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willie-7 - 27/9/02 at 10:33 PM

Hi guys,
Any one know a cheap source for the suspension brackets,as not had much success making them.
also can you buy the (L) part's for the front of the chassis,made up or pre cut and weld your self

thanks
willie-7

UncleFista - 27/9/02 at 11:58 PM

See Merlin for brackets, he also makes the "magic box" which does away with the need for the "L" construction

See the photo archive, under Merlin

HTH

willie-7 - 28/9/02 at 08:35 AM

Thanks UncleFista,
Just off to look at the site now.

Hornet - 28/9/02 at 08:55 AM

hi peeps, The best price for brakets i have seen is http://www.gtscougar.freeserve.co.uk/
£1.20 each

UncleFista - 28/9/02 at 09:17 AM

You can't have looked very far then
Dunc (check the photo archive) did me a full set for £20 inc postage

willie-7 - 28/9/02 at 09:44 AM

Hi Hornet,

Tried them, but out of stock of the "book locost" brackets.



UncleFista
Any idea if dunc still sells them and how to get in touch with him.

thanks to all

willie

UncleFista - 28/9/02 at 10:20 PM

You could try sending him a U2U (private message) if you don't see anything of him, my set of brackets are just sat there doing nothing (seeing as I was supplied a set by MK when I got my suspension parts from him) give me a mail if you can't get in touch with him.

stephen_gusterson - 28/9/02 at 11:57 PM

the other way is to get a length of RHS 50mm square with 3mm side wall and cut one wall out....instant bracket.

atb

steve

theconrodkid - 29/9/02 at 07:34 AM

hardly instant brackets,gave up on that one same as the fuel tank,they were the only bits i gave up on though,try merlin he has some in stock

bob - 29/9/02 at 08:13 AM

If you want to contact merlin use the u2u on here as merlins e-mail is broke.

Parts i have from merlin are top drawer,look on his archive.

He will make a chassis too,your spec as well.

willie-7 - 29/9/02 at 08:23 AM

Hi All,

Thanks for the advice,trying to follow it all up now.

willie

Hornet - 29/9/02 at 08:29 AM

Dunc only had a few left way back then m8
So as i said cheapest i have seen is £1.20
Unless u wana sell urs to me Unclefista as i need a set reet now?

stephen_gusterson - 29/9/02 at 11:16 AM

quote:
hardly instant brackets,gave up on that one same as the fuel tank,they were the only bits i gave up on though,try merlin he has some in stock


having spent 30 plus hrs making up the back of my car, and being half way through building a shed extension so i can have room to work, cutting one side off an rhs and drilling a couple holes seems pretty instant!

Of course if you can get em made, then great. But then push that too far and its not exactly the build from scratch concept anymore.


Agree about the fuel tank - trying to weld good enought to keep a searching solvent in (petrol) seemed like an expert job to me. SO i got mine made by my dad put of 1mm stainless.


atb

steve