scutter
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 12:47 PM |
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Welding to upright?
Simply can you weld to a Cortina upright, are they treated and if so how will this affect them?
I was planning to add a speedo sensor clamp, nothing massive. Here it is resting in place.
 
speedo mount
OK, i know i need to repaint those uprights.
Cheers Dan.
[Edited on 5/4/10 by scutter]
[Edited on 5/4/10 by scutter]
The less I worked, the more i liked it.
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hillbillyracer
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 12:52 PM |
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Well it'd probably be Ok if done with dissimilar metal or mabe cast welding rods for what it's going to have to do but how about welding
a bracket to the cycle wing stay just below it? It'll be mild steel so easy to weld & the upright doesnt get touched?
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iank
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 01:08 PM |
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I'd be welding to the stay not the upright. Too risky IMO.
Even better to make a bracket and bolt on the stay bolt(s).
[Edited on 5/4/10 by iank]
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dlatch
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 02:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
I'd be welding to the stay not the upright. Too risky IMO.
Even better to make a bracket and bolt on the stay bolt(s).
[Edited on 5/4/10 by iank]
was just going to suggest the same thing, a bracket from the wingstay mounting point would make life easier.
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emsfactory
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 02:54 PM |
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Would brazing work?
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scutter
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 03:03 PM |
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Cheers, I'll look into a wing stay bracket this evening, this seemed to simplest soloution, 2 welds and a tapped hole to pinch the sensor.
I'll post some other ideas up later.
ATB Dan.
The less I worked, the more i liked it.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 03:42 PM |
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Easy enough to make a braket that bolts on.
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Wadders
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 06:00 PM |
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As said braze it on if your nervous. I wouldn't worry about welding it, but that's just me
Al.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 06:19 PM |
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It's likely to be an MOT failure if you weld it!
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StrikerChris
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 06:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
It's likely to be an MOT failure if you weld it!
Tickles me that one.for mot no suspension component can be welded,yet on my kit and pretty much every other,every suspension component is welded
together! Including my altered capri hubs.... Doesn't worry me
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Brommers
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| posted on 6/4/10 at 09:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by StrikerChris
quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
It's likely to be an MOT failure if you weld it!
Tickles me that one.for mot no suspension component can be welded,yet on my kit and pretty much every other,every suspension component is welded
together! Including my altered capri hubs.... Doesn't worry me
Indeed. Every Sylva kit car under the sun has welded uprights, and not one has yet failed an MOT on that basis. Cortina uprights are made of steel,
and are not heat treated, except for the stub axle. You can weld onto them to your heart's content.
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