My Elio Alternate Project Is Underway.

[Mark BEX]

what type of metal is the frame made out of ..... aluminum or steel ..?

Steel.

 

[JEBar]

figured that .... impressive welding

 

[Mark BEX]

figured that .... impressive welding

Ha! Nope, I am a truly terrible welder, it's one of my frustrations after 40 years of trying.

It's ok for the proto, but don't worry folks, I won't be welding any others :-)

 

[Elio Amazed]

Here we go again:
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OH NO!

If you give me a hundred dollars, I'll promise to beat you with a stick! (Kidding... maybe)

 

[Mark BEX]

May-Day holiday weekend and I need to measure and buy parts, but can not until tomorrow.

Because I m going with the original crossmember means I need to have longer control arms.

I balk at making bespoke ones, so my aim is to make simple and repeatable modifications to the stock control arms, to continue the 'off the shelf' theme as much as where possible.

 

[JEBar]

I balk at making bespoke ones, so my aim is to make simple and repeatable modifications to the stock control arms, to continue the 'off the shelf' theme as much as where possible.

for those of us who aren't so mechanically inclined .... if its not too much trouble, to make sure I understand what is going on, I'd appreciate seeing before and after pictures

 

[Mark BEX]

I'd appreciate seeing before and after pictures

What, you think this is an advertisement for 'Bullworker'?

I'll see what I can do.

 

[JEBar]

no clue what a 'Bullworker' is .... none the less, I appreciate it

 

[Mark BEX]

no clue what a 'Bullworker' is .... none the less, I appreciate it

"The Bullworker" was an exercise machine to build muscle, made famous by a comic strip on the back page of many comics in the 1970s, i.e. "before and after" ...

 

[Mark BEX]

Over to the next city today and picked up 4 new lower control arms.

Add the old 2 and that gives me 6 to test 2 methods to extend them, bring on tomorrow ...