well still screwed doing the strut section/coilover install

[Guest ON3GO]

well i cant find a shop that will section my struts and install/weld my coilovers on. i called lots of shops and a few didnt even know anything about it. and one was arguing with me telling me you cant do it, and blah blah blah..

anybody knows anybody around tampa florida that can do this?

i dont trust myself doing this.

thanks

 

mike

[Guest cbrunberg]

Mike, Glad to see you got them apart. How did you finally do it? How's everything with the family? As for the sectioning the have seen a few post where poeple said they would do it, try a search. Also call the coil over co. to see if they can recommend someone.

 

Carl

[Guest ON3GO]

hey.. me and my dad are doing good now.

im gonna keep the car too.

i got the gland nut off, and also got the knuckles and steering rack out too .

now i just have to do the strut sectioning and coilovers and then put everything back together and im set.

i gotta find somebody to do it.. ill do a search and look around.

anybody have any ideas though?

 

thanks

[jt1]

Try and find a shop that does race car fabrication. A lot of the mainstream repair shops are going to shy away from that job.

 

John

[Pop N Wood]

Isn't HybridZ member Rick Bowers on the other coast of Florida? Give him a PM and see if he knows anyone. Grumpyvette is down in lockahatchee or some place like that. One of those two should be able to hook you up with someone fairly local.

[Twentyfourouncer]

I had mine done by a shop that did ornamental welding and fabrication work. Five years and still going strong. Most places that do welding of any type should have the skills to weld your sectioned struts if you do the cutting yourself. I cut mine with a large tubing cutter from Sears.

[Jeff]

I second the vote to find a race car fabrication shop. You might be able to find a welder that will do it but I would be more comfortable with a fab shop. If all else fails I can hook you up with someone in Orlando.

 

For the shops that say it can't be done you can show them the Ground Control installation instructions. The instructions can be found with the post the other day that pointed you to the Energy Suspension instructions.

[Guest ON3GO]

i have been callin a few Fab speed shops and they wont do it...

who in orlando will do it?

[Jeff]

I know the owner of a small welding / fab shop that is an ex chasis fabricator. I'm sure he would do it for you. The shop is Custom Welding by Law and the owners name is John Law, no kidding. His phone number is (407) 843-0061. I know him through work so if you call tell him that Jeff with The Nassal Company told you to call.

[johnc]

If you're still stuck, you can ship them out to me in California and I'll do it.

[Guest ON3GO]

john how much will you charge?

[ZROSSA]

Mabye you are looking in the wrong places to get it done. Have a look for general engineering shops . Really easy to find them here, but i am rural and farmers are always having things made fixed and modified. I get the feeling that the mod car seen this days is going bolt on and people are forgetting how to fabricate. Coil overs are pretty easy to do.

 

Douglas

[johnc]

$200 if all I'm doing is cutting and welding, but you'll probably pay more then that in shipping. Look around locally.

[Guest ON3GO]

ya those struts are heavy.. damn. ill keep looking around.

thanks john

[johnc]

FYI...

 

Its critical that the cuts on the strut are perfectly perpendicular to the tube centerline. A big Lathe is the best but a big pipe cutter works well too. Be scared if someone uses a band saw (unless there's a GREAT vice on the saw). Be terrified if someone uses a chop saw. If the tube is not reassembled perfectly straight (which is totally dependent on the cuts), inserts won't go in and definately won't come out and you'll concentrate stresses at the focus of the bend.

 

You can fudge a bit by putting an alignment tube inside the strut tube that is a close fit to the strut tube ID. That can hold it in alignment for tack welding. Just maek sure the aligning tube doesn't get welded into the strut tube.

[Guest cbrunberg]

It just occurred to me that a drive line shop may be able to handle this type of work.

 

Carl