Making a set of lowering blocks to drop suspension 4"

Instead of buying a set of lowering blocks we're going to make a set using left over scrap steel. We want to give the 1936 Hudson Terraplane a better stance so we're going to lower the rear suspension 4 inches ✅
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[@halnywiatr]

I am glad you showed the skirts with the flares. This illustrates perfectly what a huge difference a small design detail makes.

[@mustangboss3452]

As per usual you work things out and follow your own advice and fair play to you it usually works out has you imagine. I have great pleasure in telling all my mates about yours and Jolene's youtube channel, I'm now retired and been in the body game here in the UK and on the Isle Of Wight for over 50 odd years, Keep up the good work and I will follow you to the end of each job whether I like it or not, I don't have to drive everything you make but then you would probably not want to drive every creation I have made since 1972. God bless you both.

[@dcwebb1]

VERY good job on the skirts, love the adjustments you made.

[@mike-tl3is]

That’s a very nice touch you did making the bottom ends pointy very nicely done

[@scottmartin356]

I think lowering the rear and with the fender skirts (I like the changes) will accent this car very nicely!

[@mick.9419]

Yes!! Nailed those skirts with fine tuning the ends. I'm all in for the with/without feature....but I gotta tell you, My humble opinion says NO mistakes anywhere on this build. The roof is beyond for looks and simplicity, the rear body stitching is just dripping with experience , the skirts are screaming to be lowered and the light bar finishes the look!!! Nice job to you both on of my favorites fir sure 🤯

[@michaelanderson3771]

Chad Take a reading of your pinion angle now. Once you raise the diff up into the body that 4" you will need to shim or angle the lowering block to adjust the pinion angle back to stock our you will get a massive vibration. your lowering block will have a slight wedge to it not dead square 4" block. The plate on the bottom of the diff with the hole is the spring perch. Usually that get cut off and re welded to adjust pinion angle.

[@orangelicious33]

I just wanted you to know how deep Joleen and your videos go! Not only does it make me wish I was as talented but also your work ethic is contagious. I have applied your work ethic to my every day tasks and life is better knowing I “can” do anything I put my mind and time into it!! Thank you for that!!

[@morrisitnit8344]

The skirts looks much better with the adjustments... the lips at each ends, give the skirt more character. Thank you both for offering and showing the artistic work.

[@DanielUsher]

You put the insignias on the Fender Skirts, the " Dummy " spots, the Side Mounts, and a " Custom Windshield Shade" and you've got a Patinaed "Bomb". Filling in the ends of the lowering blocks gives it a nice clean look, like "Clean" Jolene. Love it!

[@rudymoreno6860]

So glad you decided not to add the panels and cover up the perfect chop top work on those back windows ...great choice

[@DeathRockRadioTampaFlorida]

Whew I'm glad you lowered the back lookin awesome man

[@cristianabarsuglia629]

I love the "new and improved" fender skirts even more!

[@brettshields6283]

I think this is one of your best that I have seen. Just the top chip lowering is grand, great job. This car has some grand things about it that most would not notice. You are making it elegant and grand. It may sound dumb...but have you thought of making it a limo? If you had two more doors of this same model year to add to space it out would be so so sharp and something beyond belief !

[@markaubuchon2227]

I never get over how fast you work. No one, and I mean no one, does it like you.

[@brucemiller8389]

I like the changes you did on the fender skirts but I still think that it looks better without them.

[@ashpnk06p60]

me too bruce

[@michaelbalzano2366]

@@ashpnk06p60 Me Too but I can understand the need to have them sitting OFF the car "just in case".

[@johnbradley845]

Me too Bruce

[@Hazzy238]

@@johnbradley845 me too

[@jimcoplan9502]

The next part of the project - lowering to improve the look. Chad has a method. Jolene is always amazing with the camera.

[@waltmarks9720]

Good job Chad I think it's going to look good when you get it lowered. You seem to be improving the quality and looks of the car without chopping it to pieces. Another excellent choice on your part and excellent video by Jolene as usual 😊😮.

[@TonyTheBassPlayer1]

Well it's still a 4 door. I hope that means you aren't going to break my heart and lose the suicide doors.

