Email conversation with a customer who is wondering whether our mounts are strong enough for his 600hp engine. Other customers with twin turbo big blocks say "yes".
Remembering
I will be shutting the phones off from just before 11:00am until 11:10 to observe Remembrance Day ceremonies. Thanks Grandpa, and everyone else who has served in the interest of peace. Lest we forget. http://www.cbc.ca/news
Dear Welder Series – triangulated upper bar location
Dear Welder Series… I am researching the install of your Triangulated Four Link on a 57 Pontiac. Do the rear mounts of the upper bars need to be on top of the axle tube? I noticed, even in the pictures of some installs on this site, that some rear upper bar mounts are on the …
Giving thanks
Today is Thanksgiving in Canada, so the shop is officially closed while we give thanks to God for many many blessings and benefits. Paul, Dorothy, and DW Horton
Sway bar used on Corvette IFS in 1942 Chevy pickup
Here are some pictures of the installation of a universal sway bar on a 1942 Chevy pickup. I installed it to the rear of the a arm because it gave me much more room. It was going to be very close to and possibly hitting on the tie rods for the rack and pinion steering. …
Welding With DW
I’ve put the welding tips videos in a playlist on YouTube… I hope it’s helpful, or at the very least entertaining. Not the most entertaining thing you do all day, but maybe somewhere around the 9th entertaining.
Pricing
October 1st, 2005 is the date Welder Series officially established the majority of the prices in our catalog. We were thinking about it just now, and can’t remember too many products with price increases in those nine years. In fact, a good number of prices have actually been lowered as we worked with a new supplier, or …
1934 Plymouth Mustang II Installed
I recently made the front clip for my project (1934 Plymouth 2 door sedan). It was a pleasure using your Mustang II crossmember kit! My job was easy because the rails are level, square and plumb but the directions were a great help and easy to follow. Thanks for a great product! Jeff You can …
Dear Welder Series… JeepRod Mustang II?
Dear Welder Series… I am building an army willys jeeprod and I plan to put a mustang II suspension in front of grill. 30 1/2″ outside frame to outside frame. Money is limited so what would a complete kit cost me. I could not find any complete kits on your site. Thanks and God bless. …
Dear Welder Series… Mustang II control arm holes
Dear Welder Series… On the coil over shock crossmember it shows a 1/2 hole for the lower a-arm, the lower a-arm pivot bushing on my lower a-arm requires a hole 1 3/8 hole. Is that going to work on this crossmember?? Dear Len… Len, the 1/2″ hole is stock Mustang II. Many aftermarket a-arms use …
A&W Cruise Night
I brought my 7 year old Ruby to the local A&W last night for the cruise… grabbed some burgers, root beer, and gave her the camera. I enjoy seeing what she finds interesting, and I didn’t omit any pictures other than some really fuzzy duplicates and a shot of a license plate.
Shop Rate Follow-Up
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 …