alainmengoli@hotmail.com
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| posted on 27/6/04 at 10:40 PM |
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diy hubs with de dion
I am pplanning to use a de -dion but.... I was going to use x1/9 frot hub as I have Fiat wheels (long story), and spent £100s on recon parts. If I
choose to go the De Dion route I don't think I can use those hubs but could I make a hub??? Buy the bearing and thick wall roun tube and preston
weld the de dion to that. the caliper could easily be adapted. Or can I cut and weld my existing hub (welding onto cast iron??)?
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Peteff
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| posted on 27/6/04 at 11:16 PM |
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The hubs should be cast steel Alain.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 30/6/04 at 06:04 PM |
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yes, you can make hubs if you have a lathe then not too tricky, but as Pete says, the ones you have should be cast or forged steel, so weldable
anyway.
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alainmengoli@hotmail.com
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| posted on 30/6/04 at 10:09 PM |
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Does this mean I could cut my existing ones and wels brackets to them???
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crbrlfrost
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| posted on 30/6/04 at 10:12 PM |
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If you are going to fabricate uprights or modify others, just make sure your welding is up to snuff as its a relatively high stressed component.
Cheers!
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NS Dev
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| posted on 1/7/04 at 06:49 AM |
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yes, you should be able to cut and modify your uprights, though making ones from scratch may end up being easier, and of course cbrlfrost's
comment is dead right, they need to be done right, obviously it's not a bit you want to break!
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