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Swap Meet => For Sale => Topic started by: RayGun on April 19, 2007 10:34 pm

Title: Banjo Torque Arm Kit
Post by: RayGun on April 19, 2007 10:34 pm
New from HRCC (because we were sick of having to make one every time too), Banjo Torque Arm Kit.  Everything you need including fasteners.  Can be provided two ways:

Option 1: unwelded kit, you assemble yourself.  $165.00 + S&H

Option 2: We provide the Banjo Bracket and the frame bracket, you take a measurement and email it to us, we weld up the torque arm and send it to you ready to install. $195.00 + S&H

Paypal your total, and which kit you want, to websales@hotrodchassisandcycle.com

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Title: RE: Banjo Torque Arm Kit
Post by: Eyeball on April 19, 2007 11:15 pm
Do you have a pic of one in the chassis?

Cool idea and a hell of a time saver.
Title: RE: Banjo Torque Arm Kit
Post by: racerjohnson on April 20, 2007 2:50 am
Mr. eyeball is trying to tell me I need one. Isn't 2 1937 trailing arms enough with 4" tires?
Title: Re: RE: Banjo Torque Arm Kit
Post by: Tom on April 20, 2007 1:49 pm
Quote from: "racerjohnson"
Mr. eyeball is trying to tell me I need one. Isn't 2 1937 trailing arms enough with 4" tires?


Pete, are you using Y block for power??
Title: RE: Re: RE: Banjo Torque Arm Kit
Post by: 31Rodder on April 20, 2007 3:19 pm
394 olds i think.
Title: Re: RE: Banjo Torque Arm Kit
Post by: RayGun on April 20, 2007 4:46 pm
Quote from: "racerjohnson"
Mr. eyeball is trying to tell me I need one. Isn't 2 1937 trailing arms enough with 4" tires?



We came up with this because the banjo was never designed for the trailing arms to take the torque (rotational forces) of the axle housing.  Just as a locator.  That's why the original had a "Torque Tube." :D
Title: Re: RE: Banjo Torque Arm Kit
Post by: RayGun on April 20, 2007 4:47 pm
Quote from: "Eyeball"
Do you have a pic of one in the chassis?

Cool idea and a hell of a time saver.


We'll have photographs this next week of the kit.
Title: Re: RE: Re: RE: Banjo Torque Arm Kit
Post by: RayGun on April 20, 2007 11:35 pm
Quote from: "31Rodder"
394 olds i think.


CRAP!  With a banjo????!!!  394's belong in 9" country.
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Post by: boristheblade on April 21, 2007 1:08 am
He has been told.  He does not listen.  "It's an automatic, it'll be fine" he says.  "I've got a spare" he says.  I give it 3K miles before it is scrap metal.
Title: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Banjo Torque Arm Kit
Post by: sko_ford on April 21, 2007 2:44 am
we like mr dr johnson esq but he is a little diffrent ;)
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Post by: Eyeball on April 21, 2007 4:41 am
Quote from: "sko_ford"
we like mr dr johnson esq but he is a little diffrent ;)


He meant Mr. Dr. Johnson Esq. JR. III.  No disrespect intended. :albino:
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Post by: sko_ford on April 21, 2007 3:25 pm
sorry and you forgot the sir
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Post by: Wowcars on April 23, 2007 2:16 pm
I thought it was Mr. Dr. Pete Racer Johnson Esquire Jr III?

what was the original post?
Title: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Banjo Torque Arm Kit
Post by: racerjohnson on April 23, 2007 5:03 pm
You guys are so loving; I'm speechless. The "a little different" comment is a compliment, thank you.

I just want to see if a banjo can hold up cuz they look so damn cool. So, has anyone actually seen a banjo break with a 394, or is all this just heresay? Which part breaks the most; the axles? Didn't that slingshot dragster at Toppers have a friggin' hemi in it? What rearend did the driver set his nuts on top of? Yes, a 1940 BANJO!!! Some of the old guys I talk to say they're tough, so we'll see.

And I'm not saying it'll work either, I'm HOPING it works The automatic trans won't spike load the rearend like a manual would, and I'm hoping the 20 year old 4" wide bias plys will slip most of the time instead of breaking stuff. You'll all get front row seats at the old banjo's abilities. And if it breaks on the roadside, you might even get to help me fix it if you're really lucky. I have spare axles!  :wink:
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Post by: Eyeball on April 23, 2007 6:11 pm
I would guess it would be the axle but most of the time if they do break it is is cuz the hub is not seated on the axle.
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Post by: Serious on April 24, 2007 12:08 am
yea, they spin the axle in the hub...  id invest is some brass shim material and shim them to the axle...  i think Hot ROd Works sells it.  TOm was telling me about it.
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Post by: 31Rodder on April 24, 2007 12:29 am
This thread should be cleaned up by a moderator, its getting way off topic from what raygun is trying to sell.