Wednesday, 5 February 2014

Build Day Two - More Front Wishbones and Suspension

So tonight was about trying to get the front wishbones and suspension on.

I had struggled to get the bolt into the chassis on the front lower wishbone support on both sides, so Derek thought it worthwhile sending me a couple of new bolts.  They were just as tight.  Derek suggested sending me a tap to clear the thread, but they didn't have a correct gauge one in stock, so I'd have to wait until the end of the week.  A quick post on blatchat and member on there by the name of Tomb suggested making my own tap.

I found this video on YouTube, and as I had two spare bolts, I decided to get the Dremel out for it's maiden use and give it a whirl...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuSk53cMsFk

Bolt in Dremel Multi-Vice ready to be turned into a tap
Bolt in Dremel Multi-Vice ready to be turned into a tap
Five minutes of Dremel'ing and it was done...
Home made tap - it worked a treat, and cleaned up the thread perfectly.
Home made tap - it worked a treat, and cleaned up the thread perfectly.
So I managed to do quite a lot, fitted the lower and upper wishbones, and the shocks.
So I managed to do quite a lot, fitted the lower and upper wishbones, and the shocks.

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  1. Nigel Pugh10:26 am, February 06, 2014

    Good to see you got the threads cleared out, great idea to cut your own Tap too!!

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