1949 Chevrolet 3100 - V8 Prototype

[resto4u]

What angle did you set the pinion before burning in the perches? If you got that right, you should not have any vibration issues. Roger

[A12pilot]

I set the pinion angle at 2 degrees before welding up the perches. The trans tilts down 2, so both offset each other. I know there's some axle wrap under hard acceleration, but we're not talking 700 HP here and I doubt it would be out even a degree at best. I'll be getting her running next month (I hope) so I'll see what happens then. If it's too bad, I'll sell for scarp, buy a beer, and take up another hobby like joining the &quot;name that rash&quot; club, or possibly enroll in an online debate forum. Where was I? Oh yeah, the progress! It continues with: sand, sand, sand....block, block, block...sand, sand, sand, sand...block, sand, sand...... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img]

Thinking I have it all straight, go home, crack beverage, and think, &quot;Man, sure is nice that I don't have to pay anyone to do this! Think of all that money I'll save! Man, I could buy another car! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]&quot; Then, come back out tomorrow and wonder what the heck I did all day yesterday, because it sure doesn't seem like I sanded anything and there's more waves in the body than on the Blatic. Wonder to self, &quot;Self, why do you think you can do this? Why not hire someone? Why not sell everything and get into that rash finding club you previously mentioned?&quot; So....sand...sand..sand....block..block...block... .itch, itch, itch...




So now after the final round of sanding, I'm down to 320 dry. Next week is 400 wet, a wash, and then a final once over for any whompties I may have missed. Paint next week!!!! Man, I'm all itchy....glad there's a club meeting tonight!

Cheers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]