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Old 25th May 2013, 03:35 PM
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Welding the stays in situ is a great idea - they are a pig to get right
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Old 25th May 2013, 10:02 PM
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Yeah.... I thought they would be, but the other reason for putting them together in situ is that I have only 1.5-2mm to play with when it comes to fitting the wings because I think am going to go with 215 tyres or maybe 205's not 100% sure on that one yet......got lhs all tacked/welded up ready to grind back and paint.


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Old 25th May 2013, 10:09 PM
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They look nice and sturdy!
I wish I'd made mine out of 6mm in hindsight. They're flapping all over the place just driving up and down my drive

You'll soon be done at this rate, keep up the good work!
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Old 26th May 2013, 10:45 AM
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+1 on this. Nothing worse than flapping wings. I did not realize how limited the places of attachment for these brackets was. Being a forging and weldable I am surprised no one added a lug or two to the upright .

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Old 26th May 2013, 01:02 PM
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That a good suggestion Bob ....especially to those who have not refurbed their hubs yet.
Well I have got them welded and ground back ready for paint, also nearly forgot about the lock nut on the upper wishbones both front and back, so front one I made up out of a piece of tapped out round bar I had left over from making the wishbones and ground a couple of flats on them.....the rear ones I made from cutting a large nut in half and facing them off in the lathe.



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Old 26th May 2013, 02:44 PM
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The wingstays look great kev, ill be stealing that idea for myself.
How have you stopped the stays rotating on the bolt?
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Old 26th May 2013, 05:15 PM
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I will probably just put a suitabley sized bit of timber between stays and tyre/wheel and only tighten the bolt head or nut....have just painted them red and as soon as it is dry I am going to refit and sikaflex the cycle wing on.
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Old 26th May 2013, 07:47 PM
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nearly ready to clag on the wings, but before I do they need a little tweek here and there, but here is what the final result will look like.





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Old 26th May 2013, 09:40 PM
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As usual kev SUPERB . I bet that wont rattle about, sometimes you have to throw away the weight saving crap and go for some strength.

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Old 27th May 2013, 12:19 PM
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Got to say Bob ....they are heavier than I expected so I think at a later date I will be going the carbon fibre route, but yes they are solid......going to glass the under side today maybe 4-5 layers of 300gsm CSM. At least I will have avoided the nut/bolt/rivet showing on the outside.
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