This is what Im going to do as then I dont have to move the gas tank.

I installed one of those in frame kits several years ago in a '57 wagon. It's an OK mod, but there was something funky about the shackles and I can't remember what. They have probably been improved since then.
I got the lead out this morning...:wink: and removed the rocker remnant. Test fit the new rocker and marked where I needed to cut the inside quarter patch I made. I made this patch long and knew I would need to trim it, as I had nothing left of the original rocker to know where this went. I need to cut this back about an inch and taper the end.



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I had to remove the patch and that required lowering that corner of the floor pan. Once it was out, i had no way to hold it up in place to get the screws started while reaching thru the bars and around the door post. I finally thought of this magnet that has been sitting in a tool box drawer for years and seldom used. Worked great as a handle to hold the panel.


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Looks like the rocker should go back further, but the front lines up where it should be so this is where it goes.


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I had to move my pillar patch to the outside and down to get it to fill that gap. Fit great, but no pic.


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Same exact work needed on the right side and that fell into place. This is coming along better than I expected. A couple more pieces to get fitted and it will be ready to mark for welds and blow apart for prep.


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Nice work.

We move the rear springs to under the frame rail with the pockets. It leaves more room for other things and works just fine.

1956 NicKey Nomad Gasser

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Yep, I did that on another car, but no ladder bars on that one. This one will get ladder bars under the frame rails with the springs inside. We bought a stock sedan gas tank and not having bars inside the frame rails will help with that fitting without modification....I hope...:hmmm:

What do you use on the front of the ladder bars to allow them to move rearward when the springs compress ?? I've read a fair amount about very harsh ride and brackets cracking if the bar can't move with the axle.

I put the doors back on and got them gapped to the body and then gapped the rockers and tack welded them.


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I ordered these repro braces a couple weeks ago and had to fit them. They are a reasonable facsimile, but still needed hammer forming and bending to actually FIT where they belonged.


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Fully welded the patches and ground them to look respectable. Also, removed the brace bars.
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I need to fabricate a patch and flange for the left wheel house to quarter, so cut out the radius from a sheet and a strip to make this in 2 pieces.


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That's all for this week.

I need to fabricate a patch and flange for the left wheel house to quarter, so cut out the radius from a sheet and a strip to make this in 2 pieces.

A shrinker and stretcher would allow you to make this from one piece.

I tried that as a test on a 12" long angle and the flange on the quarter panel is 1 1/4" wide, the stretcher jaws only contact about half that and don't stretch the metal evenly and distorts the strip on the wheel house. I'm not patient enough to keep messing with it to fit right, so will make it this way to keep moving.

Nice work Mitch! I miss my old Nomad. What a fun and unique car. I restored this one about ten years ago. No gray hair! :biggthumpup:

Cheers
Dave