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Re: WELDED K member pictures [Re: autoxcuda] #1188819
04/06/12 04:30 AM 04/06/12 04:30 AM
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/6 K frame with a BB. Its a super tight fit, won't know if the idler has full swing til she's back together.

Mopar to the bone!!!
Re: WELDED K member pictures [Re: 72Swinger] #1188820
04/06/12 11:32 PM 04/06/12 11:32 PM
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Steve do you have any pics of BB A bodies with this pan? With my Flaming River steering box,TTI headers and low deck combo its tight. Figured I would dent the #3 tube to clear steering box, move engine 1/4 to pass side to lessen the severity of said dent which nessecitated the idler arm bracket mod. So now I need to pull center link off of car and mock it all up with steering box and idler arm in place and pray I still have lock to lock movement. I really really want to use this pan!

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Re: WELDED K member pictures [Re: 72Swinger] #1188821
04/12/12 09:58 AM 04/12/12 09:58 AM
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Saw this trick on a SS/AH car some years back. I incorporated it on a bracket car I built, as an additional way to reduce steering box motion and flex...

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Re: WELDED K member pictures [Re: Sixpak] #1188822
04/12/12 02:26 PM 04/12/12 02:26 PM
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Quote:

Saw this trick on a SS/AH car some years back. I incorporated it on a bracket car I built, as an additional way to reduce steering box motion and flex...



Pretty clever!
Re: WELDED K member pictures [Re: pauly v.100] #1188823
04/12/12 02:40 PM 04/12/12 02:40 PM
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Phoenix, AZ
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That IS a good idea. I remember seeing that somewhere too. Is that bracket welded to the frame? I'd guess that with a little creativity, a bolted on bracket could be made to fascilitate an easier removal of the steering chuck. Hmmmmmm, now you got the gray matter working again.....
Jeff
Re: WELDED K member pictures [Re: Jjs72D] #1188824
04/12/12 10:41 PM 04/12/12 10:41 PM
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Yes, it is welded to the frame, and gusseted so it won't bend.
Re: WELDED K member pictures [Re: Sixpak] #1188825
04/13/12 01:13 AM 04/13/12 01:13 AM
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i am now super worried about my box flexing!there is no structural support coming from the engine in my car becose i will be using elephant ears.if you guys think your box will be flexing imagine what mine will be doing

Re: WELDED K member pictures [Re: Sixpak] #1188826
05/22/12 03:35 AM 05/22/12 03:35 AM
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Granite Bay CA
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Yes, it is welded to the frame, and gusseted so it won't bend.



I seem to recall that the AAR and Challenger T/A cars had a similar gusset trick. I'll bet that the same could be done to a P/S chuck as well.
Re: WELDED K member pictures [Re: Kern Dog] #1188827
05/26/12 11:20 PM 05/26/12 11:20 PM
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Cool thread. Really liking this section!

I welded up my brother k member today. A-body small block. Sandblasted, cleaned etc. I almost couldnt believe how many factory welds were missed or just really sloppy welds. 40 years of use and no breaks, but feel better about it now.

Also built some lower control arm plates like Challenger 1. Probably had $5 in materials and 15 minutes of time. Came out pretty good.










68' Barracuda (4 speed) 64' Savoy (4 speed) 65' Satellite (girl tranny)
Re: WELDED K member pictures [Re: 68shifter] #1188828
05/26/12 11:36 PM 05/26/12 11:36 PM
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Quote:

Cool thread. Really liking this section!

I welded up my brother k member today. A-body small block. Sandblasted, cleaned etc. I almost couldnt believe how many factory welds were missed or just really sloppy welds. 40 years of use and no breaks, but feel better about it now.

Also built some lower control arm plates like Challenger 1. Probably had $5 in materials and 15 minutes of time. Came out pretty good.




looks good!

Re: WELDED K member pictures [Re: dangina] #1188829
05/27/12 02:02 AM 05/27/12 02:02 AM
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Yup. I need to learn how to weld.
Re: WELDED K member pictures [Re: Pale_Roader] #1188830
05/27/12 03:41 AM 05/27/12 03:41 AM
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Granite Bay CA
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I need to learn how to weld BETTER!
Nice work!
Re: WELDED K member pictures [Re: 68shifter] #1188831
05/27/12 02:31 PM 05/27/12 02:31 PM
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Nice welding 68shifter!Wish you were closer I'd have you do mine.

Re: WELDED K member pictures [Re: pro451bee] #1188832
05/27/12 04:15 PM 05/27/12 04:15 PM
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Nice welding 68shifter!Wish you were closer I'd have you do mine.




Hell strip that joker down ups it here and I'll weld it and paint for yah no problem. Other shipping back no charge. I like doing this stuff.

68' Barracuda (4 speed) 64' Savoy (4 speed) 65' Satellite (girl tranny)
Re: WELDED K member pictures [Re: 68shifter] #1188833
05/27/12 06:22 PM 05/27/12 06:22 PM
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Picked up a Late B big block parts car the other day, with this:

7224124-bbmkcrack.jpg (491 downloads)
WANTED: Your 71-78 Late B-body sedan parts! Police or Civilian.
Re: WELDED K member pictures [Re: A38s!] #1188834
05/27/12 06:37 PM 05/27/12 06:37 PM
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Good around the box.

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WANTED: Your 71-78 Late B-body sedan parts! Police or Civilian.
Re: WELDED K member pictures [Re: A38s!] #1188835
05/27/12 06:44 PM 05/27/12 06:44 PM
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Quote:

Picked up a Late B big block parts car the other day, with this:



In 1997 when I swapped my 68-72 biscuit style K-member to a 73-76 spool mount, there were cracks around the frame where the two rear K-member bolts go into. There is a square nut welded instid the frame. The cracks were right under the edges of those nuts.

Cracks were on two and even three! sides of the nuts. Then some cracks spread up the sides of the frame rail.







7224171-LtSideWeld.JPG (274 downloads)
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Re: WELDED K member pictures [Re: autoxcuda] #1188836
05/27/12 11:24 PM 05/27/12 11:24 PM
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Santa Fe Springs, CA
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Re: WELDED K member pictures [Re: A38s!] #1188837
05/29/12 11:32 PM 05/29/12 11:32 PM
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Quote:

Picked up a Late B big block parts car the other day, with this:




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Re: WELDED K member pictures [Re: Kern Dog] #1188838
11/20/12 11:12 PM 11/20/12 11:12 PM
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I got my front suspension sandblasted parts back, thought I'd share some of the photos seeing how this thread help me!!!




I got worried when I read here or on another forum about a guy who bent his LCA sway bar brackets after he installed his bigger front sway bar, I wish he had a pic of it so I new where it
had bent, so I took no chance and just strengthened where I thought it would happen:




Welded up the k-member and strengthened the areas others have shown on the net, as well as over most of the factory welds:










I built my own skid plate as well, also made sure that i could get my 1 1/4" big hollow front sway bar in there:






And now off to the powdercoaters!
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