Wow. Did it take a long time to learn weld like that? Looks like a lot of welding, how long does it take to build a set? B.
Welding the lower control arms take a couple of hours, because you don't want to overheat the metal. All of these are welded in a jig so they are the same and nothing moves. The bent upper control arms take quite a while mocking up, just because of all of the different angles involved.
I am an industrial mechanic and fabricator by trade, so there has been plenty of training along the way.
Hi John, nice work on those uppers!! I'm only around 9.5hrs from you, I may have to make a trip to visit this Summer when I get the work done on the Valiant.
Over July 4th weekend we have a big cruise in, car show, poker run and stuff. That would be awesome. http://www.cachevalleycruisein.net/
You do amazing work Baddart, I would recommend the rubber bushings, I don't have them on my tubular UCLs and they send a ton of road noise through the body. Unless your road racing it gets old after a while. I was planning on going back to the stock UCLs till I saw these. Now you have me thinking!
john,,,i have a set that looks just like these,,from one of the first builders of our suspension parts,,,exception is i have to run very small coil over,,,was told orignally that a normal size ciol over would work,,,,but nope,,and this was 12 years ago,,,no refund,,,at that time he was the only one out there,,,i dont think he sells much these days,,,,i may be intrested in a set of these,,,,i just dont remember what the built in caster is on mine,,
The straight bar uppers are for torsion bars, but the bent ones have plenty of room for a coilover. I added the positive caster so guys don't have to use an offset bushing.
May I make a suggestion? Research whatever legalities you need to protect yourself and the consumer. I remember a hiccup a few years back where a CAP set (if memory serves, searched but couldn't find) broke where the arm connected to the bushings. Sound and appears you have plenty of skill and talent, but some type of liability insurance would be wise. If a failure causes Joe Consumer's car to wipe out another car, I am quite sure insurance companies will be looking for someone else to fit the bill.
John,This is a really good idea. It may raise the cost of your product some,but at least you will be insured against stupidity,lol...
C.Y.A. Maybe do some random destructive batch testing and/or X-ray of welds to show weld integrity/penetration.
I hear what you guys are saying. Hmmm we have a 30 ton hydraulic press at work. I think the I will have some fun tonight on one of my arms. I will post the results. What are your thoughts?
