A-arm modification

[Burt Reynolds]

what did you use to weld that

[Michael Jackson]

im a little scared

[shoopie]

A mig. Its not as bad as it looks in the pic trust me

[BigRed350x]

This thread is REALLY scaring me now...

 

You could have at least taken a wire wheel and cleaned the area where you're welding. I can still see black paint all around the area where you were welding. I also don't see any heat discoloration on the steel, so you didn't have your arc temp set correctly.

 

Do you have life insurance?

Edited December 31, 2010 by BigRed350x

[badassbanshee479]

yikes! good luck buddy

[shoopie]

Trust me I cleaned it really well. There is heat discoloration. I grinded it before it took the pictures.

[2sTrokeLove]

good luck with the mod its nice to see something different being done, hope all go's well....

[pabansheematt]

Be careful...and keep that thing off the jumps..

[CGR fmxer]

Be careful...and keep that thing off the jumps..

 

you still have to grind the bottom of the yfz shock bc it will rub.

[CGR fmxer]

you still have to grind the bottom of the yfz shock bc it will rub.

 

left side, yfz. right side, stock. and did you put slugs in thr end of the hollow tubes to strengthen them up?

[J.J.]

and did you put slugs in thr end of the hollow tubes to strengthen them up?

 

What he said ^^^

 

How did you join the open ended tubes to the slug and how did you fill the gap between the slug and the thin walled tube?

 

Good luck with that setup, I'm all for homefab, but I think you could've done better!

[BigRed350x]

What he said ^^^

 

How did you join the open ended tubes to the slug and how did you fill the gap between the slug and the thin walled tube?

 

Good luck with that setup, I'm all for homefab, but I think you could've done better!

 

 

I didn't see any plug welds in his pics, which means the slug is basically just end-cap welded, and the ball joint tube is just welded to the sides of the original a-arm tube and the end of the slug.

[shoopie]

I did it exactly how this guy did it in his a-arm mod thread and his worked out perfectly, i just extended mine a little bit for more width. don't give me shit if you don't like my work. You don't have to ride it so stop bitching

 

http://bansheehq.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=105318

[BigRed350x]

Your posting this stuff up with pictures of your work on a public forum... you have to be ready for some opinions on your work to come flowing in. Especially when people see some potential hazards with what you're doing.

 

I will remain scared throughout the testing phase of your experiment.

 

...and in the thread you referenced... look at the quality of the guys welds and compare his work to yours.

Edited January 1, 2011 by BigRed350x

[Nieskes]

I say run them! Whats the worst possible thing that could happen?................