Part 3:  Seats, Steering and Front Suspension

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The cutting brakes positioned along with the shifter to determine seat and steering wheel placement.
Drop down of front seat rear support bar to fit tall guy in a short sandrail
A view of the seat support bar, shifter and cutting brakes with one seat mounted
Both seats mounted in car with back seat mock up
Another view of seats
Steering bearing with dual bronze bushings and polished shaft
Here's the front of the car and steering rack
Beginning the layout of the front suspension - checking for level and square on everything
Putting a shock on for positioning
Another view of the shock without the coil springs
Lots of grinding and welding
Positioning the front part of the shock hoop
A little more complete
Done! Except for final welding
Another view
Still need to get the secondary spring for the dual-rate shock setup