And today I did......

[velomaniac]

Unashamed sales patter and not even in the MacRetro Trading Post, mans got mare brass neck than a candle stick factory

 

[gmac123]

fighting inner demons to resist the "what size is it?" question, boxxer don't answer! please

 

[The Ken]

Would high modulus silicone be too soft as an elastomer replacement? cut both ends of a tube of it, allow to cure ( a week or two at full thickness) drill whilst still in the tube then push out and trim to size?

 

[dyna-ti]

Unashamed sales patter and not even in the MacRetro Trading Post, mans got mare brass neck than a candle stick factory

Nice one

 

[Skyfarmer]

Would high modulus silicone be too soft as an elastomer replacement? cut both ends of a tube of it, allow to cure ( a week or two at full thickness) drill whilst still in the tube then push out and trim to size?

Funny you should say that..I already and that thought




I am only doing this build because it is free. If I have to buy a frame then I wold not do it.

Sorry..no sale..not to me any how

 

[dyna-ti]

If you want to try the idea of a tube of bathroom silicon then i think you would need to put it under pressure while its curing :? Otherwise i think it will just fall apart when compressed :?


Today i had more Hope bits arrive. Just some ebay stuff but still nice and very much needed.

Ti-glide lockring(the small one) JUST what i was needing for the Hope tandem hub i got in the joblot Only the axle and spacers for that ,though i think all of it might be already in the pile if only i could identify them


Note back from Hope
For general information- No more BULB rear hub ratchets left Im going to see if they actually have anything we could use kicking around :? Im going to ask to see it theyve things like lockrings or spiders or spacers.
Trouble is they might have something isted but as nobody knows the part number for a 5 bolt spider there could be some left in a box somewhere.
They've also added some more bits to their archive, not sure if it was the result of me prodding them about it but its a good result.

 

[Skyfarmer]

I turned a collar on the lathe today, and fitted that over the new too soft bush...that has reduced its ability to expand, so making the ride a bit firmer. it has reduced the travel a bit too..but it will do for now

The pivot bolt at the rear...with standard bolt heads, is snapped at the point where the rear brake cable would fit on canto brakes...so tomorrow need to turn down a new one on the lathe.

 

[RobMac]

Re:

Have a muck about with car suspension bump stops (Land Rover in particular) Hoy! Panda :mrgreen:

 

[Skyfarmer]

I did try Landrover leaf spring bushings from the eyelet ends..but they are too hard...been down the boat yards but the rollers I found are too hard.

 

[old_coyote_pedaller]

Re:

Rob's idea of using bumpstops is what others have done, as he says with Land Rover ones.

Below is a pic of a VW front bumpstop off, I think, a MK2 Scirocco, that is not rubber but seems to be polyurethane.
The ones on my B5 Passat are similar in shape.
It is 63mm long, 50mm in diameter at widest and hole down through it is 18mm.
The internal diameter on rear bumpstops will be smaller as shock piston rod is smaller diameter.
I can compress it a bit between my hands so not too hard.
Was in my local scrappy last week and there were several just lying about after people had removed shocks/springs.

Rear bumpstop for Passat that I fitted to mine for MOT,
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Passat-09- ... 56575bd82d

It is about 150mm long with an internal diameter of around 12mm, it was again probably polyurethane not rubber as it was yellowish in colour and soft enough to compress a bit by hand.
You could cut it down to length you need, might even get 2 out of it with different stiffness due to slightly tapering shape.