Over 40,000 miles or so, the 32 had developed a little clunkle (“clunk” + “rattle”) that was driving me batty. The severity of the rattle was not dependant on the size of the bump, or how fast I was driving, or any other variables that I could vary. I could make it happen by jumping on …
D100 Build, Article 3: rear axle centerline/ disassembly
When you're installing a four link, you have the opportunity to fine-tune rear axle centerline. Just because you put the tire in the stock location doesn't mean it'll look "right" when you lower the truck.
D100 Build, Article 2: Front Disassembly
Job 1 is setting the ride height. Once that's done, you can start the disassembly process. That's where I'm at currently.
Dear Welder Series… Sway Bar Install – 32 Ford
Dear Welder Series… Attached are pictures of my plan for the Welder Series rear sway bar kit that I am installing on my ’32 Ford project. At this time it is tacked in place and I think it will work as I hope. I still need to tweak the positioning. I ran the bar through …
D100 Build, Article 1: Overview
Article 1 in our 68 D100 build. Overview.
New Testimonials
Over the weekend, I received a few emails from some happy customers, which is always nice! Regarding our sway bar kit: Just a note to advise that the Welders Series universal swaybar kit I installed some months back , may well have saved our lives . We were traveling on Saturday , cty rd 10 , outside …
Dear Welder Series… what tie rod ends with 60″ MII?
Dear Welder Series… When using the MII cross member, what tie rod ends are used on the 60″ track width? Dear Robert… Robert, it’s best to use rack extenders, but Fairmont tie rod ends can be used. The rack extenders are available from street rod companies that sell racks. They extend the center of the …
Louisville 2016
The shop will be closed from Wednesday – Tuesday while the whole staff is attending the Street Rod Nationals PLUS in Louisville KY. Paul and Dorothy are driving the ’40 down, and I’m driving the ’32. If you see me in the 32, reach in and grab a shop rag! We will still be checking …
Syracuse
I’m getting ready to leave for the Syracuse Nationals Wednesday morning, and Paul & Dorothy are heading down on Thursday. That being said, if you call the shop and someone answers, please keep them on the line while simultaneously calling the RCMP, eh. I’ll have our new shop rags, catalogs, and coloring pages in the ’32 …
Discontinued Product: short flat front crossmember
We’ve decided to discontinue the 24″ wide flat front crossmember, making the 28″ wide crossmember the winner of the revered “Flat Front Crossmember Battle of 2016”. The 28″ kit can still be trimmed to fit inside your frame rails, with the option of using it as a C notch if you change your mind about how …
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Worth Repeating
I honestly can’t remember if I posted these pictures yet, but I was going through flagged emails tonight and I know exactly why this one was flagged. D&D Rod & Custom in Church Hill TN do really, really clean work. They narrowed one of our Mustang II crossmember kits for this 1950 Mercedes frame, and …
Dear Welder Series… stock Mustang II control arms?
Dear Welder Series… Bought a mustang 2 crossmember kit that takes coil overs last year from your website… Wondering if the mustang 2 stock control arms ( upper and lower) will work…. Dear James… They will, but it might be hard to find coil-overs that will fit the lower arms, the upper mounts and clear …
Shop Tour This Saturday
Garage Crawl PDF Grant Kay has put together another breakfast and garage crawl around our area of Southern Ontario. He was in today with an update of 156 people! If you’re still interested in the crawl (breakfast is full), check out the attached PDF and get in touch with Grant. We’ll be open this Saturday …
Dear Welder Series… 351W engine mounts?
Dear Welder Series… I have a 50 ford truck with a early camaro subframe and a 396 in it. I want to swap a 351 windsor into it. Do you offer motor mounts for this swap? Thanks Dear Lee… We make a couple of mounts for your 351W, Lee. http://welderseries.com/Ford-Engine-Mounts-Urethane-Bushed http://welderseries.com/Ford-Engine-Mounts-Rubber-Insulated There might be some …