tilly819
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| posted on 3/10/10 at 10:14 AM |
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welding to sierra uprights?????
hi all
i am in the process of designing some new suspension geometry and was just wondering rather than fully manufacturing new front uprights weather it is
safe to weld to excising sierra ones. they are obviously cast which gives me some doubt but they look to be steel rather than iron.
cheers tilly
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Davey D
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| posted on 3/10/10 at 10:17 AM |
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for the amount of stress on the uprights i wouldnt risk welding anything that is cast, whether it is cast steel or iron. Even less so if it was iron
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phelpsa
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| posted on 3/10/10 at 12:05 PM |
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I'm pretty sure they're forged not cast, and therefore you're fine welding to them....
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tilly819
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| posted on 3/10/10 at 12:50 PM |
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cool cool if they are forged then its play time could just do with some clarification on that to make sure
tilly
F20C Haynes roadster 440 BHP/Tonne www.youtube.com/handmadeextreme
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snapper
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| posted on 3/10/10 at 02:30 PM |
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I am pretty sure there cast so you can't weld to them.
What are you trying to attach?
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 3/10/10 at 02:38 PM |
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Welded modifications on uprights may well fail MOT /IVA etc
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aeromanboeing
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| posted on 4/10/10 at 06:38 PM |
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I have seen Cortina uprights cut and welded but that was done by an absolute professional. If you have to ask what they are made of, you shouldnt be
attempting to modify them. Jusy buy what the professionals have already made. Its safer that way.
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