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Tailgate strut brackets
AdeV:
This hardly dares qualify for inclusion in a forum as grandly named as "Gallery".... especially looking at the company its keeping... But, never one to hide behind a bushel, I knocked out a pair of new tailgate strut brackets today.
Long story short: Sold a saloon car, bought the estate version instead. Tailgate gas struts were cream crackered, so bought replacements. Each strut screws into a bracket which holds it to the tailgate. The thread on the new struts is M6, versus something utterly different on the old struts. Damn.
I love having a machine shop :D
1st job was to assemble some tools & a piece of metal:
The black brackets are the original item, here's a closeup:
Anyhow, after a few hours of machining:
The radius cut should have been 10mm (to make the rounded top), and although I do actually have a 10mm radius tool, I don't have a collet big enough to hold it! So, I had to make do with a 6mm rad instead. It doesn't make much of a difference...
So, the moment of truth:
The bracket can be seen in the green ring...
I'll whip 'em off & paint 'em black, because they're a bit shiny as they are... but the end result is, a tailgate that stays up of it's own accord.
:thumbup:
Bogstandard:
This is what the site is all about Ade. Showing what you get up to.
A real nice bit of Madmodding :nrocks: :ddb: :ddb: :ddb:
John
saw:
How did you get the green ring stay on the car.... :lol: :lol:
Nice work. :thumbup:
rleete:
--- Quote from: AdeV on March 29, 2011, 05:37:18 PM ---I'll whip 'em off & paint 'em black, because they're a bit shiny as they are...
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Good job. But before painting, take a file or sander to 'em and knock those sharp corners and edges off. You KNOW your hands or head will find the sharpest part someday!
rleete:
--- Quote from: saw on March 29, 2011, 06:50:58 PM ---How did you get the green ring stay on the car....
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Now that was funny.
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