[@benton6160]

Mr. Hudson would look at this and say that is the roofline that should have always been on this car.

[@hdvette64]

I was a little bit on the fence about customizing that rig, but what your doing is awesome. It’s got the look keep it up Brother!👍

[@Surfweinerhawaii]

It looks way better than original, going to be a cool car in the collection.

[@michaelbristol6467]

"I've wrestled with alligators / I've tussled with a whale / I done handcuffed lightening / and throw thunder in jail / You know I'm bad, just last week I murdered a rock / Injured a stone, hospitalized a brick / I'm so mean, I make medicine sick." Muhammad Ali 🥊😉✌

[@brucewitcpalek5120]

Another one he said was, I am so fast that when I shut the light off, I get in bed and cover up before it’s dark🥊🥊💥

[@michaelbristol6467]

The Champ is here 😉✌

[@les5386]

I think the fender skirts will look really cool when you get the backend lowered. My nickname for my wife is "Beautiful". She's 60 and just as beautiful as the first time I saw her 30 years ago.

[@hinga9895]

Great job! Would leave the skirts just like they are without those chrome pieces but its a mather of taste

[@jerryw2486]

Nice!!!!! From the roof work to the finder skirts impressive!!!!!! Finished product will be Bad Chad

[@pablorivera6879]

I personally love the skirts and by adding the flares it made them look even better, but like you say Chad you can put them on or take them off. I can’t wait to see it lowered. Great work Jolene on that camera.

[@FightinAggieFarmer]

Love what you did to the skirts!

[@jarialshurfield5696]

Looking better every time. I love how the teardrop 3rd side glass turned out fender skirts are a great flow. The drop will be perfect.

[@georgelevett6925]

Do you not use a bench as it would be easier standing up as you are not in a cramped situation, excellent video otherwise.

[@jkkba]

Love the time you spend on fixing the blocks.😮❤😊

[@mikelavigne5085]

I like the skirts! They need to be rattle can primed, painted and drug up and down the driveway.

[@WestsideCritters]

Respectable comment for this older keep it rustic look ride ….. I’m feeling it 😊

[@mikelavigne5085]

@@rogerstuart4195 How are you understanding Chad?

[@BigP85]

Looks lots better with those on the ends of the skirt. Outstanding job on everything ladies and gentlemen

[@StuDavis-v5n]

Nice job on blocks, as usual. Modification to the bottom of the skirts was a brilliant addition. The skirts look great now.

[@johnlfunches4977]

Beautiful job! - the lowering blocks 👍

[@mike-tl3is]

Are they not just the best very very best drill bits that they ever invented those cone bits are just fantastic

[@kevinhamling1963]

G'day Chad and Queen Jolene. With the aid of Queen Jolene's camera work, I've learnt more about welding by watching you on the torch Chad. You two are a good team. ❤ With the fender skirts I think you have to look at them patinaed in the colour of the car if possible. At the moment when you look at the car your eye goes straight to the skirts. They need to blend in. So thanks for sharing ✌️ Peace from Melbourne Australia.

[@PowerRanger88]

I think the small editions to the fender skirt give it a more elegant look 👍 👍

[@CSmith-oz4wp]

Lowering blocks, saved money while you were at it. 😂👍 that’s why we watch. Could’ve spent money but why if you can spend an hour building them. Impressive.

[@arte9855]

This is one of those times when you can buy it, but it doesn't fit. Then you make your own.

[@donf1526]

I like your new mod on the skirts - looks better, looked good before, but even better now. Nice

[@garybarry4446]

This is such great content in simple to follow steps and minimal cost . thk you Jolene for the excellent filming of the episodes

[@terrykallmann4146]

Skirts look better flared. Awesome 😎

[@georgekarras8966]

Don’t ever take your talents for granted.....you’re an artist.

[@VolkswagenTube]

The fender skirts are looking great. Nice detail on the ends. Glad you decided to lower the car. As always, beautiful work.

[@davidnorth3411]

I loved the looks of the 66 Ford Thunderbird as our neighbor Mr Hall had one sitting in his garage . It was an unrealized dream for the man , I never seen it leave the garage . If I could go back in time I would make that change for him . He deserved a Dream car after raising 4 kids .

