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martyn:
its going to be a cab so all the bits like slings ropes etc will stay relatively safe inside theives and skallywags are every where.

as i dont know where to cut and weld the swivel bolts etc i think ill go for the different props.
the cutting and welding at the back and making good is for me the easy part as im an air craft fitter. but this front axle bit is sucking the life out of me at the minute

boss:
that really made me laugh! you could be in  alot deeper :lol:

you dont want to weld the swivvles, the idea is to machine the holes to bolt them on further around the flange.


honestly, its ok with the standard arms, and there isnt a company out there who fabricate ones that are as strong as the standard units. gwyn lewis bends them to re gain the castor but IIRC at college they were saying that bending cast materials is a very dodgy deal. they will also be slightly shorter.....unless he provides some sort of spacer. gwyn also supplies the wide angle props but i would go to a breakers yard and look for the prop off of a disco2 as its a double cardon unit. but i think it may need shortening(not hard to send off) better unit and probibly the same price at the end of it.

martyn:
thanks at last a bit of sense.
was it you who chopped that disco up the green one was it 2 yrs ago? did you do a front shunt ?where is the thread? i've been looking

tack43:

--- Quote from: boss on January 29, 2010, 20:34:59 --- IIRC at college they were saying that bending cast materials is a very dodgy deal.

--- End quote ---

They are forged so there's no problem heating and bending them

boss:
yes that was me.
the origional build thread is probibly lost to the forum.
the "new" thread is labled "daisy 2.0"

http://www.mud-club.com/forum/index.php/topic,65976.0.html

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