Dear Welder Series… Transmission mount for ’56 F100?

Dear Welder Series… I’m building a 1956 F100. Supercharged 5.4 with 4r100 trans. I have purchased your engine mounts, but I’m looking for a tranny mount that will work with the 4r100 Thanks Andy Dear Andy… Andy, have a look at our 2115 trans mount and crossmember: and the 205043 Ford adapter plate: which use …

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What if my frame is too high for the rear four link frame bracket?

Occasionally, we'll be asked about a four link installation on a closer-to-stock-ride-height stance. We suggest adding a length of 2" x 4" tubing to the bottom of the frame rails where the four link frame bracket will mount, which will usually be enough to level the lower bar and make a happy four link.

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Dear Welder Series… custom transmission mount

Dear Welder Series… Paul and Dorothy, Ordered some parts from you all a couple of weeks ago to make a trans mount for a 1990 corvette trans that I am putting in my 56 Chevy pickup. Paul even call the day after I ordered to make sure I ordered the correct parts. Thanks, I appreciate …

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Dear Welder Series… Custom Bars?

Dear Welder Series… Hi D.W. I was wondering if the 21 1/4 inch bars would work on my chassis, I need them to be 21 1/2 inches long from C/C were they mount. (See) photo above, they would be 1 inch dia DOM Or would I have to get custom made bars, talk too you …

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Dear Welder Series… will your triangulated four link lay frame?

Dear Welder Series… With your triangulated four link does this allow the truck or the vehicle to lay flat on the ground in the rear with the air bags deflated? Dear Brian… Hi Brian, thanks for your note. This would depend on where you establish the ride height when you’re setting up the suspension. It …

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Dear Welder Series… SBC in a Stude?

Dear Welder Series… I will be putting a chevy v8 350ci in my 1956 Studebaker very soon and will try to use the chevy mount and see if I can use the lower part of the mount and bolt it to the bracket that’s on the Studebaker frame to end up with a bolt on …

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Syracuse This Weekend!

We’ll be closed Thursday until Tuesday for the Syracuse Nationals in… you guessed it, Syracuse NY. I’ll be posting from the show, but we won’t be able to answer the phone. We should be able to get to emails. Hope to see you there!

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Small Block Ford in an MGB

Grant Schwartz has sent in some pictures of his 302 installation into a 1974 MGB. He modified the 3/8″ engine block plate and welded a section straight down from the mounting holes. Parts used:

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What’s With the Saran Wrap?

Nobody’s asked this question but I think about it every time I wrap some parts up to ship. I go through a fair amount of plastic stretch wrap. My logic is that it’ll be more difficult for a bundle of parts or plates to slide out of a damaged box than one plate at a …

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Cold Flow

Getting the ’40 ready for the road again, we decided to change the bushings on the coilovers because they hadn’t been done (that we could remember). The first challenge was loosening the lower mounting bolt. It’s not that it wouldn’t turn; it had attached itself quite strongly to the inner tube, and the whole assembly …

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Dear Welder Series… 1973 Ford Truck Mustang II?

I have a 1973 F100 that I really want to lower, I know with the I beam set up, I won't be able to lower the truck as low as I want to. On your Mustang 2 parts for the front end do you think I would be able to weld in one of your kits and make it work?

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