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Old 10-20-2011, 9:52pm   #21
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Glad to hear all is well! And good to see that everything held up as well as it did!
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Old 10-21-2011, 1:42am   #22
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I'm always amazed how tough these things are. Glad this wasn't any worse than it turned out to be.....
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Old 10-23-2011, 6:13pm   #23
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I'm always amazed how tough these things are. Glad this wasn't any worse than it turned out to be.....

Glad you and the Ghost are good....
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Old 10-23-2011, 9:36pm   #24
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Well Gentlemen, here it is. I think it is the best I could do.



How it used to look



Bought a 10# sledgehammer in Harbor Freight and had an idea so I bought the socket and a bolt.











Drivers side





The socket was almost flushed to the socket tower.



Ok, lets hear it.
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Old 10-23-2011, 10:21pm   #25
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Really good idea with the socket.
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Wow. Hopefully you did not miss with the sledgehammer. Looks good.
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Wow. Hopefully you did not miss with the sledgehammer. Looks good.
I did, look at the SPC wishbone
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Nice Job Pete.
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Well Gentlemen, here it is. I think it is the best I could do.



How it used to look


Bought a 10# sledgehammer in Harbor Freight and had an idea so I bought the socket and a bolt.




Ok, lets hear it.
I love precision tuning tools. If you can't fix it, just get a bigger hammer
Looks OK Pete. Now you just need to test drive it
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I love precision tuning tools. If you can't fix it, just get a bigger hammer
Looks OK Pete. Now you just need to test drive it
Going to make a cardboard template for the brace today. Its going to be tricky because a 24mm with a special washer goes on top and on the bottom the top of coilover has a rectangular shape. The off set angle etc etc. I think Bryans idea of making this brace is great. To get it weld in my garage will be another challenge.
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Going to make a cardboard template for the brace today. Its going to be tricky because a 24mm with a special washer goes on top and on the bottom the top of coilover has a rectangular shape. The off set angle etc etc. I think Bryans idea of making this brace is great. To get it weld in my garage will be another challenge.
Then maybe a road trip to Kentucky to see Bryan would be an excellent test drive
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Then maybe a road trip to Kentucky to see Bryan would be an excellent test drive
I was there but, he was in Cabo drinking Margaritas and fishing Marlins. He never posted pictures so I think he avoided me.
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I was there but, he was in Cabo drinking Margaritas and fishing Marlins. He never posted pictures so I think he avoided me.

I'll bet by the end of his trip he was fishing Margaritas and drinking Marlins
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A-Ha I knew it

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If I remember correctly, you were in town when I had to go down to Queretaro, Mexico for work... I pray every night that I don't have to go back there again.
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If I remember correctly, you were in town when I had to go down to Queretaro, Mexico for work... I pray every night that I don't have to go back there again.
I got absolutely blasted there when we were driving to Ixtapa. God the next couple of days driving were HELL!!
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Watching Gearz, Horsepower, Muscle Car and Trucks pays off.

Making a template for the tower brace.



How can I mark the inner bump?





done





One side is for the passenger side-



Flip it around and it fits the drivers side.



I got to modify that template for it to be able to be welded. Right now is a tight fit and we know that is not going to fly.

Should I buy a small welder and DIY it?

Today is 2 1/2 men. I started watching it last saturday (re-run) and I LMAO. Ill watch it tonight and see where it takes me. Tora Nova is up, Im watching that one.
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Hey, if you've had any welding experience the Lincoln cracker box is a pretty good tool for your shop. I also have a wire feed mig for smaller stuff. But I can tell you that running a vertical bead in an awkward position is not nearly as easy as just laying down a flat bead.
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Hey, if you've had any welding experience the Lincoln cracker box is a pretty good tool for your shop. I also have a wire feed mig for smaller stuff. But I can tell you that running a vertical bead in an awkward position in not nearly as easy as just laying down a flat bead.
Thanks

so lets hear any advice on "how to" get this done the "get it done" way.

I have to fix this. This is bothering me. I feel that curve slap me around and I have to go back for revenge.

How about if I bolt it down?
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