The C-cab build!
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Thanks for the offer, I am currently in Russia working so can't make it this week. lol
I have some friends that I hang out with in Dubai from SA, just not sure where exactly they are from maybe the Cape Town area? But greats friends not the less.
I have some friends that I hang out with in Dubai from SA, just not sure where exactly they are from maybe the Cape Town area? But greats friends not the less.
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From: THIS IS SPARTA!, ...Mo.
An old Army buddy of mine is living in Kuwait right now. He seems to like it.
Thanks for the compliments, guys. I need the weather to even out. Either get cold and stay cold, or get warm and stay warm. This back and forth crap has my back screaming at me. I felt like I was gonna break in half today.
I may lock myself in the shop on Jan. 1st and crank the heat up and see if I can get something done.
Thanks for the compliments, guys. I need the weather to even out. Either get cold and stay cold, or get warm and stay warm. This back and forth crap has my back screaming at me. I felt like I was gonna break in half today.
I may lock myself in the shop on Jan. 1st and crank the heat up and see if I can get something done.
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From: THIS IS SPARTA!, ...Mo.
Ok, let's keep this thread on track. Look! I have a PAIR of radius arms now! It took me 10 1/2 hours to build the first one. I should only have about 8 hours in the second one. It went a lot faster since I was copying one, I already had the mill set up and knew how to do everything already.
This is six hours in. I should have all the welds cleaned up and the edges smoothed out in a couple more hours.
This is six hours in. I should have all the welds cleaned up and the edges smoothed out in a couple more hours.
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From: THIS IS SPARTA!, ...Mo.
Thanks, Jeff. I guess I'm just tired of paying too much money for crap, China made parts. I use better steel and actually care about what I'm doing. These radius arms will look like jewelry after finish cleaning them and give them a coat of paint.
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Scooter Door
That is actually pretty close to what I'm aiming for. Both doors will open on this one and the back will be shaped a little different. My dad said he wanted a spot in back he could put his scooter in when he goes shopping. The rear door will fold down into a ramp so he can just drive the scooter in the back without having a problem.
I can only imagine the look on people's faces when your Father drops the ramp, enters the C-Cab and then drives away!
The C-Cab is looking better and better as you progress with the project.
Excellent fabrication!!!!
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These may have gotten lost on the Feb thread, so I decided to post them here.
http://s991.photobucket.com/user/my-...68252885038598
I thought they may be of interest to you.
http://s991.photobucket.com/user/my-...68252885038598
I thought they may be of interest to you.
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From: THIS IS SPARTA!, ...Mo.
Lee. Yeah, I saw them. That's the fiberglass body you can buy to build one of these. If I didn't fab one out of steel, I would've bought that body. I like the way they look.
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Here's the radius arm mounts on the passenger side. I got the new radius arm bushings today, so it's starting to near the end of the road on suspension fabrication.
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I FINALLY got some progress to report on this one. I finished up the front suspension today.
This is a giant hurdle to have behind me now.
You can see how I did the track arm in the last two. I played around with flexing the suspension when I was done and everything works the way it should. It actually articulates REALLY well for a street rod. It has more travel and flex than most cars do.
This is a giant hurdle to have behind me now.
You can see how I did the track arm in the last two. I played around with flexing the suspension when I was done and everything works the way it should. It actually articulates REALLY well for a street rod. It has more travel and flex than most cars do.