Assembly Tips: Welder Series Kit WS2184
Rear Panhard Kit
1)  Fold & weld the axle bracket  
To assemble the axle bracket, fold along the laser cut slits.  All bends must be 90°.

Clamp in a vise, then bend the small tab down 90°

Bend the next side down 90°

Bend the third side down 90° (use a ‘square' to be accurate).

After folding the 4 sides, the small tab will touch the side plate inside corner to inside corner.
There will be 4 corners to weld.  Three of them are joined by the “bridges” at each end of the
laser-cut slits.  Weld the fourth corner first.  Then weld the other corners.

The #1080 tube (7/8 OD x 2-1/4” long) should lay in the bracket with one end flush with
the small tab and the sides just touching the tube.  Weld the #1080 tube to the bracket.

There are two #10092 tubes (1-3/8” OD) in the kit.  Weld one to the adjuster
stud and the other to the notched end of the long, 7/8” diameter tube.

The axle bracket will be installed on the passenger side of
the rear end with the Panhard bar on the front side.

2)  Assemble the Panhard Bar Kit

Install the urethane bushings and inner sleeve in the adjuster.  Install the jam nut on the adjuster thread.  Screw the adjuster into the Panhard bar tube, leaving about 3 threads showing.    Attach the adjuster to the bracket so the bar will angle slightly towards the front of the frame.  Washers go on both sides of the urethane bushing.

The frame should be centered over the rear end and at ride height.  The pinion angle should be close to its final setting.
Remove the bar from the bracket and hold the bracket in position against the front side of the passenger tube.  The front face of the bracket should be vertical.  Tack the bracket in position.  Finish welding the bracket in small steps to reduce the chance of distorting the rear housing tube.
3) Now you're ready to install the Panhard Bar Kit into your frame

Ken McLean has a small tidy street rod shop in Elmvale, Ontario where he's built a number of very drivable magazine feature cars.  Here's how he installed the Welder Series' Universal Rear Panhard Kit in a '32 Ford.
Hold the bracket and bar assembly on the front of the passenger side axle tube with the front face of the bracket vertical.  The frame tabs on the other (fixed) end of the bar should be vertical and against the boxing plate on the driver's side.  The bar must clear the differential housing through full suspension travel.  (If the bar does not clear the housing, trim the frame bracket as required.)

On this '32 Ford, one tab will have to be trimmed so they both touch the boxing plate. 

Ken marked the frame tab and trimmed it with a cut-off wheel.
Assemble all of the parts and hold them in place.  The axle bracket should be vertical as shown.  The Panhard bar should be level at ride height.   Tack the axle bracket and frame tabs.
Good tacks will hold until Ken tears the car down for all of the final welding.  When finish welding the axle bracket, do it in small steps to reduce the chance of distorting the rear housing tube.
Buying 'ready-to-weld' parts for your vehicle lets you save some cash and have the satisfaction of making it yourself. 

Note that Welder Series, Inc.'s parts are to be assembled and installed by qualified welders.  Any parts, welded improperly, could fail and cause injury or death.
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