Shocker bottom brackets are finished – part 1

 

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here are the two brackets. Each is 6mm thick to give strong support to the bolt – it’s not rotating but being shoved backwards and forwards. If you don’t use a decent thickness of steel, the holes will oval in no time and the bracket will lose it’s precision and things will rattle about.

The shocker has a 1/2″ spherical bearing in there, and will be coming in at an angle of about 40 degrees from the vertical, hence providing some back gusseting support.

 

 

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Also, the back plate was 2mm going onto 6mm steel, so needed a little careful welding. I made a mistake on the first one (which you can see above on the right – the fillet is too big). I was running 95A which is good for getting a good puddle up on 6mm steel with a 1.6mm rod. I forgot to take it down to 85A when putting the gusset in (2mm corner fillet). however, I spotted my mistake and this side here is the result.

 

Tomorrow, I pick up some more argon and then these will go on the car.

 

2 thoughts on “Shocker bottom brackets are finished – part 1

  1. Hello, i found in your blog à sump for Duratec 2.0 and i would like to know if you have thé draw or a CAD modèle. On Locostbuilder i found thé same sump made by Flak Monkey but he never told me. I have a Seven with à pinto and i want more power. Sorry for my english.
    Patrick

    • Hi Patrick. I will email flack to see if he responds. However, I did make a stainless version of this sump that I don’t need any more. It’s never been on a car. If you would like to buy it, give me a shout.

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