TwinTorino

[SVTforme]

BTW, what is the rate on a PVC sway bar?...LOL

It is likely close to the same rate as the original one that came with the car .

[droptop73]

This is an amazing build. WOW

[ProMav71]

Bro, you need to make us some plans for that rotisserie. I looked all over the internet for some the other day and nothing anywhere near as nice as what you designed there. I really wanna build one of these.

[SVTforme]

Bro, you need to make us some plans for that rotisserie. I looked all over the internet for some the other day and nothing anywhere near as nice as what you designed there. I really wanna build one of these.

Yeah.. I had thought about making something up as far as plans go. We'll see how this all turns out in the end. Made quite a few changes after we started to build things.. hopefully everything will function as expected in the end .

[SVTforme]

Made some progress on the rotisserie and the car. Most of the parts arrived for the rotisserie by the time Friday rolled around. Got a good portion of the cutting and drilling completed over the weekend and started into welding it together. Goes pretty fast once you get into the groove. Hope to have it up and functional by this weekend. Need to get the car back on the ground - it has been too long.

[chunger]

SVT - I think I speak for loads of ppl on this board - we can't wait to see how the rotisserie comes out!

[SVTforme]

Moving right along.. been a busy week. Our goal was to have the car ready to go on the ground by the end of March. We were working right up until 12:00 and baraly finished most everthing. Just need to finish up the rotisserie and it can go back on the ground for the first time.
Drilled out the frame for crush tubes and welded those into the frame so the brackets can be safely bolted to the frame structure. Once those were done, it was time to weld the tubes at all 4 corners of the assembly. We pulled the entire IRS out and finished all of the welds up. It kinda looks like the tubes came that way from the factory .





Also may be changing the wheels up a bit. We got a couple of set of Roush forged 18x10 wheels (scratch and ding models) and decided we may like these better. As luck may have it, the offsets were very close front and rear. Only problem is that an 18x10 won't like the front clearances, so we are going to have to get the fronts narrowed since there is no such thing as an 18x9 in this model. Not the hugest fan of chrome, but it is growing on me.

[chunger]

SVT,

Are those the crush tubes pictured? They appear to be simple mild steel tubes, no? Do they deform when under tension? If so, where'd you get them?

You'll probably want to put the car on the ground to really get a feel for the wheels.

Looking good!

[SVTforme]

They are just simple mild sleeve tubes as you suggest. They keep the frame rails from deflecting when the fasteners are tight. They will allow the fasteners to work properly and distribute the loads as they should.

We bought bulk lengths from McMaster Carr, which is where we got many of the pieces for the rotissrerie as well.

[John Wright]

Like he said, the fasteners can crush the tubing as you tighten them and then they will become loose....so this a good fabricating practice and is required on any hollow material section.

[ProMav71]

You guys dont waste any time! Cant wait to see the rotisserie finished.

[Bjkadron]

Moving right along.. been a busy week. Our goal was to have the car ready to go on the ground by the end of March. We were working right up until 12:00 and baraly finished most everthing. Just need to finish up the rotisserie and it can go back on the ground for the first time.
Drilled out the frame for crush tubes and welded those into the frame so the brackets can be safely bolted to the frame structure. Once those were done, it was time to weld the tubes at all 4 corners of the assembly. We pulled the entire IRS out and finished all of the welds up. It kinda looks like the tubes came that way from the factory .





Also may be changing the wheels up a bit. We got a couple of set of Roush forged 18x10 wheels (scratch and ding models) and decided we may like these better. As luck may have it, the offsets were very close front and rear. Only problem is that an 18x10 won't like the front clearances, so we are going to have to get the fronts narrowed since there is no such thing as an 18x9 in this model. Not the hugest fan of chrome, but it is growing on me.

You know... you could just strip them and paint them whatever color /finish you wanted. This would work even better if you were going to narrow them anyway.

[SVTforme]

Been on vacation in LA for the past 2 weekends - so not much work done on the cars lately. Got motivated after watching the autocross at the Goodguys in Del Mar - so it was time to get back at the cars again. Seems to be very few Torinos out there too .

We bought a used Bridgeport a while back and finally managed to build up a phase convertor and got everything running. Believe it or not, we sold a restored Torino console to get the Bridgeport (and still had some money left over!). It sure is handy to have around. Got most of the machining done, so all that is really left now is welding an painting. Hope to have near functional this weekend. Torino is ready to drop on the ground now. Before I know it, there will be a real engine in it for a change.

Got the 315's mounted on the rear rims and on the car. They actually fit quite nicely and won't need any wheel spacers. Need to get the front wheels narrowed 1" and those will be all set too.

[chavezdel]

Nice build... looking good with those wheels too..

[Bjkadron]

Aren't mills just awesome! I love those old Bridgeports! I do have to admit I like the Victor mills a little better... But Bridgeport makes some awesome tools! And their lathes are the best!

Can't wait to see this rotisserie go together... I'm getting ready to start mine.

[Cannon]

I had a 1968 Fairlane 500 coupe I always wanted to know what it would look like if I had kept it and had the money to do it in a PT style.
Subscribed for sure!

[gto406]

Plans for auto-rotisserie may be found on e-Bay:

http://stores.ebay.com/UltimatePlans

Hope this helps!

[SVTforme]

Finally making some progress here. Almost done - just need to add the winch to the mix, slap on some paint and call it a day. Was able to lift it in the air and everything looks OK. For now it just uses 3 legs and does not tie the two sides together so it is easy to get on and off the chassis fixture. Once that gets out of the way we will put the tie bars in. We ended up just using an old set of bumper brackets for the front setup which made things much easier. Just need to clean the car out so it can be flipped over. Now I just need somewhere to put all of this stuff. In the end it was much cheaper than buying new, but cost lots of time.

Should be on the ground this week and then the powertrain game can begin.

[SVTforme]

Since the other car is quickly approaching build time, we are finishing up finding all the odds and ends we need for it. Finally found a used set (although not really used) on Ebay from someone that bought the set and did not use. They are Maximum Motorsports Fox body Mustang forward offset control arms with Delrin bushings.



Finally after all this time, the car has been put back on the ground. It is still floating on the rotisserie for the time being. Just need to get springs on the car and it will roll around after that. The front wheels go in this week for narrowing to 18x9. To bad 315's don't work on the front - they sure make the car look mean. Will have roll the car outside soon and get some good pictures for a change.

[CruizinKev]

sweet!!! looks sick