Tinkering Corner & Member's Builds » Bye bye leaf springs!!

#1 by stefanos , Tue Dec 25, 2018 6:41 am

....about a year ago...

21752087_1423520697761040_5835542588514432605_n by Stefanos Salteris, on Flickr

#2 by stefanos , Tue Dec 25, 2018 6:49 am

#3 by stefanos , Tue Dec 25, 2018 6:56 am

#4 by stefanos , Tue Dec 25, 2018 8:22 am

#5 by George , Tue Dec 25, 2018 9:01 am

Very nice work looking good

#6 by Rem708 , Tue Dec 25, 2018 9:19 am

Impressive - nice to see good photos

#7 by stefanos , Tue Dec 25, 2018 9:41 am

The mod is still in progress.The rear end is almost ready,but I must finish and the front (shocks rebuild,4636 diff gears,wisbones mod, etc)

#8 by stefanos , Tue Dec 25, 2018 9:44 am

#9 by stefanos , Tue Dec 25, 2018 9:47 am

...rear swaybar...

#10 by stefanos , Tue Dec 25, 2018 9:50 am

....tank mod ....

#11 by Mallinman , Tue Dec 25, 2018 10:34 pm

Very nice engineering work. What I like to see. Nice and neat.

#12 by birdie , Tue Dec 25, 2018 10:46 pm

Looks really smart, nice work

#13 by Rob1307 , Thu Dec 27, 2018 10:09 am

Excellent work there 👍

#14 by Mallinman , Thu Dec 27, 2018 10:39 am

How are you finding the metal on the axles when welding with being a cast part. Does it weld nice?? I know it’s cast steel and not cast iron but sometimes they can still be full of impurities When welding and putting a lot of heat into them. Depending on how well they are made. No cracking?? I had a bad problem with a casing cracking on an old Suzuki sj axle after I welded. Forever chasing cracks. Just wondered what the mitzy ones are like

#15 by Tek76 , Thu Dec 27, 2018 2:48 pm

Nice job and looks very professionally done. Question, what size chunk did you lose with going with the new fuel tank?

#16 by Woody.v8 , Thu Dec 27, 2018 2:52 pm

Quote: Mallinman wrote in post #14
How are you finding the metal on the axles when welding with being a cast part. Does it weld nice?? I know it’s cast steel and not cast iron but sometimes they can still be full of impurities When welding and putting a lot of heat into them. Depending on how well they are made. No cracking?? I had a bad problem with a casing cracking on an old Suzuki sj axle after I welded. Forever chasing cracks. Just wondered what the mitzy ones are like

The axle is a steel pressing on these, no cast pigs head like a Dana.

#17 by stefanos , Thu Dec 27, 2018 4:21 pm

Quote: Tek76 wrote in post #15
Nice job and looks very professionally done. Question, what size chunk did you lose with going with the new fuel tank?

Now it's about 28lt,but I made and another one (about 60lt)to put it on spare wheel space

#18 by stefanos , Thu Dec 27, 2018 4:24 pm

Quote: Woody.v8 wrote in post #16

The axle is a steel pressing on these, no cast pigs head like a Dana.

Yeap!!

#19 by Gezza , Mon Dec 31, 2018 5:32 pm

Nice job.....👍.......hello Walkinshaw!

#20 by krutly , Mon Dec 31, 2018 8:33 pm

Quote: Gezza wrote in post #19
Nice job.....👍.......hello Walkinshaw!

#21 by stefanos , Wed Mar 20, 2019 3:49 pm

20190308_225809 by Stefanos Salteris, on Flickr

#22 by stefanos , Wed Mar 20, 2019 3:50 pm

20190308_235002 by Stefanos Salteris, on Flickr

#23 by stefanos , Wed Mar 20, 2019 3:50 pm

20190310_160949 by Stefanos Salteris, on Flickr

#24 by stefanos , Wed Mar 20, 2019 3:52 pm

20190311_191358 by Stefanos Salteris, on Flickr

#25 by stefanos , Wed Mar 20, 2019 3:53 pm

20190317_142222 by Stefanos Salteris, on Flickr

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