My 72 Comet Build.....

well all that should be enough to handle that killer I6 motor!

 

Ya think.....

 

Since the rear end progress is on hold while waiting for the perches to get here decided to go ahead and get the front bumper on and adjusted..... Then I cleaned up a set of front parking light lenses, assembled the lights and installed them.....

After that I helped a buddy with a front end adjustment on his 65 Stang.....

Here are a couple pic's of the front end with everything installed.....

 

I got the new rear end housing just about ready to go..... Welded up the new perches, welded a 1/2" spacer on the bottom of the perch, welded some tie down hooks to the back of the perches, then lined up the perches on the housing and welded them together...... After letting it cool down I got out the alignment jig and put the ends on the housing..... Last thing today was to clean the entire housing up..... Tomorrow I will get the new brake lines made, wash the housing out so I can get it to the powder coater Monday.....

Here are the perches with the seams all welded up and then with the tie down hooks welded to them.....





Here the perches are welded to the housing and then the housing with ends on and all cleaned up.....

 

Are those the spacers that Calvert sells ?

 

Yes, the perches and spacers are from Calvert.....

 

Picked up the rear end housing from powder coat this afternoon..... You really can't beat a one day turnaround and only $35.00 to powder coat it..... I also got my ring and pinion back from getting the REM isotropic polishing process done on it.....

Here is the housing and gear.....

 

This morning I got the masking off the rear end housing..... Then put the brake block, line and studs in the front of the housing..... I put the housing in the car..... I also assembled the center section and checked the pattern..... It appears the pinion is a little too deep but I was over it for today..... I'll move the pinion in the morning and recheck the pattern.....

Here is the housing ready to go in, then in the car.....






Here is the center section while building through complete assembly.....

 

I had to move the pinion out a couple times for a total of .009" to get what I would consider an acceptable pattern..... Just as a precaution I replaced the front u-joint(rear was already replaced) and replaced the rear wheel bearings since I had a set already.... Then I reassembled the rear, blead the brakes and filled it with fluid..... I moved the jack stands from the frame to the housing and checked the pinion and driveshaft angles..... Everything looked great so I started the car and ran the rear, everything sounded normal for a change(no funny clicking noises, shakes or vibrations)..... I rand it in both reverse and forward for about 5 minutes each then I put the rear tires back on and drove it around the block a couple times, all seams good.....

Here is the what the pattern looked like.....





Here the center section is cleaned up and ready to go in.....




Here the rear all together and test running.....





and finally the car back on the ground with all the wheels back on it.....

 

frank your car looks sick can i drive it haha

 

Thanks, you might be a little far away.....

 

I went back to the shop this evening..... I finish putting the lap belts in and got the rear view and driver side mirrors on(could not find the gasket for the pass side mirror)..... Then I washed it, and took it home by way of the gas station..... Still need to run a buffer over it and I desperately need to do something about the 4 wheeling front end( I have a set of springs that already have 3/4 of a coil cut out of them).....

 

Car is looking great! Love that rear end!

 

Thanks.....

 

That rear end is SEXY...LOL!!!