Re: Daktoberfest Roll Call

From: Michael Maskalans (dml@tepidcola.com)
Date: Tue Oct 11 2005 - 16:24:09 EDT


On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 Walt@Walt-n-Ingrid.Com wrote:

> > from Currie?? Thought you had a pair of 60s, I only know Currie for their
> > 9" stuff (and damn would I like to run some of it!)
>
> Instead of using heims I'm using rebuildable Currie johnny joints on the ends
> of the links. On the front, I'm doing something similar to yours, a wristed
> radius style, just a little different in execution.

cool. use more separation at the axle than I did, I'm killing heims way
too fast on my torque arm. although yours isn't gonna be street driven,
so you'd probably never have that problem. I want to change from a radius
arm to a 3-link when I do my doubler setup since I need to shuffle links
a bit then anyway.

>
> > ::drool:: Any chance on something there?
>
> She has awesome contacts because she literally spends millions as a metal &
> fabrication buyer for her company. She works for a company that makes laser
> and metal punch machinery.

ooh supercool! be nice if you can get a hookup for getting your bracketry
cut out too =)

> One
> supplier even dropped a bunch of scrap steel in our driveway (some of which
> will be my lower links. He's even invited me wheeling out on property he owns
> about a half hour from here. I'm told he's a big off-roading nut himself and
> has a pretty stout Jeep.

friggin sweet.

> What do you need, I'll see what I can do.

I'll hit ya offlist with my wishlist ;-)

--
MikeM
wannabe master fabricator =)



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