Re: shortened pitman arm
I posted this picture on the old fordbarn several years ago. This shortened arm was already on a Model A that I purchased. I do not know who welded, ground and powder coated it or care. I was not smart enough to have the arm checked out before putting the car on the road.
The first time I had the Model A out on the road and was about 450 miles from home (MARC National in Indianapolis) it snapped with no warning. My wife and I had just come off of a six lane interstate filled with tractor trailer trucks going about 70 MPH. That would have been a BAD place for it to have broken. We were lucky and were only going about 20 MPH in a straight line when it broke and I was able to get the Model A stopped without hitting anything.
As has been said here by several of the guys, either know how to weld and do it yourself, get a CERTIFIED welder, or better yet buy one of the NEW short forgings that most of the new parts dealers are selling.
|