Banana
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| posted on 11/8/16 at 12:51 PM |
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Silver/chrome wishbones
Is there any difference or significance to the wishbones being chrome finished?
locost 7 kit car 2 litre pinto.
Is there anything odd about them?
thanks
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prawnabie
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| posted on 11/8/16 at 12:58 PM |
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I'm sure I have read on here it is harder to see fatigue when they have been chromed.
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Sam_68
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| posted on 11/8/16 at 01:21 PM |
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The problem, I think, is not so much that cracking is more difficult to spot, but that the chroming process causes 'hydrogen
embrittlement' of the steel, so they're much more likely to crack in the first place.
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Banana
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| posted on 11/8/16 at 01:40 PM |
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Interesting, if slightly concerning.
Any thoughts on the car in the link? (I am looking for a project)
Are the wishbones sitting at an odd angle? Or just my eyes playing tricks maybe.
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loggyboy
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| posted on 11/8/16 at 01:46 PM |
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They could just be painted or coated in a high polish silver finish.
Mistral Motorsport
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 11/8/16 at 04:24 PM |
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IIRC, chrome plating is very brittle and any flexing leads to stress fractures, which in turn propagate into the steel underneath. Apparently cadmium
plating is OK as it doesn't lead to cracking in steel. Available in a brassy-gold and a silvery colour, although not as smooth or sparkly as
chrome. I believe that cadmium plating is done in preparation for chrome plating, so it's reasonably available.
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Sam_68
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| posted on 11/8/16 at 05:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
IIRC, chrome plating is very brittle and any flexing leads to stress fractures, which in turn propagate into the steel underneath.
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Yes, better worded explanation than mine - thank you!
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coozer
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| posted on 11/8/16 at 06:16 PM |
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Isn't chrome plating banned now having been replaced with nickel plating?
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1980 Z750
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Toys2
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| posted on 12/8/16 at 12:28 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Banana
Interesting, if slightly concerning.
Any thoughts on the car in the link? (I am looking for a project)
Are the wishbones sitting at an odd angle? Or just my eyes playing tricks maybe.
As always you need to check that it's correctly registered as a Locost....."Ford Sports" or similar for example is not good enough
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Slimy38
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| posted on 12/8/16 at 07:22 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Banana
Are the wishbones sitting at an odd angle? Or just my eyes playing tricks maybe.
If it is your eyes, then I have the same eyes!! It's like someone has used an upright that's too big.
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Banana
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| posted on 12/8/16 at 10:16 AM |
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Yep he is registered as a Locost.
Chap has a rather lovingly kept photo account of the build.
In regards to the wishbone angle - i think it is a trick, as ive got some more photos and it looks more normal.
Any thoughts? I know its not mint, but a cheap project is appealing to me.
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ReMan
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| posted on 12/8/16 at 02:25 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by coozer
Isn't chrome plating banned now having been replaced with nickel plating?
No?
But it much more controlled (read expensive)
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