2010 March | Welder Series Inc.

Dear Welder Series… sway bar question

Dear Welder Series…
Working on a 31′ Buick and looking for a rear sway bar kit. Rear end is a 71 Corvette using complete Vette sub-frame clip. Frame rails are 44″ wide. Any chance of getting a sway bar kit with the bar and tube suitable for this frame width? This is a 122″ wheelbase car that will weigh at least 4000#. Will the 3/4″ dia. bar be suitable? What is the length of the arms?

Dear Bill…
Bill, we make sway bars 36″ and 46″ long. If you plan to run the bar through the rails, 46″ will be slightly too short. But even at 46″, there could be tire interference if the arm is outside the rail. Most builders run the arms inside the frame rails; i.e. 38″ or less in the case of your Buick. The bar might mount ahead of the differential with the arms pointing to the rear and linked to the bearing carrier or axle trailing arm. ??

The 3/4″ bar has been successful in a wide range of street rod applications. Since ride and handling are somewhat subjective, I can only say the obvious, that the bar will improve the handling compared to no bar and the cornering won’t be as flat as with a 1″ bar, but the ride will be better.

The arms are 8″ center-to-center.

Thanks for looking at Welder Series’ parts.

Paul Horton

Universal transmission mount video

#WS216350

This universal transmission mount will let you easily and inexpensively install your transmission on either a 1″ round tube or a square tube center section.

Almost ready to release…

I’m heading over to a local garage to take some install pics on Wednesday, and then I hope to post more information.

If you’re in the mini truck scene, keep watching…

Welding Video: setting a base

In this video, I talk about keeping the torch steady by setting up a ‘tripod’ with your wrist. I also give some reasons for my affection towards my skinny torch.

New Product (teaser)

I don’t have much to show at this point, and I think only a few people knew we were even looking at doing these, but I have a few here as of five minutes ago. I’ll see how they work, we’ll deliver the first one locally for some install shots then you’ll hear more about it!

’32 Update: grille bars (article 53)

I was looking at the stainless grille insert on the ’32 the other day, and noticed particularly the two horizontal strips that keep the vertical bars aligned. I wondered what radical transformation the car would undergo (and ultimately how much more horsepower I could squeeze) if those horizontal bars were black, to blend in with the radiator.

Here’s the product of my wonder:

It was a bit of a trick to mask the vertical bars, but I think it came out exactly as I planned: black.

Dear Welder Series… Mustang II frame width min/max

Dear Welder Series…
Hello, I’m inquiring about the Mustang II crossmember kits. A couple of questions specifically related to the 56″ track width. What is the minimum and maximum frame width measured on the inside? When using the 56″ crossmember do I purchase a narrower rack and pinion?
Thanks in advance for your response. I first saw your items used on the SPEED channel. Great stuff. Can’t wait to do business.

Ken

Dear Ken…
Ken, the min/max frame width depends on the height of the frame relative to the spindle height. The 56″ crossmember is 30″ wide. The inner edge is 25″ at the top and 19″ at the bottom. The top is 3″ above spindle height.

If your frame is 30″ wide, the coil spring might touch the upper outside corner of the frame, again depending on the ride height. Builders put a small relief in the frame for clearance. (’42-48 Fords are an example.)

All of our kits use stock MII or ’79 and newer T-bird power racks. Use our spacer kit to put the T-bird rack axis in the correct spot.

Thanks for the questions.

Paul Horton

Dear Welder Series…
Paul, I finished making up my new 2X3 front frame rails. They are 29″ from outside to outside. They are also parallel. Here is my question: I located what I would like as my spindle height and came up with approximately 1/2″ to 3/4″ from the top of the frame rails. Is this going to work or do I have to run drop spindles. I really don’t want to run drop spindles. I need to use the 56″ crossmember as planned. Let me know. I plan to order next week. Thanks again for all your help. Also I plan to air bag the front end to drop it on the ground at shows.

Dear Ken…
Ken, with stock spindles, the top of the rack bellows (the rubber boots at each end of the rack) will be about 3/8″ lower than the spindle height. With stock spindles, you will have to c-notch about 2″ up from the bottom of the frame. With dropped spindles, you might not have to c-notch at all.

I hope this helps with your spindle decision.

Paul

Old Products: threaded stuff

When we ran a full service chassis fab/turn-key hot rod shop a number of years ago, it was always useful to have threaded things around to weld into the frame for some kind of mount, etc.

Here’s a list of all our threaded things for your reference:

http://www.welderseries.com/blog/online-store/category/handy-parts/threaded-tubes/

Performance World coverage from stanceiseverything.com

I did take a few pictures at the show, but progressing 200 feet in 2 hours doesn’t give many photo opps. I found a link for PW pics through this Canadian Rodder thread about the show. Great pics, great quantity… check out the rest of the site too!

www.stanceiseverything.com

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