[@donaldmarty8445]

Very nice choice to add the little flares on the ends of the skirts. Small details like that make all the difference! Always enjoy your channel!

[@bobhuber462]

Great job it looks nice and you have two looks with or with out awesome!

[@rvalentine9433]

Chad made those blocks faster than I could travel to the store to buy a pair. Shows what can be done if you put your mind to it. Saving cash for everyone. Thanks Chad.

[@gregpaterno1446]

Hi Chad and joline I think the left side looks better than the right but still unbeatable job done cheers

[@ashleydubbeld9236]

Putting crush sleeves in these blocks is great idea for making them nice and strong lowing this car down makes so cool 😎👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@barriecollins6838]

Chad and jolene once you put the Canadian leaf badges on the fender skirt it will take away some more of the plainess away from the fender skirts and look loads better. I like to see fender skirts on a car of the year of the Hudson. You expect to see them on a car of that year. Keep up the great work the both of you 👏 👍

[@michaelbonanno9491]

Fender skirts look very nice. Great job

[@Surfweinerhawaii]

Whenever I have reluctance in what chad is doing to a car I keep watching and it ends up looking so cool. Chad is a artist and we are lucky to even get to see someone doing “car art” like this.

[@hitnmiss49]

I'm not a big fan of chopped tops but I must say that one looks pretty sweet!

[@cannabisticannabisticino2718]

In my opinion you need to keep the skirts, they look good ✅ Great job guys 👍

[@thomasjunkins6491]

Nice sharing always with my social media outlets and platforms 💯

[@barryodell9537]

They are called axle perches that spring mounts to axles

[@jensrockel3959]

But anyway, i liked yours a lot more. Tink about to add a little moulding on the bottom of the skirts. Maybe similar to the trimline on the side of the car That might be a fantastic feature. Good job so far, greetings from rocketman (thats me).

[@danp5286]

The fender skirts are perfect. We call them spats in Australia

[@JoseGarcia-ji8se]

I laughed at your choices comment. You are a great man!

[@dumpsterd7148]

those little end shapes to the skirts make them more pleasing and add some elegance to them

[@matthewfocke5360]

Thanks for sharing! The car is sharp...Love it. Great digital taping Jolene.

[@bobfendrick7819]

Flares flooooow ! Nice Work you Two !

[@johnhazard5231]

Really like where you're going with the blue terror .😮

[@donaldscheer5206]

The Skirts Look Awesome!

[@bmw19877]

Chad - you explain things sooo well. Good neurons.

[@craigmonteforte1478]

Dropping the car 4” will look cool. but in reality will it stimming be drivable ? or do you have plans to donHydraulics to raise it up and down for Show and Go ? itt looks like with the drop and the Stock Suspension travel might have the Rockers hitting the Pavement i’m just curious i don’t know the road conditions up there personally but in the lower 48 we have things like Speed Bumps and driveway Aprons etc and i’ve found that anything that lowers parts of Cars and Trucks like Ground effects ,Air Dams whatever make it hard to use them without having issues

[@sandywatson6520]

Miss not seeing jim with you lately. Sure enjoying the show! Looks great!

[@justcallmebill473]

When your video began the first thing I noticed were the flairs on the skirts. What a nice touch! 👍

[@loren1610]

Just my belly button 😂 I wonder if the back of the skirt should have followed the same pattern as the rear of the fender??

[@HalfCutGarage]

So in the 4x4 world we build lift blocks the same but we make em longer so they help prevent axle wrap. wonder if a guy could do what your doing and make em longer so they act like a "trac bar" ? like every 60-70 muscle car guy had on the rear leafs !

