Over the last few months, I've been asking shops to submit their hourly rate for an important economic study. It was mostly me being a little intrigued, to be honest. I've been compiling results in a spreadsheet, and here's the running average.
Photo Sharing: 46 Hudson pickup
Alan used our triangulated four link, transmission mount pieces, and engine mount kits. Thanks for the pictures, and great work! Thought I would share these pictures of a 1946 Hudson Pick up. I installed the diagonal 4 link, 5.3 With a 4L60 transmission and a Mustang coil over front suspension. I used your diagonal four link, …
Photo Sharing: Chevy motor mounts
Glenn sent these pics of his Chevy motor mount installation. Nice work, Glenn! One great feature of these mounts is that the engine weight is supported by the mount, through the frame rail, instead of by the bolt going through the rubber insulator.
Dear Welder Series… right hand drive Vega bracket?
Dear Welder Series… Hi Paul I’m ready to buy all my bits, an NZ freight forwarding company has offered me an introductory 30% off deal. So I’ll give that a go as I think USPS will be a lot. I will get the rear panhard and the Vega steering but please weld the spacers on …
Dear Welder Series… control arms?
Dear Welder Series… I’m looking to put a Mustang II IFS in my 1966 Ford F100 and I see your crossmember kits but I do not see control arms. Do the aftermarket Tubular control arms from other venders for the Mustang II fit your crossmembers? Thanks Craig Dear Craig… We don’t make control arms, Craig, …
Dear Welder Series… Ford motor mount dimensions?
Dear Welder Series… Hi, Could I please trouble you for a couple of measurements. For Ford motor mount #F019 can you tell me A) the outside width between the ears; and B) the total length of the plate. I’m checking suitability of these mounts for the Aussie Ford straight 6 in my Willys pickup. Thanks, …
Dear Welder Series… C4 Corvette control rods?
Dear Welder Series… Interested in your 1″ OD bars except I would like fixed bushing tubes on both ends (so the length is fixed. Short 1-3/8″ bushings would be used. These would be to replace Corvette C4 control rods as I need more clearance in a lighter weight application. One pair is approximately 11″ C-C …
Dear Welder Series… Model A Mustang II spring rate?
Dear Welder Series… Hi, I just finished putting on my new Welder Series crossmember on my 1930 model A. Every thing went smooth. Put in my old pinto 4 cyl. springs to see where it sat. Sits a little low, the rack and pinion is not straight. The tie rod ends are pointing up an …
Dear Welder Series… large bushing motor mounts?
Dear Welder Series… On your Ford motor mount kit do you use the big urethane bushings? If so, can I buy a motor mount kit without the bushings and sleeves as I already have a set here I bought earlier from Welder Series. I would like to have the kit un-welded. All steel parts except …
Quantity Discounts
Many of our handy parts fall under the quantity discount program, where buying 10 or more of one part number gets you 10% off each of those parts. Let’s say you buy 10 of a $1.00 thing. The $1.00 would become $0.90 and would follow the quantity all the way up into the zillions. Well, if …
Shop Rates Form
Let us know either what you pay for hot rod fabrication work, or what you're being charged.
Dear Welder Series… custom adjusters?
Dear Welder Series… I need an adjuster kit, LH and RH (like #ws100720r) for my split wishbone set up but here’s the deal. I have 3/4 threaded bungs in my wishbones and I was going to put heim joints but I’d rather put urethane instead. I need a 3/4″ thread, on a 1 3/8″ wide …
1950 Plymouth Sway Bar
Well, I just learned something… had a message on the answering machine from a gentleman asking about a front sway bar for his bone stock 1950 Plymouth. I returned his call, telling him our kit would require quite a bit of fabrication on his car, and he told me that the station wagon of that year …
Willy Weidner
Sad news… Willy was a staple at many Ontario rod runs and swap meets, always working on something. His son Dave and I got along really well and would look forward to hanging out at car shows, wandering the fairgrounds, seeing which doors had been left open. Here’s the obituary: https://www.wgyoungfuneralhome.com/index.php/obituaries/current-services/item/331-willy-weidner
Dear Welder Series… 50 Chevy styleline Mustang II Questions
Dear Welder Series… Hi Guys, I purchased a 56″ cross member kit (WS 14340) from you guys a few years back and am just now getting around to installing it in a 50 Chevy 2-door styleline sedan. I am going for a frame height of 6 inches (measuring just below the center of the door – from …