Homemade torsion bar.
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colonelangus
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rattle can black and call it done
http://www.thefintels.com/aer/homealuminumanodizing.htm
Turns out there is more to it than I remembered... Still pretty cool though.
Turns out there is more to it than I remembered... Still pretty cool though.
colonelangus
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- 2011 Mazda 2 GS Touring MT
Rattle can it black. Thats funny,that's like painting over a beautiful piece of mahogany.
We just dipped it in this acid bath but had to turn up voltage to highest setting because its so dense.
ok point takin ..your proud of your work and want to show it off..im same way when i do mods to my harley..ive done anodizing at home personally i dont like the finish of anodized parts ..im into powder coating now..done quite a few parts for other bikes etc..PC isnt any harder than ano but finish is way more durable ..i coated a derby cover when finished i hit it with a hammer and it didnt chip just dented with the aluminium..worth checking out if ya havnt already..i got my system from columbia coatings its one of the best systems for the money out there ..
I agree 100 percent, but stainless steel is a beautiful finish already and there is no reason to coat it. I already have a ton of things car parts, tools, wheels,and equipment powder coated. By the way anodize job came out horrible so I'm just going to polish it and burn stain it.
Not to hijack, but I also made my own, and hadn't posted about it yet.
I went a lazy/cheap route, and used Unistrut.
a decent picture of some of the different struts available :
I used slotted, 316SS, about 22" long, and some grade 5 1/2" bolts. 5 minute install, $5 of parts (the strut was scrap from a job), and it works great.
I went a lazy/cheap route, and used Unistrut.
a decent picture of some of the different struts available :
I used slotted, 316SS, about 22" long, and some grade 5 1/2" bolts. 5 minute install, $5 of parts (the strut was scrap from a job), and it works great.
Do be careful about anything less than grade 8/8.8 on anything car related. Even though the 2 won't fall on its side should one of those bolts break, its always a good habit to use grade 8 or better on anything suspension related. Just my 2 cents. Still nice to see creative people doing creative things since I'm from another forum where we have a creative bunch of members.
Not to hijack, but I also made my own, and hadn't posted about it yet.
I went a lazy/cheap route, and used Unistrut.
a decent picture of some of the different struts available :
I used slotted, 316SS, about 22" long, and some grade 5 1/2" bolts. 5 minute install, $5 of parts (the strut was scrap from a job), and it works great.
Unistrut!
Neat idea.
