Installing an Early Ford F1 Steering Box - All Junk Parts in my 1927 Model T Rat Rod

[@oldpete3153]

I'm glad you are in Winnipeg and not out west traveling towards me on a 2 way street once your complete with that engineering marvel !! 😨

[@emersonaz]

What you need with your visor is a dash mounted traffic light viewer. Simple way to see the stop lights, old fashion cool and they start at like 8 bucks at Summit .

[@jimcarlisle2309]

Good Job, we learn by our mistake’s. Your videos are showing personality, I look forward to your next video. Thanks.

[@olskoolsgarage9987]

Looking awesome!! Definitely use the 32 grille shell and that thing really needs a tunnel ram!!

[@joeestes8114]

Looks awesome, the steering system will work great! You will figure out the brakes. Its a work in progress! Great video!

[@victorhuiett4549]

I think I it is a good idea, because it is different from everybody else. I think it looks better than the original grill shell, and thanks for sharing your videos.

[@craigrobbins8981]

Love the job being done so far Dan, that black front cowl looks wicked. Great work Dan.

[@vet-7174]

Agreed !!

[@DDSpeedShop]

thanks guys!

[@vet-7174]

Can't wait to see it Rock down the Road

[@peterneville1729]

almost as flash as Brents Pontiac you doing a good job there Dan

[@rayeddy528]

Thank you for taking the time to share your journey with us !!! Great content !! Be safe and God bless you all !!!! Eddy

[@Buses2Bikes]

I like the '32 Grille Shell on the front. Do anything you can to make it "your build". And yes...that means adding a big honkin' hood scoop!

[@craigcaggiano431]

Looking good, each step gets it closer to getting it on the road. Can’t wait to see the brake & Ga pedals in and the floor buttoned up

[@robertgregory6315]

Dan, You definitely put some serious thought into your builds. Your famous statement that's okay with me, but you are building some affordable and safe cars. I enjoy your videos and little comments. Bob

[@DDSpeedShop]

thanks bob!

[@LeeSmith-BigK51984]

Awesome job.. I like how you did the break peddle.. And I'm digging that grill shell.. Keep up that awesome work. It's turning out awesome..

[@l92375]

Im glad you found Jonathan W. He has an awesome channel,he has inspired me alot. The build is going great Im diggin it. I figured out today that a 235/75r15 is about the biggest tire that can be put on the back of a stock 55 Chevy Belair with minimal aggravation.The only thing I had to do was unhook the shock from the rearend and jack it up high from the frame. I had a thought,you could almost hide a blower under the 47 hood.

[@juniornunley5412]

Great progress Danny, really enjoy the videos! You might want to check the angle degree on that first joint, it looks a little to tight on the video. You're there hands on, so you know more how it feels than me for sure. It may make it have hard spots turning the wheels. You'll know when you get to take it for a run.

[@Sludge73]

Thanks for sharing. Steering n pedals suck in these old cars. Keep up the great content.

[@kevingathercole5161]

Love the progress and the 32 grill shell looks Boss.

[@jameshall4385]

the ergonomics are spot on for a rat rod. uncomfortable and awkward. looks great. i would drive it. nice video

[@DDSpeedShop]

haha

[@PatinaPitstop]

Dan is the man!! Straight forward, hard working, old school cool. You motivate me to work on my old wagon!!!

[@DDSpeedShop]

nice! glad to help somehow haha

[@frankjones4950]

If you channel that 32 grill so it's on the same plane as the cowl it should look mint. I can't wait to see you road test this. Mega grin in store😁

[@davidgourdie3691]

Shocker of a top joint,you're going to get a rude surprise with that geometry.Steering box needs to either go forward and or shaft angle dropped down.

[@TrendsbySterling]

Coming together nicely!

[@fitzeesfabrications]

Nice job on the column. Our princess auto never has those joints.just bigger one for tractors. She set up to steer and stop.. you good to go. Lol

[@DDSpeedShop]

princess auto saves the day haha

[@aamarchi]

nice work, been following from the start.

[@shanewright6958]

It's coming along. The grill will look good 👍👍🇨🇱

[@stevecr8934]

Learning a lot about welding n having confidence in it when it's the steering and brakes. Your budget it more my budget on parts like shocks, etc. Ride looks good

[@donh8973]

Looking good keep the good work up.

