mklotz70 Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Mike by pushing the control arm forward does this also push the spindle center forward mowing the wheel forward in the wheel well? Actually, it helps maintain the centering. I need to find the other parts to the jig to be sure, but I'm pretty sure it's still pretty well centered. When I had the arm pushed to the rear, it put the spindle back in the wheel well noticeably. I think I talked about that in the first of these two vids. 2 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 That is great Mike. How are the rear disc brake brackets coming? LOL Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted January 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Still on the list and will absolutely be done this year.......possibly, by Canby. One of the upsides to the current work is that what I'm learning on the mill should make the prototyping of the rear much faster. I already know that I'm not going to be using all of the Trooper stuff. I'm not sure if it will be all nissan or not, but the Trooper stuff does not fit the stock 14" rims......which will be the primary goal with the rears. :) 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 That is one of the things that I hope with the lowered spindles is will I be able to run stock 14' rims. Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted January 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 With HB spindles, you should be able to, but I kind doubt dropped spindles will work. It's two different clearance issues. I'm not sure any 14 will work with the dropped spindles. :( 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 I will find out tomorrow I hope. 1 Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted March 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 (just posted this in Bory's thread, but this is where it should be) Nearly everything I do is in vid these days so I rarely upload pics to my photobucket anymore. Seems all the vids related to the ball joint mod are still waiting to be edited. I put out updates quite often, but they're on Instagram....which I typically share to my facebook, as well. Anyway....I just put up a good pic of the CAD art for the UCA. :) 2 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Artwork right there. :cool: 2 Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted March 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 The tierod connectors from the HB setup are very close.....but the thread engagement is already at the min.....so I need another inch of engagement to feel comfortable. They're going to be really beefy, but it's material I already have on hand. The hex shaped one is stock, the round part is the raw blank, waiting to be machined and tapped with both left and right M16x1.5 taps. The other 4 pieces are the cups for the LCA pivot. These are the tension control rod mounts that will attach to the HB LCA on the underside, near the ball joint. The HB TC rod simply bolts to the LCA.....but this setup needs to use the stock kingpin TC rod for a couple of reasons. The frosted one is the test piece made several years ago. The other 4 pieces are the new ones that were milled out and then bent. I still need to make the attachment plates. I used the cnc mill to machine the pivot hole out to the size needed for the "cup". The cup narrows the arm so that the 521 sun bolt can be used.....which will clear the steering linkage. 2 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Ok Mike pictures are worth a 1,000 words, but I need words! LOL 1 Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 See project datstang for words 2 Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Need explanation of pictures 1 Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Again. See project datstang for words 1 Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted March 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Ok Mike pictures are worth a 1,000 words, but I need words! LOL Need explanation of pictures I just went back and added explanations to the pics. :) This is exactly why I do vid instead of pics these days.......way less typing!! LOL!! :) 2 Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 You sure have been a busy little beaver Mr Klotz!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Thank you Mike for your time. This is why I buy Blue Hands Products, the meticulous R&D (Research and Development)! 3 Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted March 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 You sure have been a busy little beaver Mr Klotz!! I'd rather be busy in a little beaver! :) 3 Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 We know ;) 3 Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted March 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Going to try to do more pics.....we'll see how long I can keep up with this. lol Brand new arms that have been sitting in boxes in the shed for several years now. Got the pivot hole opened up.......big hole at the bottom.....to accept the "cup" Finally! A piece that's finished!! The new owner can decide if they're going to paint or powder coat. These are the tie rod connectors that are an inch longer than the factory hex piece. 3 Quote Link to comment
Bory Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Let's get the cob webs blown off those, and get them ready!! Lookin great! 1 Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted March 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 I took that pic after I had already machined the pivot hole bigger for the cup. I machined the first of the four upper arms this morning.....tacked it to the bushing tubes, mounted everything up to the frame. I was very excited at first....clearance, caster, camber, etc all looked good.......then I took a measurement of the track width(wheel mounting surface to frame), then compared it to a frame section I have laying around.....it appears that I'm about a 1/2-3/4" too wide!!! :( That sure ended my excitement. I ran out of time, so I'll look at it again tomorrow morning. The whole point of this project was to maintain stock track width......so if it's off, I will have to adjust it. I don't think it will take much to fix, provided there aren't any other issues that pop up because of the change. 2 Quote Link to comment
Bory Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Well I'm sure you were a bit discouraged, but walking away for day, sometimes is the best way. You'll have a moment to think about it away from the shop, so when you go back, you'll actually be excited for the adjustment. Keep crackin Blu Hands! Your doin awesome! 2 Quote Link to comment
S30Jay Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Beautiful work Mike! You have some awesome toys at your disposal....machine tools are fun to operate! Kudos on your skill set and creativity.... And attention to detail! 2 Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted March 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Well I'm sure you were a bit discouraged, but walking away for day, sometimes is the best way. You'll have a moment to think about it away from the shop, so when you go back, you'll actually be excited for the adjustment. Keep crackin Blu Hands! Your doin awesome! Walking away for a day simply means going to bed, then going to work, then going back in the shop. lol Any free time at work is getting spent working on video editing or CAD/CAM work for this project. Hopefully, tonight, I'll have some time to get started on the CAM work for the brake parts. 2 Quote Link to comment
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