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Stolen on September 29th, from a house in Breslau Ontario. The owner is a very, very big man.


1948 Ford Business Coupe-Pro Street
502 BB Chev,Tubbed 9 inch Ford Turbo 400
Frenched Headlights,shaved and smoothed
Bright Red-Tan Interior-Custom painted dash (Ken Kay) and garnish mouldings
On the road since 1995.



Please email me with any information.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tep63NduZW0

This is a youtube video I made of a semi-custom brake/clutch pedal bracket which will mount the clutch right beside the frame rail, if you want it that close.  Master cylinder/clutch cylinder mount remotely under the seat.

Can you trim the frame side of the bracket to bring it closer to the frame rail?  One thing I like about our bracket (if I may be so bold ) is the pedal mounts in double shear.  To take it off, with the body mounted, just unbolt it and drop it straight down.  It minimizes the size of the hole in the firewall.

I suppose another thing you could do is mount the pedals off the center section tube with some tabs, then use the bracket further back on the rail to mount the cylinders...

That's really cool!

vote cast!

What month are you shooting for?

Greetings... I know I haven't been posting lately, but I have been stopping by once in a while to keep up with what's going on.  Things are getting busy around here!

I thought I should mention the following details about the US/CDN dollar exchange rate so you know what we're doing about it.

Over the past few weeks, the US dollar has bought a maximum of about $1.20 Canadian.  Currently, it's sitting at about $1.15.  We have decided to continue to sell our parts in Canadian dollars... we thought this was the most fair thing to do since we are a Canadian company.  With a 15% exchange rate advantage, Americans save 15% off the retail price listed in our catalog and on our website.  

While this is partly a "sales call", we are in business to provide high quality chassis parts at a reasonable price, and this makes that price even more reasonable.  We're happy to let you keep more of your hard earned money.

In case you're worried about shipping, our policy is 10% of the order total, minimum $15 maximum $60.  Box size/weight does not matter.

Thanks very much for your time
DW Horton
Welder Series Inc.

http://www.welderseries.com/32proj/pages/art8.htm


Here's the link to what I did on our '32... like Project 33, it's a 'glass body.  I integrated a travel delay into the latch to function more like a stock door handle.

These spring loaded things from Rocky Hinge are great: http://rockyhin.ipower.com/store/product38.html




dw

Hello folks! Here's the news:
Welder Series is giving away the shipping charge when you place an order at a show. This summer, we'll be at the Syracuse Nationals from July 18-20, and at the Grand Poobah Louisville from July 31 through August 3.
Please stop by our booth to say hi and check out our products on display. We'll also have some parts in the New Products display at Louisville.
The other thing you may be interested in attending at both shows are the tech sessions, where Paul Horton will be conducting seminars on chassis brackets. At Syracuse, I will be assembling and welding our parts in the Haun Welding Supply booth to show how easily and quickly you can build your own hot rod parts.
Thanks for your interest
DW Horton
Welder Series Inc.

wouldn't happen to be a Welder Series kit, would it?  

Is there a gap between the tabs welded to the crossmember, and the lower, 3/8" thick plate?


Going back to the original question, I'm having a hard time seeing the hair pins having anything to do with this... if the car is on the ground, there's really only one place the hair pins can be.  I'd go front to back with a level and make sure all the crossmembers are parallel looking from the front or back.  I'm not saying level because if the floor isn't level, you're going to be chasing the problem.  
You said it still leans after flipping the spring... is it still leaning the same way, or did it follow the spring?  I'm assuming it's still leaning the same way.....

Like C9 said, disconnect the panhard and see if it was pulling the frame.  

I just thought of this now... not sure how accurate you can get: take the spring off, lay it on its side on a big piece of paper.  Fixture the eyes somehow then draw the arc on the paper.  Flip the spring, putting the eyes in the exact same position.  Now draw the arc again and compare the lines.  If I'm on straight today, the lines should be the same...

I guess the other way you could check the spring is to lay it on its side, then put a straight edge along the bottom of the eyes.  With a square, measure from fixed points from each eye, up to the spring and compare the measurements.  

sorry you're having troubles, but this is fun trying to solve it

how is the spring attached to the front crossmember?  If you're using U-bolts, try loosening them off and see if that lets the spring level out.  

When you reinstall the nuts, try to tighten them evenly all the way.  What I mean is don't tighten one nut all the way, then another nut, etc.  They should be tightened evenly.

Both bars attach under the frame rails?  That sounds like a Model A four link kit to me... all the '32 four bar kits I'm familiar with mount the bars inside the frame rails.




Do you have angled adjusters?

Is there a sway bar on the rear end?

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what's the rear suspension now?

looks awesome!

will you park beside me?  please?

[magic crossmember video]

I just sent out the latest TTDWAB (Things To Do With A Bracket) newsletter, and there's a link to the rrt among some pictures.

Just wanted to thank you guys for your hospitality and for using our parts.  

Please let me know if there's anything I can help with.

p.s.
For some entertainment, check out my newest video.  It's a stop motion video of our crossmember assembling itself.

magic crossmember video

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Thanks again
dw

Heidts makes a tubular strut rod kit...

http://heidts.com/heip14-2.htm