loominum arm

[yantosh]

The Viz'meister says I should post more , wasn't sure where to post this, figure it's trick framey, will be going a previously twin shocked steel frame, but the build is a secret ... for secret reasons ..

 

I started by making myself one of these things 

 

 

which combined with 100kg of concrete, a hole in the ground and a steel frame

 

 

and a steel post 

 

 

ends up with this 

 

which bends loominum

 

[yantosh]

then I made a jig, demonstrated here by a half finished slabby arm 

[yantosh]

next I made up a pair of ends 

 

 

 

 

which fit into the jig (temporary bits of threaded bar)

 

[yantosh]

a bit of bendification and I have the main arms 

 

 

then chop a bit for the cross tube (left long for fitting)

 

[yantosh]

next on the list is the shock linkage mount 

 

 

 

 

 

[yantosh]

start bending bits for the brace 

 

more than a little too wide 

 

 

that's more like it 

 

 

bit of rubbity rubbity 

 

 

then cut another bundle of choobs 

 

[yantosh]

a wee slug to align the brace 

 

and glue the two bits together 

 

[yantosh]

touch of machining to fit the arms to the pivot tube 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[yantosh]

better start notching tubes 

 

 

 

like so

 

 

 

the brace too

 

 

 

 

[yantosh]

then fit the supports for the brace 

 

 

 

 

and beat it all with the shiny stick 

 

[yantosh]

weld in the shock linkage 

 

 

 

weld in some more bits 

 

 

then weld in some more bits 

 

 

I'm not going to get a job at GIA with my welding, but i'm reasonably happy 

 

 

 

 

[yantosh]

couple of adjuster blocks

 

 

 

then lifters 

 

 

which button together 

 

 

and end up about here

 

 

there you go Viz, an Old Skool loominum arm   

[vizman]

frickin' sweeet

[stockcar]

Spot on.

 

reckon you need to practice an EF arm next.......

[vizman]

pfffft

[Paulm]

Very nice Yan

[Guest YoshiJohnny]

do you do them in more shiney? 

sweet toobs dude

[Monk]

Niiiiiice work! 

[busa ash]

top draw that yan , 

[nlovien]

great description. can you advise on the alloy grade you used and if there's a need for any post assembly heat treatment

[yantosh]

6082 and no, no heat treatment , buy my ally from Richard austin alloys 

[1168turbo]

8 hours ago, vizman said:

frickin' sweeet

x2

Edited December 1, 2016 by 1168turbo
wrong place

[clivegto]

COOL as fuck.

[yann7/11r]

 Just Perfect ! Nothing else to say !!!

 

[strima]

Now that is a thing of beauty. How can I get excited over some inanimate bits of metal???