[@lessharratt8719]

I missed a couple shows. You are really rockin this build. Lot's of comments about ujoint angles and I would agree with them IF you where building a PTO for a winch or something that took a lot of torque but your not so I don't expect that to fail. Looking awesome buddy.

[@captainlandyacht1328]

When you sleeve that, cut the inner bar at 45deg at the mating surfaces. So when the unit turns the pressure isn't on the welds but the face surfaces inside the tube. Also on your brakes, why not get rid of the old pedal part and just fab one direct to the master cylinder. You could even put the MC next to the pedal and change direction of force. Seems like a lot of extra stuff that could fail. You could also use a 90deg PTO box to move your column from under your feet. Anyway I love the build, you are always doing something great.

[@DDSpeedShop]

thanks buddy! im suffering through it haha

[@timothynewkirk2654]

I vote for the 32 Rad Shell. Also dig JW...you two build Hot Rods at record speed! ...Newk from Kentucky

[@DDSpeedShop]

thanks buddy!

[@stevemason6850]

On the pitman you can hand cut new splines on the flat indexes with a V shaped file so you can mount it in any position.

[@DDSpeedShop]

oh good call

[@waynespyker5731]

Safer filing the spline, heat and bend the Pittman arm. Toss the weldment.

[@waynespyker5731]

Broach the splines? Most machine shops can manually broach additional splines if they are Bridgeport or similar equipped by grinding a tool blank and 'pumping' the quill if it is locked to prevent cutter rotation. Our shop (not the first) made a fixture that telescoped over the spindle and quill, split so cross bolts could lock both together preventing cutter (broch) rotation. A sturdy drill press could work if you could chuck the broach, prevent rotation and provide vise alignment/feed increments.

[@MrHevyshevy]

Take a look at a Mack dump truck steering joints. Might give some insight. Pretty severe angles on those.

[@guywerry279]

Thumbs up on the '32 grill shell. I've seen many model As that I liked except for their grilles - slap a deuce grill on and they're golden!

[@billnlori3149]

Very cool, its great to see what a guy can do in an average shop, no epoxy floors or big dollar machines. Just hard work. The grill shell looks great!!

[@DDSpeedShop]

Thanks 👍

[@soberingrestorationservices]

I have the back seat portion of those seat bottoms if you want. They came out of an 80 Trans AM that I have in the back 40.

[@moosemechanical8525]

Looking good Dan . I kinda like the 29 grill shell on there . 👍

[@DDSpeedShop]

I do too

[@jerrymatthews8968]

Looking good, everything is coming together, good job and good video.

[@carlfluty3387]

I like the new rad mount

[@stevelydem7976]

That's coming out great! Your wicked smart man you do excellent work! Love your builds and love that nova! Keep up the great videos thanks!!

[@eddiemason4316]

"It's got some slop in the box". Sounds like extra hp right thar! Build is coming together dude.

[@highspeednoblesgarage3152]

Bro, love the fabrication and how you are making it work. Looks good brother. Looking forward to the updates.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Much appreciated

[@spikewsspe]

Yes on the shortened 32 shell. Everyone uses them because they just look "right".

[@louroberts5567]

You're getting closer, Brother! Anxious to see the finished product!

[@dwaynewilliams6334]

You' re making good progress on you project. Keep it up.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Thanks, will do!

[@tysonwilliams2085]

Looks great Dan ,soon be ready for a test drive ,well after electrical I guess .

[@jaredanthony8070]

Vice grip garage has that old 53 dodge? And in the rescue video he showed his pedal assembly and under floor master. It's a single pot but it may have a better linkage to work with in the tight spaces. Sorta a horse shoe linkage rather than that huge ol lever. You'll probably get it working well enough with what you got though

[@paulwhite9076]

Looking good 👍 love to see it drive with the way you work it won't be long take care

[@1928ModelA1931]

I like the Duece shell (they make ‘em chopped as well. The Duece looks good and I always thought the big advantage is having a grill insert. Keeps the rocks out of the rad. The T and A shells (that’s Model T) were never designed to protect at more than about 45 mph. I expect yours will exceed it’s old limits.

