morf1
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| posted on 20/8/05 at 03:50 PM |
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wishbones
hi all
i got talking to a friend the other day about ordering some tube for my wishbones and he said it would be easier to use electrical conduite.
would this work or a bad idear
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 20/8/05 at 04:08 PM |
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No way mate it's seamed and prolly not thick or strong enough.
I have been wondering about using it for the round sections at the rear though cause i can get some for free
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James
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| posted on 20/8/05 at 04:09 PM |
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At the end of the day the wishbones hold your wheels on. Don't take *any* risks with the quality of material.
Have a read of this thread:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=12587
Once you filter out the arguing and slagging off there's some interesting stuff! 
Hope that helps,
James
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Triton
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| posted on 20/8/05 at 04:17 PM |
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You don't need expensive seamless tube for ' bones but conduit is asking for trouble...The oval tube everyone uses these days for
'bones is ERW......ie: nowt fancy, in fact my pc table from Ikea is made using oval tube
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SeaBass
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| posted on 20/8/05 at 05:15 PM |
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DONT use electrical conduit or gas pipe for anything structural... It's crap quality steel and also very soft...
Cheers
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JoelP
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| posted on 20/8/05 at 05:40 PM |
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2mm erw is adequate for normal use IMHO, but with other forms of tubing you never know the quality of the metal. Id avoid anything like this myself.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 20/8/05 at 06:41 PM |
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Honest advice buy the wishbones from any of the reputable Locost suppliers.
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JoelP
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| posted on 20/8/05 at 07:27 PM |
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and even wiser advice from the BT man...
you can spend hours making them with or without a jig, but myself, id rather go to work for a day and buy the full thing professionally made, with
brackets.
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drlloyd
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 01:30 PM |
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Im not sure I completely agree with that. You could have the same attitude with the car, go to work for 18 months and buy either a kit or the complete
car! I understand why you would buy the wishbones but I certainly wouldn't discourage anybody from having a go at making them themselves. They
might even learn something!
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Alan B
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 01:45 PM |
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Good point, and I fully agree.....why be scared of making wishbones, when you will happily make your chassis?
The wishbones will be mounted to the brackets you have welded on.
Joel, I hear your arguement, and dr counters it well....it's all a matter of where you draw the line.....
Now, where did I see that link for making your own tyres?
quote:
Originally posted by drlloyd
Im not sure I completely agree with that. You could have the same attitude with the car, go to work for 18 months and buy either a kit or the complete
car! I understand why you would buy the wishbones but I certainly wouldn't discourage anybody from having a go at making them themselves. They
might even learn something!
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t.j.
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 01:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by drlloyd
Im not sure I completely agree with that. You could have the same attitude with the car, go to work for 18 months and buy either a kit or the complete
car! I understand why you would buy the wishbones but I certainly wouldn't discourage anybody from having a go at making them themselves. They
might even learn something!
3mmx 25 mm i'm learning !
 
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[Edited on 3/11/06 by t.j.]
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JoelP
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 06:49 PM |
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you might have trouble there, as you weld it the gaps will close irrespective of what the jig says, and it will be quite hard to fit them to the
brackets.
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