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[Aren D.]

I just want to EDIT that this was retrocrx's Idea and that I just made my own credit gos to that man.

Any way I made a locking plate for my rear axle today, I used retrocrx's desgin but changed a few things, such as made the base wider and add in the solid gap pice.

so here is my high tech planing station:


and here is my paper model:


If you look colse at the papper you see a black line, that is the template that retrocrx created I however extened it a bit so I had room to weild in the gap pice.



and I am off..... here is the allmost finshed product, my weliding skills and cutting skills are ummm getting there.... any way I need to paint it or powedercoat it before I put it on my car:

Edited by Aren D., 09 February 2005 - 08:55 PM.

[87MugenProCR-X]

Pretty nice, i was originally going to this also but ended up just welding hte bar itself.

Julian

[Aren D.]

Yes weliding the bar is much more simple but I wanted to remove the bar from the axle to save all of that said unsprung weight. Pluse now I have options,

[87MugenProCR-X]

I agree the plate is definatly the better choice since your saving about 20 lbs from the torsion bar and 20 lbs unsprung weight is quite a bit. Just out of curiousity how much did the materials cost you(metal)

Julian

[Masta]

Nice welding Aren, looks very nice!

D.

[Aren D.]

Just out of curiousity how much did the materials cost you(metal)

Julian

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About 5 bucks for the 3/8 plate, and I had the bussings from a kit I had laying around, and the guy at the hardware store gave me the pipe.

so... 5 dollars.

Nice welding Aren,  looks very nice!

D.

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thanks it must be from all those damn V-Blocks.

[boman]

That's badass man! I cna't wait to start welding and make cool one of a kind parts!

Nice welds bro!

JAKOB

[sdubfid]

what did you use to cut the metal into that shape? So what exactly does this do, allows you to remove the internal rear swaybar?

Looks good

[Omega Mugen]

What does that do?

[SlaveSpawn]

For the uneducated what exactly does it do the Axle lock and yes I know it locks but for what purpose.

Edited by SlaveSpawn, 09 February 2005 - 08:48 PM.

[Disco Stu]

What does that do?

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I'm glad I'm not the only one wondering

[Aren D.]

it pretty much turns the rear axle and trailing arms in to a giant anti roll bar... pretty much that is.

[Aren D.]

The rear axle has a t-bar inside of it, this locking plate elemiates the bar saving weight and also locks the rear trailing arms together, stifing the rear and creating a more nutral sterning.

[Dan-O]

Beautiful work!
I wonder if RPR would ever produce something like this?
I don't have an efficient way to cut the thick plate.

[SlaveSpawn]

But doesnt that cause stress (weak point) on the axle since it doesnt have a link to both points the way a sway bar works to distribute the force evenly couldn't something snap.

Edited by SlaveSpawn, 09 February 2005 - 09:16 PM.