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] Date Posted: 11:51:26 02/02/03 Sun In reply to: John 's message, "Strut tower braces" on 11:02:06 02/02/03 Sun What type of construction? Will it have adjustable with heim joints? Steel? Aluminum? Both? I am not sure if I will be buying one soon but I am always on the lookout for ones that use an aluminum bar and heim joints between the two struts. There use to be someone out there making them or modifying them for Daytonas that were like this but I don't think the do anymore. Something similar to this but the actual strut mounts can be steel or aluminum. http://www.shophyperformance.com/~estore/cgi-bin/cart.cgi/000030.html [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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Author: John [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:08:00 02/02/03 Sun Well for now I was going to use steel,with or without heim joints, and maybe figure out some way to incorporate a torque strap for the engine into the design! I could build an aluminum one though, I'll research it and see what I come up with! I'm always open to options and aluminum welding is my specialty! I just don't know if an aluminum stb would put up with the strain of an added torque strap and still be practical with the sturdiness of material used it might be as heavy as a steel one made out of smaller material and cost alot more! Aluminum is alot more expensive to buy than steel! [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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Author: mpbiv [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:47:01 02/02/03 Sun Well I was thinking just a nice sized piece of aluminum stock drilled and tapped at each end with heims and jam nuts. You could get away with making it so that you don't need to weld. I guess the only reason I really want it is to get a nice polished finish. In all practicality steel is probably better than aluminum in the long run because it has a higher endurance limit (won't fatigue as easily), and both would probably be the same weight to provide the same given strength. Oh and could you describe what the torque strap is that you are refering to? [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |