Forward strut rod spacers

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97MarkJA

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These were turned down from one solid piece, no welded washer. Nothing wrong with the welded washer method.. And you don't end up with a giant Brillo Pad of stainless. :)
 

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97MarkJA

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The old logan holds pretty true, stainless isn't very forgiving and I took some deep cuts.
As you can tell by the giant stainless Brillo Pad on the floor it was consistent which isn't to bad for a machine built I 1944.
 
Ford nut

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97MarkJA said:
The old logan holds pretty true, stainless isn't very forgiving and I took some deep cuts.
As you can tell by the giant stainless Brillo Pad on the floor it was consistent which isn't to bad for a machine built I 1944.
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Sometimes the old machines are the best, love your chip tub! :)

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Time to make more... : /
 
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97MarkJA

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Factory strut rod spacers are not available to purchase anymore. These keep the front strut rod bushing from being collapsed too far.
The originals for the most part are a 1 time use and I don't much care for the current aftermarket ones.
With the stainless I should never have to replace the spacer again.
 
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Ford nut said:
Sometimes the old machines are the best, love your chip tub! :)

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Time to make more... : /
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Had to get that stuff out of the chip tray.. With the 8" chuck it doesn't take much to snatch it up out of the tray and get whipped with a big ball of stainless swarf = bad day infront of the lathe.
I filled 4 target bags with that stuff.
 
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97MarkJA said:
Had to get that stuff out of the chip tray.. With the 8" chuck it doesn't take much to snatch it up out of the tray and get whipped with a big ball of stainless swarf = bad day infront of the lathe.
I filled 4 target bags with that stuff.
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Sounds like a funny you tube video.
The 2 5/8 amce that runs 12 ft bars catches on fire on occasion from a big ball of stainless.
Clears out the shop in a hurry. :fart
 
SCTBIRD1173

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Did you make these fancy parts just for your own car or were you thinking of selling them? I remember Doug saying they were a PITA to make and no one would want to pay what he would ask for them, but he was wrong... LOL
 
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97MarkJA

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They are a PITA to make and being they are 1 piece vs a welded washer they are 5 times the PITA.
Given the time it takes I don't think it would be worth it to sell them, takes about a day and a half or so to turn them out.
I'm sure I could do them faster if that's all I did, the tube and washer method is much faster and someone is already selling those at a respectable price.
 
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98mark8lsc

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SCTBIRD1173 said:
Did you make these fancy parts just for your own car or were you thinking of selling them? I remember Doug saying they were a PITA to make and no one would want to pay what he would ask for them, but he was wrong... LOL
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I guess I don't advertise enough.... :fart

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Doug was selling sets for $150. It is just allot of material to remove on a manual lathe.

The OEM sets are removable and reusable if you are carefull. Trick would be finding OEM bushings.
 
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98mark8lsc

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beerdog said:
Doug was selling sets for $150. It is just allot of material to remove on a manual lathe.

The OEM sets are removable and reusable if you are carefull. Trick would be finding OEM bushings.
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Doug was actually selling them for $175!

It's a decent amount of work, but I just couldn't bring myself to charge that much for them. My price is $135 shipped.
 
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97MarkJA

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$135 is a good price and Jay does quality work.
One piece spacers would be significantly more and are no fun to make in any large quantity.
 
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