Josh K. Posted December 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Now I gotta tear it all out and make templates for the other side! Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 What's different about the other side? If it's a mirror image, can't you just use the same templates, but flip them over? Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted December 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 The template i need to make is for the cutout in the body. Quote Link to comment
fuzz's '71 510 Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 The template i need to make is for the cutout in the body. Just giving you some crap, really do like following your build. Quote Link to comment
datsuntech Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 What i have seen is people put the caliper on the bottom of the control arm, solves the clearance issue, but looks a little weird. Another option is to fab up different brackets for the E-brake to change the angle of the cable. Of course this is after you cut the body, so makes no difference now. Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted December 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Thanks for the info. I considered both options but like you said, running on the bottom looks silly and isn't an option and making a bracket that would hold up to the massive forces the cable exerts means that not a viable option either. I had to clearance for the u-joints and make enough room for the future CV joint so I just decided to take care of all in one fail swoop Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Josh your thread never disappoints! Thanks for keeping us in the loop! Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted December 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Just giving you some crap, really do like following your build. I meant a template to make the holes, I obviously have one for the filler piece...... Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted December 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Josh your thread never disappoints! Thanks for keeping us in the loop! Thank you sir! Just trying to keep the momentum moving forward! Quote Link to comment
philcas1987 Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 nice man your doing things i wished to do. i want a low car. that bearing kit would be awesome. there was a kit on ebay au but the aussies had nothing good to say about it. running polys with byrons brackets might bind up. nissan bushings might be hard to get. a few aftermarket replacement are available. keep it up man :thumbup: and post those ride height pics! Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted December 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 that bearing kit would be awesome. there was a kit on ebay au but the aussies had nothing good to say about it. DPR has a Spherical Bearing kit but it's $295 I set the ride height at 5.125" (If I remember correctly) to the bottom of the rocker flange. I know this isn't super low but with the 225/45-15's I only have 2.125" of wheel travel. I was hoping for more but this means I'll just have to run stiffer springs..... Today the bearings and toe/camber plates get here. My co-worker is turning a piece of Steel pipe 3.75"OD x 3.5"ID for my new exhaust tube.... Gonna throw the x-member in the mill tonight and open up the hole. Gotta install the exhaust tube before working on the camber plates. Then open up the e-brake cable holes and make a clamping mechanism to hold them from moving in and out. Work work work... Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted December 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 New exhaust tube! Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted December 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 All finished up. Just gotta cutoff that pesky bracket and weld it tomorrow! My boss said "why don't you just cut the hole with a plasma?" LOL!........... :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted December 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 So I'm starting on the Spherical Bearings and I feel like a 0.500" wide strip of 0.090" wall tubing is not enough to keep the rear control arms attached to the car.... I'm going to cut off the stock "bushing tubes" and make new ones. Here's a sectional of my first model. Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Nice progress!!!!!!!!!! I like the drawing for the Spherical Bearings the only thing I worry about is welding may cause the tube to distort. Which will make it tough to press in the bearing. Unless you leave them in while you weld it. I guess it depends on which bearings you get. The Teflon coated ones may not like the heat to much :) Count me in for a set :) Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Josh, I wish I could play in your playground for a while! (And that I knew how to use all the equipment in that playground.) Jeeze man, fabbing your own spherical bearings? You are out of your mind in the best possible way! I just started playing in Google Sketchup to try to grasp working in 3 dimensions. I am a zygot. Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted December 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 fabbing your own spherical bearings? You are out of your mind in the best possible way! Not the bearings, just the tubes Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Josh, I wish I could play in your playground for a while! (And that I knew how to use all the equipment in that playground.) Jeeze man, fabbing your own spherical bearings? You are out of your mind in the best possible way! I just started playing in Google Sketchup to try to grasp working in 3 dimensions. I am a zygot. Ever use Blender 3D? Might be more up your alley. Go check their galleries, pretty amazing stuff. Josh, sometimes I wish I did what you do. Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted December 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Nice progress!!!!!!!!!! I like the drawing for the Spherical Bearings the only thing I worry about is welding may cause the tube to distort. Which will make it tough to press in the bearing. Unless you leave them in while you weld it. I guess it depends on which bearings you get. The Teflon coated ones may not like the heat to much :) Count me in for a set :) I plan on tig welding them and cooling as I go. The cross section at the bearing is pretty thick, the sleeve that hold the bearing can be pressed in before welding so it can distort a bit. I'm programming them right now and my buddy is tooling up the lathe :) Quote Link to comment
fuzz's '71 510 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Just a thought, why not thread the one side so you can make it servicable?? Maybe some lock-tight red and then if you service them, put the heat to it and the red will release and the bearing will already be bad so it's a win-win. Fuzz Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted December 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I thought about that but these bearings last forever and since mine will actually be greasable they should last a lifetime. Got Op1 done. That's it for the night. Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I plan on tig welding them and cooling as I go. The cross section at the bearing is pretty thick, the sleeve that hold the bearing can be pressed in before welding so it can distort a bit. I'm programming them right now and my buddy is tooling up the lathe :) I was wondering if that was the way you were going to go about it. They turned out really nice! I wonder if Mcmaster sells anything like that. Seems like something that would be out there. If not you should do a run on a CNC. Just an idea :) Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted December 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 If not you should do a run on a CNC. Just an idea :) I was thinking about it. I could load up the bar feeder and got nuts This was done on a CNC but a Manual Tool Change version. I use this Lathe (ML17) and the Tree Mill since they're easy to setup and we usually don't have jobs in them. I have access to a 2 Axis lathe with Bar Feeder and a 4 axis Lathe (Milling capable) with Bar Feeder. The 4 axis would be best cause I can drill and tap the grease fitting and finish the tube in 1 Op..... Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted December 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Finished the first pieces today. Still gotta make the other half and the spacers. Quote Link to comment
69FJWagon Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Hey Josh just a heads up that DP sells a kit for this and also for the front LCA they come with teflon lined bearing too, but since you have the ability I guess it not as important as it would be to some others. I love seeing your updates your doing that dime a nice make over Clayton Quote Link to comment
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