep it up !!! 👍😎
I love those 46-48 coupes. That’s going to be such a cool fun car for your dad to bomb around in. In high school I worked at a restoration shop and we had a 47 coupe (stock) and a 32 tudor high boy sedan with a Pinto drive train as shop cars. It was so fun to run around picking up parts and running errands for the boss in these jalopies
Andy did a great job on the Dago axle, back in the day I sent my '48 having a shock mounting hole to Mor-Drop in California. Was sickened when it returned as the shock holes were elongated into an inch long teardrop. Your holes are round as they should be! Dropping is not a home project, a video of his process and fixturing would be welcome.
Thank you for the update on Dad's Daily ! It's coming along nicely ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you guys maybe doing next ! Doing well here in Kansas .
Looking good Matt . The first car my brother and i ever owned was a 48 Ford 2 door sedan . Dad helped us get it in 1955 before i started driving . It looked new at that time . Then my brother traded in in on a 53 Ford about the time i started driving it . So i only got to sneak out on the road a few times in the 48 .
Awesome! The new stance (despite being a high schooler's project) almost begs to chop the top. Maybe it could be a highly skilled high schooler's project! 😎😎
Those lower shocker mounts are facing the wrong way ! they need to face front to back of the car ! not side ways you will rip the shockers up 😱😱😱 great work boys 👍👍👍👍 from Victoria Australia 👍👍👍
Hey Matt, Everytime I see that 47 coupe I wanna kick myself in the ass for selling my 46 coupe back in 1966. You are doing a great job on the stance of the car. It will be great to see your Dad when he is able to enjoy his Summer Toy that his son has enabled him to have and enjoy. BTW, I think the correct tire size for the front would be the 600-15 but that size may depend on the tire maker. Be Safe, well and Warm EVERYBODY
5.90-15 is a more common size these days. Only like one company makes a 6.00-16 from the vintage tire companies I found. Size is about the same as far as circumference goes
great video and project, guys! my 2 cents: keep the panhard bar but you'll likely have to shorten it. those quick disconnect shocks must have been a rare performance option.
Hey Matt, I never see anyone using a needle scaler on the TH-cams. It might be informative to tell people what it is, and where you find it works best. Great video as always. I got the sneak peak on how the front end sets at Sunday Service. Bitchin!!! Cheers
I've never caught you saying what sequence is used to thin the spring leaves. Do you just take out the shorter ones at the top of the pack, or do you remove a Top, mid and longer leaf to thin the stack across the overall pack?
I usually remove one or two near the bottom of the back to make for a softer ride and then the rest from the top as they’re basically “spacers”. Not real science to it I just do as I feel fit haha.
In bending the steering arms out on the stub axles as you did your going to lose the Akermann geometry of the steering which is going to have a detrimental affect on the steering. Maybe its not too noticeable on these old suspension setups but you are more than capable of doing a further modification to restore the Ackermann angle.
Looks great. How many leaves you left out from the back? I tried to count from the video and ended up to five? I need to do the same to my 1932 roadster soon and I wonder which leaves are the most "useless". Long or short ones.
Yes! My favorite video time with Iron Trap Garage! I really look forward to your videos, thanks for the time and effort you put into making and sharing them.
Looking good
It will ride like a dream!😎👌😁⚡👌
Fun to watch! We dads like it when our grown sons pay attention to us! Your pops is proud of you!
"Let's lower the car back on to the ground and see how she sits". "Hmmm! Not as low as what I was expecting"! "Oh!!! lets take out the pieces of wood that's holding it up!!" "Ha Ha Ha! Not bad. Perfect". Priceless Matt. still chuckling lol
Hey Matt, growing up in Michigan, my neighborhood was full of muscle cars, I hung around one guy, he had me cleaning parts, it sucked....but I learned alot...this was the beginning of my disease....be safe! God Bless!!!
it's a video version of the "rod & custom" little books articles from the 50s! good job! I went "new school" on my 48 Merc, have yet to mount tires on it to see how it sits. stay safe!
Stance looks great Matt. You make it look easy ...Looking forward to seeing this car come together.
Mike, Great video as always 👌🏼
Thanks man!
Man it's hard to wait to see this car done it's going to be awesome like all of them that you build. 👍🕊️🙏
Can’t wait to see dad behind the wheel grinning from ear to ear!!!!!it will be a epic day!!!!!
It’s ALL about the stance.. Looking great!!
All projects are exciting. "Dad's Daily" is no exception. Keep at it...lookin' cool.
Stance is everything and you nailed it. Looking forward to seeing more of Dad's daily.
I use a piece of all thread in the spring holes, just tighten up the bolt and the holes are in line when you put the clamps on.
