The time will vary on the condition of the frame, Mustang II crossmember
supplier, stock or tubular lower control arms etc., I think it took me
about 6 or 7 hrs last time to install a Mustang II crossmember. That was
welding in the boxing plates, locating the crossmember and welding it in,
Locating the top hats, setting up the control arms to locate the strut rod
brackets, and installing the rack and pinion to see if I needed to notch the
frame for tie rod clearance. It could take longer if you just tack weld
everything in place and then check the location of the tire within the
fender opening and decide to move the crossmember again.
You can save a lot of time by having the frame free of grease, all the
a-arms rebuilt, rack and pinion bushing installed with new tie rod ends on
the rack and have a clean work area.
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: Carlos Madero <cmadero@flavorite.com>
To: Oletrucks (E-mail) <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, April 19, 2001 9:07 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] Time / labor for M II
>Those of you that have experience installing Mustang II suspensions in AD
>trucks, can you give me an idea of the actual fabrication time involved in
>boxing the frame, getting the crossmember lined up and welded, getting the
>"ears" lined up and welded? I am trying to do as much of the disassembly,
>cleaning and assembly, but want to get an expert fabricator to do the
actual
>chassis work.
>
>Carlos F. Madero
>Group Manager, R&D
>Newly Weds Food, Inc.
>Horn Lake, Mississippi
>662 / 393 3610
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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