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Offline Doug Heim

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Re: Slow Build by Engineer
« Reply #90 on: August 29, 2010, 11:35:45 PM »
Im glad they worked out!

I cant wait to see your next progress report. These have been a long time comming!  8) 8) 8)
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Re: Slow Build by Engineer
« Reply #91 on: August 30, 2010, 06:36:48 AM »
there mite be room for one more clamp  ??? ??? O hell two anyways. :laugh: :laugh: Looking good Engine.You going to bolt or rivet them lower joints on?
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Re: Slow Build by Engineer
« Reply #92 on: August 30, 2010, 06:54:55 AM »
I bet they weld in. He's doing sheetmetal arms.
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Re: Slow Build by Engineer
« Reply #93 on: August 30, 2010, 07:49:54 AM »
Quote from: masterfabr on August 30, 2010, 06:54:55 AM
I bet they weld in. He's doing sheetmetal arms.

Them look alli to me?  Are they steel?
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Re: Slow Build by Engineer
« Reply #94 on: August 30, 2010, 08:54:22 AM »
Looks like WJ steel to me. I bet eng lets us know before long.
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Re: Slow Build by Engineer
« Reply #95 on: August 30, 2010, 09:04:50 AM »
I really like the uniball design. I'm likely going to do the same for next buggy. I really considered it this time but made the wrong decision.
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Re: Slow Build by Engineer
« Reply #96 on: August 30, 2010, 09:26:58 AM »
They are steel.  I just bead blasted the scale off so it will tig better.

Here is a quick pic of how they weld into the arms.....  Hopefully soon.


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Re: Slow Build by Engineer
« Reply #97 on: August 30, 2010, 09:31:41 AM »
11 ga plate?
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Re: Slow Build by Engineer
« Reply #98 on: August 30, 2010, 10:39:26 AM »
Quote from: masterfabr on August 30, 2010, 09:31:41 AM
11 ga plate?

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I shouldn't tell this but the way I came up with the gauge was to look at a normal tube arm like 1.25 tube x .125 wall then I calculated the weight of a tube arm.  Then I calculated the area of sheet in my arms and adjusted the guage until I got about the same weight.  The upper is 16ga.  I started wanting 16 on the lower which I think would have been fine out to around the shock mount but from there out it concerned me as the volume of material starts to neck down where all of the stress is.
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Re: Slow Build by Engineer
« Reply #99 on: August 30, 2010, 10:49:15 AM »
The shock mount, does it come down inside and form the gusset we see out by the uniball. 
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Re: Slow Build by Engineer
« Reply #100 on: August 30, 2010, 11:42:50 AM »
Quote from: Carlriddle on August 30, 2010, 10:49:15 AM
The shock mount, does it come down inside and form the gusset we see out by the uniball.

Yah, you can see in this picture the row of tab slots in the arm sheetmetal.  The shock mounts are the parts with the round holes in them.  The long one runs all the way from the inner pivot to the uniball cup where it will be welded to the cup.  If it goes as planned they will be together this week with pictures.

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Re: Slow Build by Engineer
« Reply #101 on: August 30, 2010, 12:37:12 PM »
How wide is it across the shock mounts?
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Re: Slow Build by Engineer
« Reply #102 on: August 30, 2010, 01:51:17 PM »
Quote from: masterfabr on August 30, 2010, 12:37:12 PM
How wide is it across the shock mounts?

 rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl  Wide enough to bend a half inch grade 8 bolt lickity split.  rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl

No more info till its assembled and the pics tell the story.   ;)
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Re: Slow Build by Engineer
« Reply #103 on: August 30, 2010, 01:56:00 PM »
Kinda what I thought.
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Re: Slow Build by Engineer
« Reply #104 on: August 30, 2010, 02:22:09 PM »
looks great and great choice on the 5 link!   looks beefy and heavy but solid!   I see you went 1/4" plate on the carriers, I know I posted about flex on the 3/8" thick 1086 steel ones of mine and a bendt one on enemy's but the flex on mine came with extreme side loads and enemy's only bent with even more extreme side loads. my rail is heavier than both yours but I do agree 1/4" or I would pre-fer 5/16" my self for v-6 or v-8 if braced appropriatly!    I did get the flex out of mine by simply boxing accross the box horizintally as close to the bearing as i could. so with the caliper still mounted on top of the rotor and flex in the rotor or carrier would be exagerated in that position. now if I could just stop those cws rims from flexing I would be one happy camper. ;D    so you going to make it down to ls in 3   weeks?
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