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I have been around here a month now I have a 32 ford coupe one owner, street rod. I can't find anyone on this forum.......my ad for a wtb; swaybar is two weeks old. and not one bite.Does this forum ever get busy?????????????:eek:32 ford forum always has visitors,Are we the only street rodders left??:rolleyes:
Bob,
In my experience CHR is not the place to buy & sell as much as it is the place for technical Q&A, advice and experience as well as socializing. In fact, all posts in the "For Sale" section get locked immediately, as they often get ugly fast. All interest is handled via PM or e-mail. If you haven't had any bites on your WTB a Swaybar I'd say no one has anything that meets your needs.
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Originally Posted by bsa_bob
Well no one is stopping you from waltzing right on over to that '32 forum - and possibly, just maybe you can buy it there - oh wait, dam', you already tried:LOL::LOL:
This place has been quite busy, compared to others I've tried. I think the membership is pretty large. It is also a very friendly place, compared to most.
I would simply assume that nobody, who has checked out the swaybar ad has what you want... or the car offered for sale doesn't happen to interest them.
For sales, you might try Craig's List, or Ebay, if you want immediate offers.
Jay - he's a newbie that wants instant response. I sometimes just don't have a lot of patience:DQuote:
Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT
I assume that if you want a sway bar that you probably don't have stock suspension---a little more info or a dozen pics would help out
i didn`t understand the question :HMMM:
Sometimes people expect too much of a forum. I see people post questions on here, and other forums, all the time and if no one has an answer right away they get the impression they are being ignored, when it could be simply that no one has an answer to give. Or, in your case, no one has a sway bar to sell.
I'm lucky enough to be on several excellent, friendly forums, and CHR ranks right up at the top of that list. If someone has some help they can give they are only too eager to jump in and offer it. You also have to realize that we all do this in our spare time and have lives outside the internet, so your thread might not even be seen by someone who can help for days or weeks.
Just have patience. :):) (Or buy a new sway bar, how much can they cost? :rolleyes:)
Don
I always find the best way to get something you want is going and buy the part,then a few days later everyone has one for sale.
Dave
Or you go ahead and buy it, then find a duplicate in your stash ! :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hotrodbuzz
Bob, I'd start checking out the salvage yards. Bet you could find something that would work for ya under the front or back of a Camry or Accord.
You can't use a Toyoda or Honda part on a Merc!!
Well i see how to get everybody to respond,just "get up" alittle about something and you immediately tear his head off. Sorry i ruffled so many feathers!!....but i found out, i was barking up the wrong tree. ps Anybody knows the tru--" hot rods are deuces---, heh heh. Thanks but no thanks to most of the help. To the friendly replys..you know who you are!! thanks a bunch for the help the rest can "sit on it" as the The fonz would say.i suppose none of you ever heard of the Fonz.I'll try ebay again and craigslist is only permitted to be used by the sex perverts and killers.
Sold a set of seats there and nothing else. HEY guys look what post i'm on, the 32 thing must be! aaaayy true heh heh heh see ya
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Originally Posted by HWORRELL
Salvage yards here, are mostly for getting rid of steel[crushing cars] small stuff yards aren't to happy to waste their time i guess. thanks for the reply though...least you tried to help!:) Has to be a caprice wagon or impala.early 90s to work on a 50 merc.
Look for "U-Pull-It", "Pull & Save", "Pick-A-Part", ""Pick-and-Pull" or something similar. The true "salvage yards" are not into selling parts anymore. I think you will find some self service yards in Michigan if you really look - maybe not in your back yard, but they are there. What about the Speedway universal?
BSA Bob, when I bought my first sway bar I got it from Deuce Factory as a kit. I found that for my application it was not heavy enough. I am trying a torsion bar from Shroeder Racing this time. I chose a base diameter bar that had lots of spring rates, so I can change the bar out to get the handling I want. I bought the arms from Speedway Motors and the hiems from Summit. I will be fabricating the rearend housing tabs to mount it. As for the bar mounts themselves, I am using the Deuce Factory mounts, I just machined up new bushings to allow the larger bar. Hope this helps.
Keith
Thanks rspears...i hadn't ever heard about the pick and pull pull -a- part. Thats another avenue for me to go.I'll check that out regards bob s
Guess I miss read,thought we was working on the Duece.:LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by bsa_bob
Thanks Keith!! another avenue of searching, i'll get on to one somewhere soon. I may have too soft of shocks also.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by blwn31
I run as soft a spring in my coilovers as I can get away with. My coilovers are QA1's with 110lb springs. Usually run the rebound in about 6 to 10 clicks, just enough to keep the rear from oscillating from side to side. I try to get as soft a ride as possible, which is an oxymoron for these old small cars. Sooo, I use the bar to help tighten up the roll quality. Hope some of this info helps.Quote:
Originally Posted by bsa_bob
Keith
We are gettin there now keith!thanks that does help. My 50 merc has a problem that makes it a bit tough to mont a bar. Its so awful wide between the rails, and most bars ....any........and allmost all.............are to narrow.which in turn means makind special brackets,Doing this all my life 45 years.And i got to a point where i make sure everything is copeasetic, before any welding or drilling takes place on the frame.
I have Aldan coil overs and wasn't sure what spring rate to use. Called Aldan and they said the far best spring to start with is to use a spring that compresses one inch with the weight of the car on it. then fine tune your the feel of your ride with shock dampening rates and sway bars from there.
Well men! I finally decded that my 50 merc was to long in the tooth....or to wide in the frame, backing plates run to close to the end of any bar i install, [leafs ], run under the frame, not beside it,SOO .I will get some 1an1/8" bar stock, bend up some gas welding rod, and design what i have to have, weld it all up ,grind it down and powdercoat it . Simple as that.
Thanks all for the wanted --------and the unwanted tips! see ya again bob s
So, it works that way in your life too, huh?:whacked:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hotrodbuzz
Dave is right....a few days later everyone tells you where you could have bought it better and cheaper....soooooo I told everyone that I bought an item....I lied to them. Several people told me where to buy it cheaper so I went to where they suggested and bought it.....works every time. Next, I am telling everyone that I found a 32 three window in pristine condition for $10,000 to see if they can beat that.
mike in tucson
the friendliness is why i come here.Quote:
Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT
what a great buncha guys!