Tips/tricks To Drilling/taping Spindle On Car?

[flint52]

Hello, looking at drilling and taping my spindles on my 50 meadowbrook this weekend. Was wondering if there was any tips/tricks? tried searching, read something about welding a nut on the spindle? how do you center it?  just put another bolt/nut on it and weld the larger nut?

 

Ryan

[bamfordsgarage]

Good morning Ryan — I'm curious about why you would want to drill and tap your spindles. That is a new one to me.

[Plymouthy Adams]

one of the best features of a drill press is its ability to perform tapping tasks  your object however needs be affixed in a machinist vice and often with irregular shaped pieces this may require a compound vise be attached.....however, once the work piece is situated the task of tapping comes very easy...

 

NOTE:  this is done without turning on the drill press motor..it is all hand pressure on the quill and turning the spindle manually..

Edited May 9, 2013 by Plymouthy Adams

[Don Coatney]

Good morning Ryan — I'm curious about why you would want to drill and tap your spindles. That is a new one to me.

 

Disc brake conversion.

 

Use of a drill press is good advice but I did it using a hand drill with no issues. Make sure you use a good tapping fluid such as TAP MAGIC.

 

 

 

[bamfordsgarage]

Disc brake conversion.

 

Ahhh. Newfanglism. No wonder I was clueless.

[1941Rick]

Nice bit of info Don......will this work on a 41?

[Don Coatney]

Nice bit of info Don......will this work on a 41?

Check with Charlie Akers (olddaddy) (rustyhope) on this forum. I dont think PLYDO is still in business but Charley makes a good disc brake setup and he can tell you if it will fit your car.

[james curl]

41 uses a four bolt backing plate just like the pick ups do and Old Daddy has an adapter for it as well.

[faucet47custom]

I've got the first kit Charlie made for the four bolt plate, fits great and installs easily.