Just finished carving these spring mounts out of some steel. They'll mount my front spring between my split '48 bones on the '28 I'm building. I didn't have any real heavy plate so each one is a sandwich of 2 pieces of 5mm and one piece of 6mm plate. Not the most efficient way to make them but, hey, I used what I had. I think they look OK. I think 60s Style made some similar a while back. Pete
Correct me if I am wrong....Billet is a chunk of any metal that a part is machined out of..(not cast, then machined).. IE..billet steel, or billet aluminum..etc..EVILT
yea i was just thought about that after i posted guess i shouldnt of taking my pain pills yet i a little slow thanks for keepin me in line evilt
I never did answer the question though.. No those parts aren't billet.. they are laminated..daddyo...The First thing that comes to mind when someone says billet...shiny aluminum..Ask most checkbook hot rodders about billet and they will tell you it comes on blister pack dispaly cards at their local shop...EVILT
They look good, my only real concern is, you have a bar with a spring mount in the middle, not saying it wont work, but my concern would be the weight of the car trying to bend the wishbones. I have bought ones that were "tweeked" and could "pry" them straight again. Now as fat as I am, I don't weigh even near the lightest weight car (but getting there )
oup just trip on my gold chain he,he,he na just kidding your right that kinda what came first to mind but like i said my pills got me feeling all warm and fuzzy nowait that might just be my back hair
Correct in the statment that billet is any thing that is MACHINED out of a single piece of any material, steel, aluminum, etc. These parts are not welded together out of other parts. Billet in the way it's used most refers to the modern style components that are so common in street rodding. Nothing "not traditional" about machining your own components, billet or not. Those brackets look great, what did you use to make them? standard hand tools? mill? Nice welds and keep up the good work.
Seen quite a few mounted in this location. My engineer (for reg) has approved them after some concern about weight on those bones. Mostly I've seen them with standard type perches mounted through the bones. That would be more of a concern. Fingers crossed.
Didn't mean to start a debate about billet. More of a catch line really. Thanks for all the good comments. They were made using a drill press with a couple of hole saws, a mig welder and a couple of different grinders and sanders. Oh, I did use a lathe to turn some shaft into some tube. Again, I didn't have any.
Those look very nice! I was lazy, just drilled my bones, welded a sleeve in, and mounted perches - upside down.
Killer craftsmanship! I wish I posessed your skills. I'm not trying to hijack the thread here. I'm planning on going with the spring behind axle approach. I drilled holes in my 'bones, placed spring perches in the holes, (took measurements, set angles etc.), welded them in (beefy welds), cut off the excess, and filled the area around the weld with body filler. I've enclosed some super-shitty pictures for all to view. I'm now a bit concerned about the durability and longevity of my design. How prone are these wishbones to cracking, especially when they are enduring the physics of supporting the car while driving? Thanks as always for your input.
Those are a long way further forward than mine. That's not putting much strain on your wishbones at all. It looks like you might even be through the forged end, in which case you've got nothing at all to worry about. Either way I think you're OK Pete
There's good cholesterol and bad cholesterol, There's also good billet and bad billet You did it the hot rod way, lots of work, making do with what you had to work with.......and coming up with some pieces any hot rodder would appreciate! Great Job!!
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