12:05 Garage- ’70 Duster build
Well here it is. I ended up making the arms with 2.5" x 3/8" flat bar instead of drawing something to be cut by send cut send. I wasn't confident enough in what was in my head, so I decided to do it the old fashioned way.
I'm slightly concerned about the bracket on the LCA, but I'll just let it ride and monitor it for stress cracks or twisting.
This is just a cap that holds the spline coupling in place. I haven't oxygen acetylene brazed in a while so I decided to have at it on this piece.
I have to admit, I was struggling with the idea of this piece of 1.5" x .188 wall tubing twisting enough. I had fears of it being so stiff if I jacked up one side the wheel wouldn't have any travel. I should have put those thoughts out my mind and trusted the math. The suspension moves just fine. I went for a short ride and it is marginally stiffer just driving down the road. I'd imagine most passengers wouldn't even notice. I found a 2 lane road and did an imaginary slalom, it's definitely much flatter. I didn't get super aggressive because I wanted to keep it between the ditches.
We do have autocross this weekend, but it's Mardi Gras season and we're going to the parades. I'll have to wait until next month to see how it does around the cones.
Well here it is. I ended up making the arms with 2.5" x 3/8" flat bar instead of drawing something to be cut by send cut send. I wasn't confident enough in what was in my head, so I decided to do it the old fashioned way.
I'm slightly concerned about the bracket on the LCA, but I'll just let it ride and monitor it for stress cracks or twisting.
This is just a cap that holds the spline coupling in place. I haven't oxygen acetylene brazed in a while so I decided to have at it on this piece.
I have to admit, I was struggling with the idea of this piece of 1.5" x .188 wall tubing twisting enough. I had fears of it being so stiff if I jacked up one side the wheel wouldn't have any travel. I should have put those thoughts out my mind and trusted the math. The suspension moves just fine. I went for a short ride and it is marginally stiffer just driving down the road. I'd imagine most passengers wouldn't even notice. I found a 2 lane road and did an imaginary slalom, it's definitely much flatter. I didn't get super aggressive because I wanted to keep it between the ditches.
We do have autocross this weekend, but it's Mardi Gras season and we're going to the parades. I'll have to wait until next month to see how it does around the cones.