Dear Welder Series… I have a 1978 3/4 ton Chevy pick up and am wanting to change out the rear suspension. I got an estimate from a suspension shop and they wanted $2300.00 dollars just for labor! Do you have a kit (or one that can be adapted)that I can install myself? Dear Robert… Robert, …
Heartbleed update: safe
If you’ve been keeping track of the Internet, you’ll recognize the word Heartbleed. No, it’s not a recently uncovered Elvis single. It’s a security vulnerability that has had pretty wide reaching effects. welderseries.com uses the Cloudflare service to deliver the site quicker to people all over the world, and sites running through the Cloudflare system …
The Strange Way
Tim Strange has a new YouTube channel out, where he’ll be showing the basics of metal fab, body work, and maybe a rant or two once in a while. www.youtube.com/user/thestrangemotionway Tim did a really cool TV show called Search and Restore, so we all know he has a face for TV… well, at least he …
Dear Welder Series… four bar with reversed bars?
Dear Welder Series… I’m putting a triangular 4 link in 68 firebird. Can I put the upper bars to the rear of the car? Dear Martin… No, Martin, the geometry does not work with the bars reversed. Thanks for asking before getting too far into the project. Paul Horton
Dear Welder Series… triangulated four bar bar lengths?
Dear Welder Series… How can you calculate the length of the upper and lower bars so to know that your rear four link will work effectively ? I have a 1956 chevy bel air will use coilovers! Dear Ken… Ken, a triangulated rear 4-link is fairly forgiving if you need to change bar dimensions a …
Dear Welder Series… weld-on front axle brackets?
John, we don't presently have front axle 4-bar brackets for you to weld to your axle, but I'm going to design some and have them ready within 2 weeks.
Dear Welder Series… 3″ x 1-1/2″ frame curves?
Dear Welder Series… Hello any chance you will be offering frame curves in a 3″x 1.5″ size? thanks Dear Mike… I’m sorry, Mike, but we don’t plan to produce that size. (Get all your friends to request it… you are the first to have asked.) Thanks for looking at Welder Series parts. Paul Horton
Dear Welder Series… 37-1/2″ sway bar?
Do you have sway bar that is 37 1/2 inches from eye to eye?
Dear Welder Series… 35-40 Rear Boxing Plates?
Dear Welder Series… Do you have any frame repair kits for the rear wheel area for a 39 Ford stock chassis for restoration. Mainly need the area at the axel hump behind the rear wheel Bill Dear Bill… Bill, we have boxing plates for the rear half of the 1935 – 40 Ford frame. These …
Custom 8-3/4 Dodge rear end Panhard bracket
John was in to the shop the other day and asked if we had a bracket for his 8-3/4 Dodge rear end to mount the Panhard bar. We don’t have one specifically for it, and after going over some pictures he had, we brainstormed and came up with something like this: He used two Versatabs …
Dear Welder Series… triangulated four link for an NG?
Dear Welder Series… Hi there, My name is Rob and I live in Holland (Europe) I saw your Triangulated Four Link Kit and I am very interested. You see I have an NG chassis which had the dimensions of an MGB, and I was wondering if I could use this kit (maybe with some extra …
New Tab: same shape, different heft
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Garage Crawl
Our friend Grant Kay is organizing a local garage crawl on March 29… a few local shops will be open to let folks see what they’re working on over the winter. Breakfast at Kypreos at 8:30. For more information, let me know if you’re interested and I’ll pass on Grant’s email address. Otherwise, check out …
Despite the cold…
Lloyd brought the GMC dually he’s been working on by the shop today on a shakedown run. Hope the HEMI’s putting off some heat… it was about 20 below zero (Celcius) today.