Next up is building new front lower control arms. First step, pull out my dry metal saw and cut to length - 29" in my case.
If you have never used one of these things, it cuts like a dream. It went through this stuff like butter - and left a perfectly straight and square edge.
That cut left me with these two 7" pieces. At about $13.80 an inch that's about $97 - each...
Anyone need to make a set of really short control arms?
Using the roller setup, I beveled the ends of each arm to prep for welding. This took a hell of a lot longer than cutting them to length.
Then with the help of a big mallet, I inserted the threaded bungs - one left hand and one right hand - into each arm.
And just like that, they are starting to look like control arms.
If you have never used one of these things, it cuts like a dream. It went through this stuff like butter - and left a perfectly straight and square edge.
That cut left me with these two 7" pieces. At about $13.80 an inch that's about $97 - each...
Anyone need to make a set of really short control arms?
Using the roller setup, I beveled the ends of each arm to prep for welding. This took a hell of a lot longer than cutting them to length.
Then with the help of a big mallet, I inserted the threaded bungs - one left hand and one right hand - into each arm.
And just like that, they are starting to look like control arms.