A 8n tractor radius rod socket question

[itslow]

You can get them as both cast or stamped steel. Not sure what you are referring to as cast steel, did you mean cast vs forged?

Cast steel is exactly that; steel that has been cast. Cast iron has a lower strength and ductility than cast steel, which makes it less suitable for applications that need high strength and may experience sudden shocks like suspension components.

 

[rich b]

Bet it is regular old Chinese mystery cast iron, seems most everything repop is made out of that stuff, including parts that should be forged steel.

 

[JSeery]

That would be my guess.

 

[white64]

well here is my solution, the drop out plate replacing the original ball mount is in rustoleum red... it has the original frame socket plus, a lower socket flipped around and tucked inside the frame socket, I have another wishbone cap from my parts '40 ( now buried in 3 ft of snow
) to clamp it in.

The second pic is for another question, how many captured nuts are used on a 40 frame, I got one left!... With evidence of a few more... but there must be even more!

 

[white64]

the Walt built flathead and the t5 w/adapters...

...the only significant change from a "stock" '40

 

[Walt Dupont--Me.]

Hey Pat, you didn't waist much time mounting that trans this afternoon. We must of sweated a gal loading that engine in your truck this morning. OH, I forgot, you have air in your garage. Walt

 

[white64]

Well it's just sorta dummied up... got home and discovered that I didn't have a flywheel that would accept a 9" clutch, taking the flywheel to the machine shop to get it drilled (just like I had to do with the '31). Next week I hope to have it in the frame so I can finish the floor work.

to see more of the build see this HAMB link:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/saving-a-40-coupe-and-moving-beyond-a-bad-start.813648/

 

[white64]

This thread has morphed a little... but here is a progress shot on my coupe....

I couldn't afford the Carpenter floors, so I had to go with EMS panels...