[@craftypete777]

Will spare wheel carriers at the front leave room for the doors or be too high for the bonnet line? 'scuse my UK english!🙂🙂

[@kevinmcleod7580]

Jolene ❤❤ are you happy today ? Your camera work is awesome because you really get us into the build ! We see everything you see ! Now that great work ! I appreciate your hard work ! Chad as always beautiful fabrication ! Amazing watching you work ! Thumbs-up guys and have a wonderful evening ! I'll be watching you two amaze us again tomorrow ❤

[@davidhuber2679]

When I made blocks for my 37 Chevy Coupe I also had to drill for the pins on my leaf springs. I did not have to drill a big hole like you did. I hope your pins a big enough.for the holes you made Chad. I should of watched the whole video before I ran my mouth. Did not mean any disrespect Chad. They are looking great! Thank you Jolene for making these videos

[@John-yo3uy]

Great show chad. Can you make removable side panels to make both a sedan delivery or a four door saloon car?

[@Dagrond]

I like the changes to the skirt - when you paint it a dirty blue to match the car it won't stand out as much which should make it a nice subtle detail.

[@marysambrizendine1012]

You made them look a lot better Chad and Jo 👍

[@irfanullahmaingal6910]

The skirts are very beautiful wow

[@chas1355]

Those little tips on the fender skirts make all the difference in the world. Those look more period for the vehicle. Adds a bit of snap to them. When you were making the end caps for the riser block, why didn't you use the side of the piece of scrap for that 4th one? It would have been the correct thickness and wide enough.

[@robertdehaes7572]

Hope lowering goes well, front may be slightly difficult, but possible. Good luck with the whole project!

[@mr.l396]

It's just my opinion but I think the car looks classier with the skirts. Great job.

[@inexconst]

This car looks GREAT!!! Really hope you keep the car as a sedan, the car just looks so good as a sedan, regardless whatever you do will turn out well, you are one exceptionally talented person 👍😊

[@daboenterprize8265]

Looks awesome 🎉🎉🎉❤

[@gilbertboulanger8536]

Hi Chad and Jolene from Trois-Rivieres Quebec

[@howquick]

For ease of marking centre of a square in future Chad...just mark two diagonal lines corner to corner...and where they cross is Centre. 👍

[@candaceferrall8556]

Love the skirts with the points added, I was thinking that the front doors opening from the front will inter fear with your fender mount spares !

[@larrylazure4288]

Yes flares look good now. Amazing how little things can make something look so much better.Morning Jolene and Chad

[@mikeallen8061]

I know two door cars move better, but I think the four-door suicide doors are cool and make it a nice family cruiser. Thanks for sharing.

[@MAGAhatguitarist]

Are you doing skirts on the front too? That would look awesome

[@Jimmyy32]

The fender skirts look great man, if I didn't know you made them I would've thought they were factory

[@finishnailer1]

Good looking skirts bro!

[@donhoughton271]

Could have used a magnet to hold the pins as you welded them.😊like the finger change at the bottoms .😊

[@mauroarantes9407]

WAAAAW VERY GOOD THANKS

[@GasAcad]

Excited to see the progress you are making on the BUGATTI. Any episodes coming up with more on that build?

[@williamrejczyk5312]

One vote yes for the fender skirts. They look great. Roof came out great.

[@GregoryBamber]

Chad for the last piece of capping you could have cut a piece off the narrow side of the box tubing you used for 3 pieces.

[@ronaldhackett7979]

I like the newly styled fender skirts, you improved on what I thought was already good! This is turning out to be an AMAZING BUILD! Shoutout to Jolene for her AWESOME Camera work!👍🏽🔥🚗🤴🏻💯

[@kirab3194]

Big hello from Australia Great job on the skirts, Personally I think the skirts on look better on the vehicle.

[@louisbauer6538]

I like the changes you made to the skirts

[@danielplummer6385]

Hi Chad & Sparkles how are you today? I am looking forward to seeing the installation tomorrow and seeing the stance of the back of the car. I also think the fender skirts look much better with that little modification on the ends down at the bottom. Jolene besides being a master of the camera you also do a fine job of cutting hair as well! It is just my opinion but, I think the car would really look nice with a paint job instead of patina but, again that is just my opinion and of course Jolene's Bugatti is still waiting for paint first! Excellent work today both of you, I always enjoy watching Chad create and Jolene capture it.

[@WashdBoomer]

I appreciate yall and what you do. Glad to see more folks keeping old hotrodding alive.

[@kevinmartin5489]

Skirts lookin not bad with the flares, nice.