Mike bending those steering arms "shaking like a dog sh#*-ing razor blades" ha ha! nice work as usual fellas! Adrian in Australia.
You bet your Dad's checking in!! Lol .. He must be so super excited to watch it come together. I've recommended the rust encapsulator to my buddy trying to help save him some time in the build he's doing. Now you got me thinking of the 56 chevy apache leaf springs!! Have a good one bud!
Your "High School Hot Rod" idea is great!! Can I suggest something it instantly reminds me of that is kinda similar and associated?? How about "The Auto Shop Hot Rod". When you say "High School Hot Rod", it instantly makes me remember kids working on projects in "Auto Shop". A nice learning option that sadly is now only a "fond memory"!!
Great progress on Dad's Daily!!!!! Thanks for sharing.
You guys were on it like wild dogs 😎
Enjoyed the video and the tunes, Matt and Mike!
Friday morning in the garage! Just wish I didn't have to go to work now. Oh well, I guess it will be Friday night in the garage later on today! Thanks Matt.
Greatly improved the looks of the car by lowering it, also that was a great video of installing the engine in the Shrohl coupe, I think I forgot to comment on it!
i haven't seen anyone use a needle scaler since the summer i worked on a bridge crew and used one sitting on a swing seat hanging under an overpass bridge removing loose concrete, while traffic went flying under me. good times.
It’s going to be awesome, looks way better lowered.
This episode really had great info on garage suspension work. Really kept me rapt. Thanks Matt snd mike. Always a fan!👍🏼
drop hard dad will remember the old days an have fun an memorys great job
Matt does a good impression of Bono ( the Fly) in his weilding goggles. Good to see it moving along.
Looking good................................. 👍👍👍
Looking good!
As Ecosse57 mentioned below, the rear bar is a panhard bar, not a sway bar. Used to locate the side-to-side motion of the rear axle in relation to the body, not to stabilize for body sway around corners. Cheers!
Hi guys! it's always a pleasure to see your videos ...... I especially like the fact that you work on projects with period perfect materials instead of mounting ultra-modern and expensive pieces as seen in some TV series .... Keep it up !!! 👍😎
I love those 46-48 coupes. That’s going to be such a cool fun car for your dad to bomb around in.
In high school I worked at a restoration shop and we had a 47 coupe (stock) and a 32 tudor high boy sedan with a Pinto drive train as shop cars. It was so fun to run around picking up parts and running errands for the boss in these jalopies
Matt, the car is looking great, your dad will have a lot of fun driving it when it’s done. Thanks for sharing. Kevin
Love the new tunes, you two are phenomenal!!
it looks great Matt
Sits great, fun watching this come together for your dad.
GREAT OLD FORD CAR NICE JOB ON ALL THE PARTS FOR THE CAR
It's nice to see an air chipper used on old rust metal
It's gonna sit the way it sits 😆 sure your dad will love it.
Cars looking good. Dad’l be proud. 👍👊
Awesome build Matt your Dad is going to hit the hi-way in style
Thanks for sharing your build a friend from Canada Rob 😎✌
I think you nailed the rake on that it looks pretty decent
Andy did a great job on the Dago axle, back in the day I sent my '48 having a shock mounting hole to Mor-Drop in California. Was sickened when it returned as the shock holes were elongated into an inch long teardrop. Your holes are round as they should be!
Dropping is not a home project, a video of his process and fixturing would be welcome.
The lowered look is very cool Matt and looking forward to seeing what’s next for your dads car.
Thank you for the update on Dad's Daily ! It's coming along nicely ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you guys maybe doing next ! Doing well here in Kansas .
Looking good Matt . The first car my brother and i ever owned was a 48 Ford 2 door sedan . Dad helped us get it in 1955 before i started driving . It looked new at that time . Then my brother traded in in on a 53 Ford about the time i started driving it . So i only got to sneak out on the road a few times in the 48 .
Nice work on Dads daily.
Perfectly well done
Looks Perfect Matt. Cant wait to see more progress.
Awesome...just what I need to do to my 47 sedan and my 42 coupe....keep it rockin Matt!
Awesome! The new stance (despite being a high schooler's project) almost begs to chop the top. Maybe it could be a highly skilled high schooler's project! 😎😎
Hey Matt, I do not know how you keep up with all these projects. The good news is more videos in the future and the cars get a new lease on life.
It keeps me out of the bars and strip joints! Haha
Good crew of guys.
Look'n good, as always be safe,peace.🇺🇸
New viewer, I like the show, I'm in Arizona, still having hard time with that rust stuff and cold weather thing lol
Man it ended up sitting perfect!