[@DDSpeedShop]

haha i hope so

[@pjay4972]

looking good like all your work.thank`s for another great video.

[@deanjohnson2249]

A for effort. I'm loving the progress.

[@bwsgarage]

Cool video. Impressed your squeezing all that into the small area. Halfass peeked at my project! Take a look when ya can. Thanks for turning me (everyone) on to the Deboss show. My entry video has over a 1000 views! Keep the cool videos coming Dan, love the show.

[@DDSpeedShop]

nice! ill check it out for sure

[@bwsgarage]

@@DDSpeedShop thanks man! I really dig your show and means alot you take a peek at my project.

[@youtubefilmvisionary67]

Very Cool!!...lots progress & the New front Grill shell looks good....know you cant wait to Drive it!...are you going to Add Dash Gauges?...

[@IronheadGarage]

Nice you got steering and brakes almost. Looks like you might have to chop the grill shell looking good be safe. Chris

[@DDSpeedShop]

Thanks 👍

[@garycamara9955]

You know if you file out the king splines in the pitman arm you can have adjustment to wherever you want it. The rest of the splines will keep it located. Then you don't have to cut and weld on the pitman arm. I meantion this because I broke a pitman arm and went into a ditch. I am still fixing my roadster, almost done though. Pitman arms are not a good place to take chances.

[@qball1of1]

Didn't expect a video this early! Every video is a step closer to driving it, can't wait.

[@waynegouin939]

Hi Dan. It's coming along, looking good.

[@mikedeshon4010]

Looking good, I like the brake pedal, and steering box, I have move for you, Hollywood knights, blown 57 chev,versus AC cobra great movie!

[@DDSpeedShop]

sweet! ill check it out

[@paul2466]

Coming along nicely 👍

[@roccomane1558]

Looking good dude you're kicking ass

[@danmoore2443]

Love the progress very cool 👍🏻

[@mikepoint4983]

Good job on the steering Dan , I’ve seen people use con rods for the steering column which looks cool . Wash your hands , stay safe . Cheers

[@scootermcd5756]

I used a 71 Pinto flex shaft on my 72 Vega that had a 90 degree bend.

[@mikeypl1957]

You can get a prism that bolts to the dash (55 Chevy) so you can see the lights change.

[@DDSpeedShop]

yeah i gotta get one, or seven.....

[@billterry9996]

just a though, built a bracket and remove the old master hook up a different swing point for brake pedal

[@vet-7174]

Like the new Grille Shell you got from eBay !!,Over all this should be ripping down the Road soon !!

[@DDSpeedShop]

hopefully!

[@vet-7174]

It will for sure !

[@BigJon129]

That car is going to be on the street in no time. Awesome job as always Dan!

[@DDSpeedShop]

Hope so!

[@garymccord4277]

Like the way things are looking on this build. LOOKS LIKE BURN OUT IN NEAR FUTURE.

[@DDSpeedShop]

haha yeah

[@randywineinger779]

Love the radiator shell, its a keeper. Keep it going, it will be a driver soon.

[@ANOCKS]

Dan the tea is coming along very nicely. Shortened at 32 Grill shell and it should be a nice fit. And what the heck is that in the Vise on the workbench??? Take care keep up the good work

[@lorieawaitley7662]

2) 05/01/20 6:39 pm 🇺🇸 😎 🎩 I Sure Hope So , That Is Going To Be Exciting To See You Drive 27 T Again after Been Sitting for many yrs 👍✌🖐

[@kenworthless5708]

" I'm happy with it that's all that really matters ". You hit the nail right on the head.

[@aussiedazvk4djh889]

She is looking good Dan 👍

[@521farmer]

Ok ya got this Mighty Fine workin on 28 Essexx 2 dr 350 been havin problems with my steerin but after watchin this Might got it thks for sharin ya Old ways work like me been doin mine over 20 yrs some day be for I Die wood be nice to see it run Keep it Up Thks Farmer

[@johnbernstein1127]

I file the 4 lugs flat on pitman arms which lets me position it however.

[@glenmiller3783]

@Mike Anderson I would do the same, here in Saskatchewan welding on a pitman arm would mean a fail upon inspection.

[@jomecano1005]

Love the 32 grill 😷

[@diggerspeedshop80]

Great work as always!!

