I promised moparsled a 37-41 spindle for building his axle dropping jig. Well, I've turned my place upside down about three times now and I simply cannot find it! I feel like a heal...... I have some 35-36 ones, will they work for this purpose? I know the perch boss is a different thickness but are the angles different in the spindle? Also, if anyone has a crusty 37-41 spindle laying around, and if you're willing to donate it to him, I'll pay the shipping.......
we made a totally new jig to drop axles with, ill have to get some pics, we rotated it right side up and now use a hydrolic press, but anyways on then where the spindle is we now use the 2 ends of an axle welded to the plat instead of a spindle, no more spacers, we just stuck a kingpin in and put the peices on the top and bottom and welded them to the upright. ill try and get some new pics of the new jig. ***us
me too! there's a young fella that comes around is always wanting to trade, get copper, s**** iron off of me........he supposed to swap me two pcs of ibeam for some junk today...this would get me started... moparsled.....if i get a chance today, i'm going to run past that fella's house and see if he was able to use those spindles, if he didn't i'll still send you one and then i'll have one for my project too....we'll see.... maybe we could start a be all, end all axle dropping jig thread....talk angles, and metallurgy.........those seem to be the two big questions....they really don't bother me, though, people seem to be doing it with no problems...
yeah, I'd like to see even more info on this whole process, from the jigs, to the metallurgy, to tips and tricks on the final product. I scored a free bottle jack, and a long 'ol piece of "red iron" I beam like is used to frame up a metal building. I have a bunch of "drops" of angle iron to form the "cold end" of the jig. I know there are more ways than just the spindle to jig up the "hot end" of the jig, but it has worked for others, so who am I to argue? I've sorta been studying this stuff as of late, and have seen that there are a few guys around doing it for hire, or to sell axles, or both. The prices seem to be all about the same, with the end result axle being priced as much or more than a new Magnum or similar axle. All this has little effect on my decision to build a jig and drop an axle or two. For me, the whole point is to learn about the processes our "forefathers" went through to build the hot rods we all dig so much now. The old saying " those who don't learn history are doomed to repeat it" is one of my biggest driving forces in my continuous quest for new skills. How the hell can I understand hot rodding today, if I don't understand the hot rodding of the past? Can't wait to drop some damn axles!!
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