Seedy Al Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 No stress my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muncie Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 If you can get those front diff subframe mounts higher do it my mk1 which wasn't overly low smacked them into everything. One of my cars suffered a buckled floor from a speed bump stopping me in my tracks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Nissan is 12x1.25 Toyota 12x1.5 Falcon 1/2" HQ 7/16" Triumph should be 7/16" from memory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 LS is narrower /smaller.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Why wouldn't you mount off the side of the rail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoom Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 24 minutes ago, kyteler said: Why wouldn't you mount off the side of the rail? I didn't want them sticking out into the engine bay possibly getting in the way. But it looks like I'm going to have to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 I'd trust a mount on a rail more than one on the inner guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoom Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 1 minute ago, kyteler said: I'd trust a mount on a rail more than one on the inner guard. That bit is actually pretty strong, it's the bottom of the strut tower, so it's got another ribbed reinforcing panel on the back of it that extends up to the top of the tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Rail is still a better place. Far less likely to fatigue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 A good improvement on space by the looks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 That sounds like triumph factory tolerances in all honesty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoom Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 6 minutes ago, tortron said: That sounds like triumph factory tolerances in all honesty. That was the conclusion I came to as well, but I'm befuddled as to how the fuck I should know when it's straight and the car is not going to drive in circles when it should go straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 When you get a wheel alignment done they only measure the wheels, not the body. When I did the Mercury rear suspension the alignment system checked the thrust angle (i.e is the rear in line with the front) and it was all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoom Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Nominal said: When you get a wheel alignment done they only measure the wheels, not the body. When I did the Mercury rear suspension the alignment system checked the thrust angle (i.e is the rear in line with the front) and it was all good. Hmmmm, I guess I'd have to reinstall the front suspension and steering to the yellow shell and drag it to a wheel alignment place.... Extracting it from the garage will be a mission. Unless there is such a thing as a mobile wheel alignment, or is all the gubbins tethered to some doodah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 9 hours ago, Adoom said: Hmmmm, I guess I'd have to reinstall the front suspension and steering to the yellow shell and drag it to a wheel alignment place.... Extracting it from the garage will be a mission. Unless there is such a thing as a mobile wheel alignment, or is all the gubbins tethered to some doodah? They are all computerised these days, need to be on site. However, I set my suspension (4-link) at home with a tape measure, and the machine said it was dead on (0 degrees thrust angle). I guess my point is that the body can be out a bit so long as the wheels point in the right direction 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 I've heard of people taking chassis to powdercoaters (think industrial scale) to have their steel chassis stress relieved in the powdercoaters ovens - let it "cook" over night then slowly come back down in temperature. Worth a shot, and your item is a whole heap smaller... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkellybarr Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Commercial kitchen oven and plate steel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean.101 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 I modified my 1uz sump a while back. I welded it bolted to the block and it still warped. I found bolting it back to the block and putting feller blades between the block and sump in strategic places and tightening it down to try and bend it back, then using a gas torch to heat the sump to relieve the tension. It took a few attempts to get it back close. Then I machined the last mm or so out. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Plasma cutter and die grinder with a good carbide burr would make short work of that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muncie Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 To cut that hole you could weld a chunk of 10mm plate nearby hire a mag drill to sit on the plate and and just bore on through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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