[@h.i.sc-10tips31]

I see your always working on your projects

[@waynestock22]

Good tunes ma dude. Looking good 👍

[@tybriggs9880]

Pretty sure you're hair pins are upside down. It's also worth while to box the steering box through the frame it will buy you some extra room

[@davidingling9791]

I'm gonna want to see some tire smoke!!! The grill looks nice

[@Abandon7d]

Grill shell: I think its perfect, not too long

[@DDSpeedShop]

its a little low but sure does look cool haha

[@DannyWalker1949]

Ah, You follow Jonathan W. too.......that's C00L. I like the '32 Grill Shell on it, myself from what I can tell.

[@richardsumner4214]

32 grill shell. Thanks DAN !!

[@glenmiller3783]

35 degrees is the limit on those ujoints I think you are way over that on the top one.

[@rog3816]

Agree ,that top one espcially, other than that I am enjoying watching what you do.

[@henrygibson1530]

Well I finally got around to seeing the video. Like the box set up the the brake hmm it's going to be close to your foot. Well just wait until you get the everything else in and see then. 🤔

[@DDSpeedShop]

yeah itll b tight

[@michaelpage2428]

Use a floor shift boot to cover the uni joint just an idea thank u for saving my sanity at the moment my workshop is in 2 sea containers ,just got divorced sold my place and got to buy another house with a good shed before I can get back into my projects

[@DDSpeedShop]

oh man, thats a bummer

[@wayneguess7946]

The only issue I see, with doing that brake arm like that is! Instead of having a hole to pass through, you will have a considerably bigger slot? I'm sure you can make it work though! As for the grill shells, I like the older one, but I guess it depends on the shape it's in? Looking good!

[@DDSpeedShop]

yeah for sure. ill wing it somehow

[@keithlalonde4308]

Great build really enjoy your channel I follow you Jonathan W and Matt over at Iron Trap

[@DDSpeedShop]

nice! honored to be mentioned with those 2 channels

[@corvette935]

Hey Dan your doing a great job.....Just wondering if you were going to put a pan hard bar in the rear to keep the axle centered?

[@eastbaymediacenter1690]

Love it!

[@davidjanelle2969]

Setting. And brackets looks good

[@davidlee4819]

The top u joint is over limit it is binding and knocking not good Danny boy refigure geometry it will steer easier

[@1928ModelA1931]

I would agree. I hate to be a critic but I used to sell joints for steering and I would back this statement the bearings will fail in the joint. If memory serves, the Borgeson unjointed website provides a lot of great info on this.

[@anthonyrobertson2665]

What ever you choose on the grill shell everybody and granny gotta 32 get you a chrome model a shell it’s looks better for a t

[@anthonyrobertson2665]

And big ass commercial headlights

[@BBBILLY86]

Steering box under dash. Stubby column straight into gearbjox. run shaft out side of cowl high with a sprocket on it, outside the car. Directly underneath on the frame mount a bearing, shaft, sprocket and your steering arm. Connect sprockets with chain. Zero steering stuff down by your feet. Bad ass chain and sprockets on the outside of car. And can play with the top and bottom sprockets to speed up or slow down the steering if needed. Right now that looks like 30 turns lock to lock.

[@paulstewart2672]

David Lee and be a little less dangerous

[@mattfry3705]

Nice fab work brother looks good

[@davidkimsey9591]

Looking really good. The grill shell is a good add; doesn’t look too long from this perspective. I assume that it will get the rust treatment?

[@DDSpeedShop]

maybe ill paint it nice and shiney haha

[@lawrencephaneuf2977]

Like that tunnel frame.

[@bobsadogtoo]

Hey Dan, looks like you fit in there pretty well, how tall are you? I was thinking of starting a hot rod project and i'm 6'2" and not sure I'd fit in a coupe

[@toddyb1525]

Looking great brother :]

[@DDSpeedShop]

Thanks for the visit

[@41plymouthnut87]

Getting close to burnout time!

[@DDSpeedShop]

getting there!

[@deopersad2915]

Awesome it's getting there 👍🏾👍🏾

[@novaguy8419]

You are getting there buddy.

[@DDSpeedShop]

im tryin haha