lloyd57
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 posted on 18/6/02 at 03:12 PM |
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Profiled Wishbone Tubes???
Does anyone know a source of oval steel Tube?
Loads of Racing people use it so must be available somewhere?
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Liam
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| posted on 18/6/02 at 03:46 PM |
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Hi
I got mine from good old MK. Think it was about £3 per metre. The people he gets it from dont cover it in oil, so it gets rusty - oh well.
Liam
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 18/6/02 at 05:00 PM |
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most steel stock holders will have a supply, where do you live ? i do have some off cuts in garage, not sure if they will be long enough for bottom
wishbone though as lots a builders have sifted thru what i have......North Derbyshire here.... 
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bass
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| posted on 30/6/02 at 03:33 PM |
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what size is oval tube?
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 30/6/02 at 05:34 PM |
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how lomg is a lump of string ?
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bass
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| posted on 3/7/02 at 08:34 PM |
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brought some oval tube 1 1/4 x 5/8 x1.6 at £5 .88 for7.5m, 40 x20 x1.6 £6.90 for 7.5 m, 1" box £8.90 for 7.5 m is that a fair price?
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interestedparty
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| posted on 3/7/02 at 09:28 PM |
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Depends on the quality of the shopping experience
John
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 3/7/02 at 09:46 PM |
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Steel prices seem to vary a lot, perhaps by supplier or by how much you buy.
Originally i bought 10 x 6 mtr lengths of 1 inch section for sixty quid.
A year later i bought two and they cost just over 20!
If you are wondering why i needed more than a std locost, its cos mine isnt.
atb
steve
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bass
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| posted on 7/7/02 at 06:52 PM |
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made my w/bones out of oval tube, over the w/end. tube was £6 odd an i only used half of it.put pics to show how they look
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Alan B
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| posted on 7/7/02 at 07:48 PM |
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quote:
made my w/bones out of oval tube, over the w/end. tube was £6 odd an i only used half of it.put pics to show how they look
They look nice 
I remember that stuff now (been out of England nearly 8 years) we used call it FSO, for "flat sided oval". In some applications (like wishbones) it
looks great and is worth a few extra bob. ISTR that Le Bas were the main suppliers of it.
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john_s
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| posted on 7/7/02 at 08:08 PM |
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Very nice... think i'll have to have a look for some tube like that.
John
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John Singleton
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Jasper
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| posted on 9/7/02 at 01:25 PM |
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Bass, where did you get your oval tube from? I've tried all my local suppliers, and they've all put me onto Hub Le Bas who only sell large
quantities.
MK don't post it
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 9/7/02 at 06:41 PM |
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Hi guys, we have had some in the past at work, sourced from a stockholder in sheffield, will get info n post....
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Jasper
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| posted on 9/7/02 at 07:34 PM |
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Cheers Jon, again!
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 10/7/02 at 04:33 PM |
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sorry guys clean forgot, tomorrow do ?
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 11/7/02 at 05:03 PM |
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more excuse's, but i'm off to bed.....
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 12/7/02 at 05:33 PM |
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Right......got it..... they supply two types in lots of different size's / wall thickness,
"Flat sided oval" bit like RHS but with rounded sides instead of square corners.
"Elliptical Oval" nice stuff this, true oval shape this one.......
Not sure how much you would need to buy B4 they would ship and if it really gets tuff and they won't post i can get some in and post it from
work...(ask Jasper) it costs me £6 to post packages 24hrs so that is an option if enough people want it, i'm not trying to make money here just help
out so as long as i aint out of pocket if all else fails we can do it that way.
Oh, the number Gardener Steels 0114 2442094.
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merlin
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| posted on 12/7/02 at 07:39 PM |
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I have about 10 meters of 30 x 15 FSO available. I will take it to the Uxbridge Show on the 21st July! First come, first served! £1.50 a meter... 
shit happens! (but why always to me!!)
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 12/7/02 at 08:54 PM |
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You gona cut it up with your nail file?
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merlin
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| posted on 13/7/02 at 06:34 PM |
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no John, that's your department! And Bob's making the tea!
shit happens! (but why always to me!!)
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bob
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| posted on 13/7/02 at 10:40 PM |
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How come when there's a car show its good old bob the tea making bar-b cooking and washing up geezer.
I'm retiring now,will supply the bits but someone else can have a go.
Well thats untill i get hungry and thisty,which is normally every 10 mins.
Bring yer own meat lads 
What the hells this got to do with oval tube i dont know. 
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 14/7/02 at 07:27 AM |
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oval tube barbie stand,thats what! 
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bass
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| posted on 24/7/02 at 08:45 PM |
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MADE MY REAR OVAL W/BONES OVER THE WEEK END FOR IRS. USED 1 1/4 OVAL AND ROSE JOINTS AS TO ADJUST CAMBER ECT. SEE PICS.
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bass
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| posted on 28/7/02 at 05:39 PM |
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bass
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| posted on 28/7/02 at 05:46 PM |
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just built my irs using oval, used ford long ruber bushes as i used 1 1/4 inch oval near the diff end an r/joints near the wheel. ford diff and drive
shafts. if you want to alter the track use 2 n/side or 2 o/side d/shafts. any body want more info email me. see pics of irs
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