Author Topic: My adventure/process in homemade adjustable Strut Rods (pics). (Read 1867 times)

70_Fastback · « **Reply #25 on:** December, 28, 2011, 11:04:48 AM »

Quote from: lethal289 on December, 27, 2011, 08:22:53 PM

J. your fab work is awesome as usual. I can't help but wonder though, wouldn't it be much easier to bend a piece of steel, something similar to what jonk posted?

Where did you get your heim joints from? I've been looking for some.

From Speedway:
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Chrome-Plated-Moly-Body-Rod-Ends-Heim-Joints-LH,7063.html

And yes, it would have been hella easier to bend and.or weld up some end brackets. But I like this better.

silverblueBP · « **Reply #26 on:** December, 28, 2011, 02:27:15 PM »

Been cheaper to just buy them from Shaun, but since you're a tightwad......

70_Fastback · « **Reply #27 on:** December, 28, 2011, 02:50:08 PM »

Quote from: silverblueBP on December, 28, 2011, 02:27:15 PM

Been cheaper to just buy them from Shaun, but since you're a tightwad......

Huh...?

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silverblueBP · « **Reply #28 on:** December, 28, 2011, 03:01:29 PM »

If labor is free in your world, you can build me a rat rod!

Jonk67 · « **Reply #29 on:** December, 28, 2011, 04:14:20 PM »

I guess mine looks like a bent piece of metal but it's a rod clevis from CRC. I found it in Daze's instructions I used as a guide to build my own but I used the 3/4" RC-07 for my '67 vs. Daze's RC-05 7/16" for his '64 1/2.
http://dazed.home.bresnan.net/adjustable
http://www.crconline.com/Components/Component_Parts/threaded_rod_clevis.html

I got my rod ends/swedge tubes from speedway also and bolts from Fastenal.
Jon

70_Fastback · « **Reply #30 on:** December, 28, 2011, 07:16:43 PM »

Quote from: silverblueBP on December, 28, 2011, 03:01:29 PM

If labor is free in your world, you can build me a rat rod!

Sure thang buddy. I will warn you though.... my material markup is rather substantial...

lethal289 · « **Reply #31 on:** February, 10, 2012, 07:12:23 PM »

Mind sharing where you found the tube coupling? It doesn't look like the standard swedged one everyone else uses!

70_Fastback · « **Reply #32 on:** February, 11, 2012, 07:24:03 AM »

Quote from: lethal289 on February, 10, 2012, 07:12:23 PM

Mind sharing where you found the tube coupling? It doesn't look like the standard swedged one everyone else uses!

You mean the heims joints?

If so, I ordered them from speedway. I thought I posted a link to the heims earlier in the post.

70_Fastback · « **Reply #33 on:** February, 11, 2012, 07:26:49 AM »

Quote from: 70_Fastback on December, 28, 2011, 11:04:48 AM

From Speedway:
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Chrome-Plated-Moly-Body-Rod-Ends-Heim-Joints-LH,7063.html

And yes, it would have been hella easier to bend and.or weld up some end brackets. But I like this better.

Here Jake.

lethal289 · « **Reply #34 on:** February, 11, 2012, 09:58:44 AM »

Sorry, maybe it is a swedged tube. Its just not the standard gold? I mean this one.

SELLERSRODSHOP · « **Reply #35 on:** February, 11, 2012, 12:00:00 PM »

i think he said he made those with leftover DOM tubing from the ratrod build.

70_Fastback · « **Reply #36 on:** February, 11, 2012, 12:13:38 PM »

Quote from: SELLERSRODSHOP on February, 11, 2012, 12:00:00 PM

i think he said he made those with leftover DOM tubing from the ratrod build.

Ah, I see. And yes, Steve is correct. I had to enlarge the O.D. just a bit and then tap the fine threads.

70_Fastback · « **Reply #37 on:** February, 11, 2012, 12:15:31 PM »

And I did get them powder coated and installed. They fit fine - except i had to change from a standard nut to a jamb nut.

Now I need an alignment. Big time.

I will post some pics of the finished pieces and the inner bushings that I made.

silverblueBP · « **Reply #38 on:** February, 11, 2012, 03:30:06 PM »

Quote from: 70_Fastback on February, 11, 2012, 12:15:31 PM

And I did get them powder coated and installed. They fit fine - except i had to change from a standard nut to a jamb nut.

Now I need an alignment. Big time.

I will post some pics of the finished pieces and the inner bushings that I made.

Sounds like an alignment party at Bob's!

70_Fastback · « **Reply #39 on:** February, 22, 2012, 02:48:24 PM »

Quote from: silverblueBP on February, 11, 2012, 03:30:06 PM

Sounds like an alignment party at Bob's!

When? Needs to happen in less than 4 months.

70_Fastback · « **Reply #40 on:** February, 22, 2012, 03:02:08 PM »

And I am finally getting around to uploading the rest of the pics of the bushing spacer and the powder finish. Sorry it took so long.

I made these bushings to take of the slack of the old rubber bushings in the strut rod mounting holes:

It's actually 3/8/ steel cut out with an 1-5/8" hole saw. The I.D. of the hole saw was the exact fit. Center drilled out to a tight 5/8".

The spacer fits the hole perfectly:

Stut rod temporarily installed. It fit - but the regular nut was touching just a tad, so I changed to a jamb nut for final assembly:

And as far as the nut retaining side, I wasn't comfortable with just the 5/8" washer over that enlarged hole - it just wasn't big enough in my opinion so I cut out my own heavy duty, enlarged washers. Note the middle is the standard 5/8" washer in comparison to my cut spacer on top - not much size difference. My fab'd one on the bottom. Much larger:

And here they are powder coated and finished:

Now to do some undercarriage cleaning and repainting....

silverblueBP · « **Reply #41 on:** February, 22, 2012, 04:48:35 PM »

Quote from: 70_Fastback on February, 22, 2012, 02:48:24 PM

When? Needs to happen in less than 4 months.

It's your frick'n car, just tell us when.

70_Fastback · « **Reply #42 on:** February, 22, 2012, 05:06:04 PM »

My place?

silverblueBP · « **Reply #43 on:** February, 22, 2012, 05:37:33 PM »

Quote from: 70_Fastback on February, 22, 2012, 05:06:04 PM

My place?

All you have to do is put the word out. I think Bob has all the stuff to align, but if not, I can bring my C/C gauge and toe checker thingamabob.

Midlife · « **Reply #44 on:** February, 22, 2012, 05:42:56 PM »

Wow! That almost looks like Jeremy's work.

lethal289 · « **Reply #45 on:** February, 22, 2012, 06:33:48 PM »

Whats the extra hole for?

70_Fastback · « **Reply #46 on:** February, 22, 2012, 06:40:14 PM »

It's a lightening hole....

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silverblueBP · « **Reply #47 on:** February, 22, 2012, 06:48:35 PM »

Quote from: lethal289 on February, 22, 2012, 06:33:48 PM

Whats the extra hole for?

That's where he forgot to measure TWICE.

70_Fastback · « **Reply #48 on:** February, 25, 2012, 04:06:26 PM »

Quote from: silverblueBP on February, 22, 2012, 06:48:35 PM

That's where he forgot to measure TWICE.

Winna winna chicken Dinah! That's where I had the chunk the wrong direction in the drill press. I meant to weld it up but forgot. Now I just say "that's the left one".

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67 evil eleanor · « **Reply #49 on:** February, 27, 2012, 01:33:18 PM »

Nice work......

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