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    anyone make these bigger?

    Danny, You are right. I like what he's doing. I think it's an elegant solution to a hand fabricated spring perch. Super simple too: HOT/RAT ROD 1 3/4 SPRING PIVOTS:eBay Motors (item 300355979783 end time Nov-09-09 06:55:25 PST) Looks like he makes the wider ones too. ;)
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    anyone make these bigger?

    Agreed. Even Jim Kirby still does this. And I'm sure he has a Bazillion of them out there still running. He does it for spring perches and even the adjustable poly ends for radius rods and four bar links. I only brought it up as a concern. Remember, I'm the big scaredy cat. In my opinion only...
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    Hmmmm.

    Jim, everyone here is already nuts! :eek:
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    anyone make these bigger?

    Be careful welding a bolt to a piece of tubing. I know lots of people do it, but I just don't think it's a good idea. Especially if the part you're making is structurally important. The reason is simple. The alloys use to make fasteners, are not formulated for welding. Especially the Allen bolt...
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    The Ron Pope Kit

    I think that's a good idea. ;)
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    Anybody have up-close rear suspension photos?

    And now for something completely different! :eek: (Monty Python) The Jaguar independent rear out of the XKE is popular. If you discipline yourself, you will see a Jag in this picture. Just not a very good picture of the Jag rear suspension. Sorry, couldn't help myself. :shifty: :rolleyes: :o
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    My halloween costume.

    This is a cool costume. It looks like he's in a Chevy dealership. Check it out: YouTube - Best Halloween Costume Ever
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    Hey JB, here's a real boat buggy for ya...

    Wow, that is cool. I especially like how he added all that extra ballast at the back end of the boat-car. I'm sure he did that for safety reasons. :welxome:
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    RexRod.....

    Hey Jim, I remember, you're an "Ex Fort Funner." :cool: As you already know, this is a fair amount of snow for us so early in the year. I'm told the foothills got a lot more. I'm located in the center of Old Town. Here's a shot from this morning after a little shoveling: We've seen worst...
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    Can someone school me on grinding welds.

    Most people do grind their frame rail welds down for a smooth look. It's really important that you get good weld penetration if you're going to grind. Rooster nails it with making sure your joint has a good chamfer on it. I remember seeing Don do something where he backed up the seam inside the...
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    Can someone school me on grinding welds.

    :D I was waiting for that. :cool:
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    Four Links & Raduis Rods

    Sorry Steve, I only answered half your question. As far as the tubing, I just buy DOM locally and cut it to length and tap it myself. I'm not a chrome person, so the stainless sounds like a good idea. We all know you have a bad-*ss shop and kick-*ss skills, so you should be able to do it easy...
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    Four Links & Raduis Rods

    Hi Steve, I get all of my shperical rod ends from midwestcontrol.com. They have the best prices on chromoly rod ends that I've found. They come chrome plated, so they should clean up. You can get them lined or plain. I prefer the nylon lined ones. They also sell stainless rod ends, and the "El...
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    Handmade steel T from England

    Now that's interesting. Look how he shaped the bottom of the radiator shell to follow the contour of the spring. Very clever. :cool:
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    26-27 T Coupe

    The doors on that image above look pretty simple Ron. I bet you can just make them. And that cowl, if it's not a 26-27, it looks so close I'm sure you can make it work with little effort. I also think a 500 Caddy in that thing would be perfect! Not too many of those things left. Nice find. :cool:
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    Cool online magazine

    Here's a link to their back issues: Benchrace Past issues It's not real intuitive on their website on how to find it. :cool:
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    Too much time on their hands

    That's funny Fred! One backfire, and you've got no eyebrows. :eek:
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    Cool online magazine

    I've been enjoying this online magazine called "Benchrace." It's been around now for I guess about 18 months. You should check it out: Benchrace Volume 11
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    engineering at its finest

    I love the Red Green Show. :cool: My favorite line from Red is, "If she doesn't find you handsome, she better find you handy!" David
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    T frame plans

    This link still works for me: http://www.netquickposse.org/tbucket...Plans_V1_0.pdf If it doesn't for you, just pm me your email address, and I'll push you a copy. David

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