Grant Schwartz built a killer Model A frame using a bunch of Welder Series frame parts.
Tag: chassis
Universal Sway Bar, 46″ Long
Introducing our new universal 46" wide sway bar kit...
Sway Bar Mounting Option
How to mount our sway bar to a round tube.
’32 Update: More Miscellaneous Stuff (article 34)
Well, the body is off and it's time to start welding up brackets and tabs that were just tacked in place this whole time.
Dear Welder Series… two Model ‘A’ pedal questions
Dear Welder Series…
I am building a Model A style frame and I am going to use manual brakes on it. Which master cylinder bracket kit and pedal should I use?
Ryan
Dear Ryan…
If you are using an automatic transmission, the WS13704 kit was designed for the Model ‘A’.
It is available ready-to-weld or welded.
Is this the frame that you got the frame curves for?
Thanks for looking at Welder Series, Ryan.
Paul Horton
Dear Welder Series…
Great products, great videos and product info on YouTube.
Can you recommend which master mounting bracket and pedal to use for a
model A, and is there one available that has both the brake and clutch
pedals?
Thanks Alan
Dear Alan…
Thanks for looking at our parts, Alan. Check out 20281. Any clutch and brake is very crowded in a Model ‘A’. We can swap the offset brake pedal for one with no offset. Then you can bend both pedals symmetrically to go around the steering column.
I hope we can help you with your project.
Paul Horton
’32 Update: reassembly (article 36)
Article 36 from the archives of our '32 Build: reassembling the chassis.
Brake Pedal Return Spring
“Canuck” over on the HAMB sent me this information on a possible candidate for a brake pedal return spring. Here are the original dimensions of the spring (the one in the picture has been trimmed): OD = 1.655″, ID = 1.375″, Length = 3.575″, Wire Dia = .135″, 6 coils, Min length when coils bind = 2.768″, Compression = ~~ 22 lb.s/inch compression. Straight spring, no taper. This came off an ’89 Cadillac Fleetwood.
Thanks for keeping me in mind!
If you didn’t see my pedal return setup, here’s a picture:
Here’s a setup that Lowdown Hotrods made… it looks like they’ve used a tube threaded on to the booster plunger with a jam nut sandwiching an aluminum disc which holds the spring. You can always expect clean work from these guys! Check out their site for a whole bunch of project pictures.
’32 Update: E-Brake Linkage Revisited (article 42)
The emergency brake handle mount is a neat little piece, but I don't think I explained how it attaches to the floor.