New Build thread

[Bonzo]

Cracking stuff there Kev

Besides the practical advantages of anodizing it certainly adds that super cool, bling factor


Like Spud, I too like the Red on the left.
That said, I would not say no to a pair of those in either shade

Definately up for a pair of those in Red should you produce any spare sets

[K4KEV]

thanks for the kind comments lads,
Ronnie.....chances are I will be knocking out a few sets if anything to help finance my build (unemployed hence the use of any scrap I can find) and I still have 2.5 metres of 50mm ally bar lying around so just let me know when and if you would like them, Incidently they are to the specs from a drawing on here somewhere just the tops are shaped differently.
Andy...hope you have a productive weekend down at Stafford feel free to plug my mushies....and your always welcome to pop around anytime....the "new" eye is sometimes beneficial at spotting mishaps (I hope there bloody well arn't any) might need to come down and "borrow time" on your susp jigs soon.

[locostkiwi]

hey K4kev those mushies look great, if i paid for some over the internet into your bank account would you be keen to make me a pair and send them over to here ( christchurch New Zealand ) ?
Think i may have soruced a pair of Sierra front uprights ( very rare over here).

[K4KEV]

No problem Tony ...sent you a PM with info

[Bonzo]

PM sent to you Kev

[K4KEV]

Wupeeeeee....got me stuff from 3ge, caused bit of a mental barrier waiting...I know I could have got on on with other jobs but could not get it into my head that I NEEDED the stuff I bought.
Made one of my first bones ....worst one as well, being bottom rear....was very tempted just to do it ladder style ie get rid of that diagonal, but no I persevered. Tube mitre is very good but it still requires you to 'fettle' quite a lot, as using the tube thickness in the app would render it way to thin at the edges to mig so I guess everyone else has found a "halfy halfe" remedy to satisfy the critical dimensions and yes mine distorted too when fully welded but a little "heat line treatment" (a neat trick I learned at the shipyards)
brought the tubes back in spec to the mm .....in effect it cancels out the initial weld contraction so a few pics
using the cnc'd wooden jig





more than a couple of mm out should be 206

heat line treatment (has to be cooled immediatly with water but not dipped)


three of these treatments and a couple of strategically placed wedges and were right on the money no brute force used

Next stage should be interesting as I intend to nickel plate the bushes and the 1st inch or so of tube for the ultimate in corrosion resistance.

[mark]

Looks more like 205.62mm to me not 206!!

Good work

I was gonna try heat rather than brute force when i corrected my distortion but im impatient so went with the latter!