headlight cup and a good machinist loyal to our cause

[Tom]

He does know that machining the bells alone is about $200 bux. He is just ordering new axles from Moser.

If you have to have the machine work done it's goin to be spendeeeeeee.

The HOT Rod mag article is from Nov. 1960. They used '49 to early'51 Merc  so they could keep the 5 on 5 1/2 bolt pattern. Beside machining the carrier you need to grind down the axle gears to fit inside the carrier.

Got to thinkin it was Randy Zeller who told me to use 49-51 Ford. He had done it and said the spiders and axle gears didn't mesh that good.

My new ROD and Custom was in the mail when I got home last night. They show the Hot Rod Works doin this. I think if you got their side gears they would mesh better.

Interesting, the old HOT Rod article showed how to do it with junk yard parts, the new mag shows how to do it with advertiser's parts. :roll:

[Eyeball]

Here is a link to their site with all the info.

http://www.hotrodworks.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=7&cat=Axle+Upgrades%2C+Ring+and+Pinions+%26+Components

The 28 spline spiders are $225.00

[Tom]

The 28 spline spiders are $225.00

Waht me to pick them up for you when I go to Bville next year??

[Eyeball]

HAHAHA no.....I have Randy getting me some stuff. I don't think I will be doing the convertion. I am going to run with the stock rear brakes, brngs and drums......that is if I can find some.

[racerjohnson]

HAHAHA no.....I have Randy getting me some stuff. I don't think I will be doing the convertion. I am going to run with the stock rear brakes, brngs and drums......that is if I can find some.

Same here, see what I can get away with. Stock axles, pitted bearings and races, pitted ring and pinion, lets race!

I have those drums and stuff for ya.

[racerjohnson]

the idea is to keep the big bolt pattern on the axles

Yes I realize that is what most guys want, but I will be using the small Ford pattern.

Cool, tom. Sorry, just trying to steer the ship a little. What car are you putting these axles and wheels on? is it the roadster with the aprons? is it time for a project progress report yet? I'm stoked to see it.

[Tom]

Hey racer, no apology necessary. The banjo converted to new axles is for a 30 roadster project I want to do after I do my 34-35 Chevy coupe after I redo my '40 convert to a custom after I finish the aprons, hood, tires and wheels on my '28 roadster. It keeps me young. :cheers:

[Eyeball]

I have those drums and stuff for ya.

Just for the record MR. Johnson is loaning me some stuff so I can roll so I still need a set of drums and hubs if anyone is hoarding them out there.

[tracywiedrich]

HAHAHA no.....I have Randy getting me some stuff. I don't think I will be doing the convertion. I am going to run with the stock rear brakes, brngs and drums......that is if I can find some.

Same here, see what I can get away with. Stock axles, pitted bearings and races, pitted ring and pinion, lets race!

I have those drums and stuff for ya.

Pitted bearings? somebody say pitted wheel bearing?

[Tom]

Pitted bearings? somebody say pitted wheel bearing?

 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[racerjohnson]

i don't get it. . . .

[racerjohnson]

Hey racer, no apology necessary. The banjo converted to new axles is for a 30 roadster project I want to do after I do my 34-35 Chevy coupe after I redo my '40 convert to a custom after I finish the aprons, hood, tires and wheels on my '28 roadster. It keeps me young. :cheers:

'28 roadster? pics? now i'm interested!
 i can't get enough 28-29 roadster pics right now before i go down a certain fork in the road

[tracywiedrich]

i don't get it. . . .

When Tom and I were on our way out to Fargo to hook up with the Hunnert gang I lost a rear wheel bearing...thought I'd get lucky with old pitted wheel bearings also, didnt work, but luckily I had a new bearing and axle in the trunk...You brought back a bad memory that was jus starting to fade from my memory...haha

[racerjohnson]

you carry axles in your trunk? dude. . . .

. . . .i just ordered new bearings and races.

[tracywiedrich]

I did this time cause we were on our way to Illinois.