Really great episode.
Cheers.
Those lower shocker mounts are facing the wrong way ! they need to face front to back of the car ! not side ways you will rip the shockers up 😱😱😱 great work boys 👍👍👍👍 from Victoria Australia 👍👍👍
Great Job Matt!!!
The front end looks great!
👍 absolutely nailed it
Looking good and great video ty Steve
Sweet! He should have added perfect to that ohh when you dropped it down!
I have the feeling that there will not be too many complaints...
Hey Matt,
Everytime I see that 47 coupe I wanna kick myself in the ass for selling my 46 coupe back in 1966.
You are doing a great job on the stance of the car.
It will be great to see your Dad when he is able to enjoy his Summer Toy that his son has enabled him to have and enjoy.
BTW, I think the correct tire size for the front would be the 600-15 but that size may depend on the tire maker.
Be Safe, well and Warm
EVERYBODY
5.90-15 is a more common size these days. Only like one company makes a 6.00-16 from the vintage tire companies I found. Size is about the same as far as circumference goes
You make it look easy. I know it’s not. Great job.
Thanks Jim we’re slowly getting the hang of this stuff!
"Dad's Daily." I like that.
Cool look. 👍
great video and project, guys! my 2 cents: keep the panhard bar but you'll likely have to shorten it.
those quick disconnect shocks must have been a rare performance option.
Doing really great guys! Going to be a stunning car, you've got the vision!
He will be proud
Never used a scaler for cleaning, good idea. Poor old pipe wrench. Must have been used for this a few times. Looks good.
Yep this pipe wrench has earned its stripes
super job Matt love the coupe use to have a 41 ford super deluexe club coupe back in the 70s paid 100.00 for it even ran.
Ever thought of welding nuts onto the end of your C clamps you can then use an air wrench on them
Stoked! Looks great!
Thanks to share.
Perfect Stance
Perfect watch for a Friday! 😎🤙
Hey Matt,
I never see anyone using a needle scaler on the TH-cams. It might be informative to tell people what it is, and where you find it works best.
Great video as always. I got the sneak peak on how the front end sets at Sunday Service. Bitchin!!!
Cheers
THINK MIKE GOT THE SHAKES ON THOSE LONG PULLS
Awesome, Good!
New front axle spindle's front end looks like the hight is got the right Stuff!⚡😁☝️
Great Video. #STAYSAFE
Nice you can do this for your Dad, I thought it was a little bit too low. I'm your Dad's age.
The front will come up a little with one size larger front tires.
Would like to see how the drop axil is made.
Another awesome video brother!! Thank you 😁👍
I've never caught you saying what sequence is used to thin the spring leaves. Do you just take out the shorter ones at the top of the pack, or do you remove a Top, mid and longer leaf to thin the stack across the overall pack?
i'm wondering too.
I usually remove one or two near the bottom of the back to make for a softer ride and then the rest from the top as they’re basically “spacers”. Not real science to it I just do as I feel fit haha.
I see you use only the finest quality throw-away brushes. I buy them by the box.
Surprised I didn't see you grease between the leafs.
In bending the steering arms out on the stub axles as you did your going to lose the Akermann geometry of the steering which is going to have a detrimental affect on the steering. Maybe its not too noticeable on these old suspension setups but you are more than capable of doing a further modification to restore the Ackermann angle.
When you drop the tie rods are you concerned with upsetting the Ackerman geometry?
Nice work as always. I'm wondering why you don't get a small blasting cabinet for backing plates etc?
I have one. But not all projects are worth the time and effort to blast.
@@IronTrapGarage interesting, I was thinking about getting one. Can you demo it in a video some time?
Looks great. How many leaves you left out from the back? I tried to count from the video and ended up to five? I need to do the same to my 1932 roadster soon and I wonder which leaves are the most "useless". Long or short ones.
Do you think a small shot or media blaster would be a good addition to the shop buddy?
Really starting to dig this car. New name maybe, "Dad's high school hot rod"
Wassup looks good
Do extended shackles lower a transverse leaf spring like they do on parallel leaf springs ?
Matt,how do you keep the rust encapsulateor from forming a very thick skin if you don't use the whole gallon?
I would love to see how the axle was "dropped". What are the chances that you would do a video on that?
We’re trying to match schedules with Andy to do a video on that
Looking great. If he don’t like it I’ll take it lol
My dad had his 46 lowered more in the rear than in the front
That's the way all customs were done through the '50s +/_. Tail draggers.
The lower, Dago front end came mostly after that.
Matt, can you make a "how to video" about determing the tie rod lenght? so the wheels are aligned. thx