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by tigwelder
Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:56 pm
Forum: General BS
Topic: FINALLY!!
Replies: 29
Views: 14293

Re: FINALLY!!

BLa BLa BLa, ur killin me here! no really Iv'e been working way too much, got called back to work the day I leased the new shop.( about 3 month now) how's that for timing. so working 40 hrs a week then working 7 days a week at the shop I don't seem to have time to be on here to much. working like ma...
by tigwelder
Fri May 14, 2010 5:58 am
Forum: General BS
Topic: ANYONE RUN A HEIM JOINT WITH BRAKE PEDAL????????
Replies: 5
Views: 4545

Re: ANYONE RUN A HEIM JOINT WITH BRAKE PEDAL????????

this is not a great pic, but I moved the pedals back and made a rod for the brake pedal and it has 2 rod ends on it.
by tigwelder
Thu Apr 29, 2010 8:57 pm
Forum: Paint and Body
Topic: Stretched wheel wells
Replies: 12
Views: 17850

Re: Stretched wheel wells

it's a coil over car right?, jack that baby up about 2 ft, unbolt the lower shock bolts and BAM, lower the rear and pop the skins off , that what i do, I hate cuttin the body up, later tig
by tigwelder
Sun Apr 25, 2010 7:35 pm
Forum: General BS
Topic: Shifter stands
Replies: 17
Views: 11172

Re: Shifter stands

here's a way to do it also.
by tigwelder
Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:18 am
Forum: Chassis and Suspension
Topic: Diagonal bar vs wishbone??
Replies: 26
Views: 28705

Re: Diagonal bar vs wishbone??

on that ladder bar set up, I would strongly recommend that you put the threaded adjusters in the rear end of the bars, they sell for about $25. a pair and take a left hand 3/4 tap. this will make setting the preload (or bite) really simple. I don't install ladder bars without them. It will be easy t...
by tigwelder
Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:07 am
Forum: General BS
Topic: Rear end Pics.
Replies: 9
Views: 5500

Re: Rear end Pics.

that looks cool, mabe painting the cage to match would look good, I like that color. jacobgiles, I made the back brace out of 1/8 th in flat stock, I cut it with a plasma then welded it up and ground down the radius outside edge. I usually make them out of 2x3 but this one was wider so I went that w...
by tigwelder
Sat Apr 24, 2010 5:37 am
Forum: General BS
Topic: Project pics.
Replies: 16
Views: 9300

Re: Project pics.

a chevelle you can fit in!!! I'm gonna find a pic of you sittin in the vette. you don't fit so well. any one want to buy the vette so I can start the chevellle? trades welcome.
by tigwelder
Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:32 pm
Forum: General BS
Topic: Anyone a Plumber?
Replies: 8
Views: 5543

Re: Anyone a Plumber?

you're up Hitch !!!! LOL, hold on ,, I'm not a plummer, I'm a service tech.. gotchya
by tigwelder
Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:22 pm
Forum: General BS
Topic: More sheetmetal!!
Replies: 4
Views: 3478

Re: More sheetmetal!!

THX,, I ordered blk on blk aluminum, but they said it wouldn't get here till may, so I took the blk on wht. there is a pcv coating on the blk side. the back of the car (underside) will have the blk side showing from the rear. I figured he would rubber up the inside of the tubbs anyway,(if the 496) m...
by tigwelder
Wed Mar 31, 2010 9:04 am
Forum: General BS
Topic: Check Out This Video
Replies: 3
Views: 2803

Re: Check Out This Video

yeh, but I would have to Fat tire it ! right? like this 56 4 door wagon I turned turned into a 2 door shorty, or this chevy 2 4 door wagon I turned into a 2 door with front doors from a hard top, with relocated posts. still fat tired though, I cant get them out of my head, stop the madness!
by tigwelder
Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:44 am
Forum: General BS
Topic: Redneck's
Replies: 4
Views: 3282

Re: Redneck's

now I know what you're doin with that RV in your driveway !
by tigwelder
Sat Mar 27, 2010 3:35 pm
Forum: General BS
Topic: uhhh, making SWMBO happier
Replies: 7
Views: 5613

Re: uhhh, making SHMBO happier

got it , voted ! thats kinda ugly. hope you win.
by tigwelder
Fri Mar 26, 2010 1:28 pm
Forum: General BS
Topic: Cage Pics.
Replies: 25
Views: 12923

Re: Cage Pics.

i think the only flat color is black and flat white, everything else is shinny. www.metalsusa.com is where I get it. it's the same as trailer sides, it's .040 after the painting process. never noticed any glare from it, but its mostly behind me and on the door panels. I was hidding when you were doi...
by tigwelder
Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:55 am
Forum: General BS
Topic: Cage Pics.
Replies: 25
Views: 12923

Re: Cage Pics.

thx bruce, we will have it on it's feet next week. also will be doing the tubbs and tinwork in black painted aluminun, kinda like my mopar (spot) with the red tin
by tigwelder
Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:16 pm
Forum: Chassis and Suspension
Topic: Narrowing '98 Mustang front K member
Replies: 9
Views: 7215

Re: Narrowing '98 Mustang front K member

seems to me that it would work since the upper mounting point of the struts does not attach to the K member. if you shorten the lower control arms on each side to get the track width that you want, the rack tierod ends need to be shortened the same amount, to avoid bumpsteer then the upper mounting ...