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09-15-2011 07:30 PM #11
Here are some pics of what I've been doing in the shop at night... Making brackets, ESPECIALLY ones with a lot of holes in them takes time.
Here are the 4 upper housing brackets. These will carry the upper link bar.
http://images107.fotki.com/v780/phot...MVC017F-vi.jpg
These are the two "big" plates all laid out. They will carry the lower links, lower shock brackets and, on the drivers side, the panhard bar bracket.
http://images108.fotki.com/v360/phot...MVC013F-vi.jpg
This is the drivers side with all of the holes drilled. The large expanse of metal on the right is what will carry the panhard bar bracket.
http://images50.fotki.com/v399/photo...MVC005F-vi.jpg
This is the front lower Johnny Joint. 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 thrd. I sure hope they strong enough...
http://images112.fotki.com/v110/phot...MVC009F-vi.jpg
Here is a shot of the weld bung and a short piece of mock-up tubing. This will make up the two lower bars. I will use the mono-balls in front with a rigid poly bushing in the bar, on the housing.
http://images51.fotki.com/v103/photo...MVC013F-vi.jpg
I have to do a lot of clean up work on the brackets yet. Rounding corners and straightening up bandsaw cuts but that's the easy part...
Thanks for looking
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Link to my BAD AST Build Thread:
http://www.clubhotrod.com/suspension...van-build.html
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