Dear Welder Series… 1946 Ford transsmission mount questions.
Oct 19, 2012 09:49 am
Dear Welder Series… I hate to ask because I'm afraid I may have missed it in the blogs but Im going to anyway. I have a 1946 ford coupe. I'm installing a 4.6l dohc and 4L70 transmission in. I am getting the motor mounts and I am considering the the tubular center section. The factory frame has some plating but with large holes in it. Do I need to cut away that plating and make it solid? Also I'm not sure what if any transmission mount plate combinations I would need to mount up the 4L70. It's a drivetrain from a 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii. Thanks for the help.
Dear Tom… Tom, I'm not familiar with the Lincoln transmission, but we are modifying our 205041 adapter plate so it will bolt to the Ford C4, C6, and AOD transmissions. If the 4L70 is available for you to get the mounting hole centers, please send them to me.
Regarding the boxing plates, we left the factory boxing in place and filled any holes necessary to mount the crossmember and engine mounts.
Because your car's floor has a bit of a driveshaft tunnel, our tubular center section will not work as nicely as it does in vehicles with a flat floor. Check out the installation info at http://www.welderseries.com/blog/online-store/frame-center-section-universal/ to see if this is how you want to go.
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Dear Welder Series… 1949 Dodge MII??
Oct 19, 2012 09:34 am
Dear Welder Series… I have a 49 dodge 4 door sedan that I would like to install a modern front suspension. Is there a set up that can be used? It looks like a person would have to remove the origional crossmember A arm set up and almost build a front clip. Any info would be helpful. Thank you
Dear Chuck… Chuck, you have this pictured correctly. There are some pictures on our website showing how builders have dealt with frames like yours. Check out http://www.welderseries.com/blog/category/mustang-ii-installed-pics/ . Read More
Dear Welder Series… 5/8-18 LH threaaded tubes?
Oct 17, 2012 11:23 am
Dear Welder Series… Hey Paul on the 1” OD X 1-1/2, 5/8-18 threaded bungs do you have thhem in left handed thread? I am needing 6 of each.
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Dear David… Thanks for asking, David. We could run 6 of these with a LH thread for $6.00 each. They have been added to our web store: http://www.welderseries.com/blog/online-store/threaded-tube-218110/
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Dear Welder Series… will I need a ssway bar with triangulated four link?
Oct 04, 2012 04:56 pm
Dear Welder Series… I have a quick question relating to the rear axle/ triangulated four-link: Will I need a rear sway bar in addition to the triangulated four-link set-up? I see conflicting responses online, and figured you may have the best answer. Thanks, -A
- Dear A… Depending on who is doing the defining, a sway bar might refer to an anti-roll bar ( http://www.welderseries.com/blog/online-store/sway-bar-kit/) or a Panhard bar ( http://www.welderseries.com/blog/online-store/panhard-kit-universal-rear/ ). Our sway bar/anti-roll bar is designed to resist the tendency to lean when in a turn. A Panhard bar keeps the frame centered, with some tolerance, between the tires and has a minimal effect on the tendency to lean in a turn.
A Panhard bar, or some other location device, is necessary when a parallel rear 4-link is used because the bars themselves don’t offer much resistance to left-right chassis movement. (Left-right movement is different from leaning or rolling left to right.)
The triangulation of the bars resists the left-right movement when a triangulated rear 4-link is used so a Panhard bar is not required.
I hope this is clear.
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Dear Welder Series… 1939 Plymouth PPickup frame options?
Oct 03, 2012 10:27 am
Dear Welder Series… I just got a 1939 Plymouth pickup. I want to lower it, and I'm looking at the 4 link for the rear. It has a Ford 9” rear axle. Also loooking at maybe a Mustang II front. Can you help me maybe you have something that will work. It sits way too high and I'm going to box in the frame after I'm done. Thanks, Tom.
- Dear Tom… Hi, Tom. Any one of our rear 4-link kits could be used with your Plymouth. If you use a parallel kit, be sure to get a Panhard kit, too.
Check the track width (the distance from the center of one tire to the center of the opposite tire) to help decide which Mustang II kit to use. The frame width, inside and outside, will also help in choosing the Mustang II track width to get.
Here are some links to our website: http://www.welderseries.com/blog/online-store/category/rear-suspension/http://www.welderseries.com/blog/online-store/category/rear-panhard-kits/http://www.welderseries.com/blog/online-store/category/mustang-ii-crossmember-kits/
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Dear Welder Series… custom bushing tubes?
Oct 03, 2012 10:19 am
Dear Welder Series… Can I get the outer bushing tube and the inner bushing tube in custom lengths? I'm looking at using your 7/8” rod with the welded bushhing tube on the end, but I will need that bushing part to be longer. The bushings will be separated, I know, this is why I would need the inner one to be the same length as the outer. This is not going to be used on a high stress situation, in fact there will be no weight put on it at all. Thanks
- Dear Mike… Mike, please send some dimensions for the parts you want made and we will get back to you. I think we can look after this. Read More
Dear Welder Series… Vega bracket quuestion
Oct 03, 2012 10:15 am
Dear Welder Series… Do you have a drawing/instuctions for the installation of your Vega box bracket? Will I have to drill out all or any of the threaded tabs on my Vega box? The reason I ask is that the picture I saw in your catalog shows only bolts no nuts. Is the box bolted to the bracket or nut and bolted through the bracket?
Dear Brock… http://www.welderseries.com/blog/online-store/steering-box-bracket-kit/
Brock, this is a link to the Vega bracket page on our site. Scroll down and click in the installation link for more details.
Yes, the top threaded boss on the Vega box has to be drilled out. We supply a 7/16-20 (fine thread) bolt and a boss for that hole. The lower holes in the box are threaded and we supply the bolts for them, too.
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Dear Welder Series… what kind of tuubing do you use?
Oct 03, 2012 09:49 am
Dear Welder Series… Hi I was wondering if your 4 link tubing is DOM? thanks Jad
- Dear Jad… Yes, Jad, our tubing is DOM (Drawn Over Mandrel), also called Seamless tubing. This is high quality and quite different from pipe or HSS (Hollow Structural Section) or CREW (Cold Rolled Electric Welded) tubing. These last 3 types all have a welded seam the length of the tube.
Our DOM bars are threaded directly. The bars for the large bushings are 1” OD x .188” (3/16”) wall threaded 3/4-16. /p>
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