WTD. Someone to modify my rear crossmember

[re2]

so I can have adjustable camber. Ive seen a couple of threads on here but engineering isnt my strong point

[Chris S]

Its not the trailing arms you modify but the rear tubular cross beam.

Heading amended appropiately

[re2]

ta chris

anyone more capable than me up for this job?

[Trev16v]

I’m going to do this modification on mine (at least on the inside mounts anyhow; unsure about the outers yet). While I’m possibly not local enough (Oxfordshire) to do the actual welding for you, we could get our guide plates machined at the same time if you like. A mechanical engineer friend of mine will be arranging them for me. (Are you Bones on CGTI or am I mixed up?)

[re2]

hi trev
you arent mixed up at all!
Sounds like a plan batman
: )

[Trev16v]

Ah, cool! I think I will talk to my friend this weekend then about the plates. He’s a good chap; he has just designed my flanges for my 16V Syncro manifold I’m about to fabricate, and just got quotes from water cutting places for me, so doing these should be a doddle in comparison. However, it does occur to me that we might need to get our eccentric bolts ordered before the plates are machined, and get the plates machined to suit them, as per the advice in Chris’s thread. So, what I will do on Monday is order the bolts using the latest part numbers given there, and when I get them I’ll measure the heads on them and get my friend Alan to make the plates to suit.

[re2]

cool. Im happy to send you $ for the bolts etc too if you are happy to source them.

[Trev16v]

Do you want to send me your number, as I can text you about the bolts when I phone up on Monday then.

[re2]

done
thankyou

[Trev16v]

Hey Bones –

I realise I’ve really slacked over this, but I’ve just finally printed out one of Chris’s photos of the machined plate and written down the cut lengths and quantities ready to take to the machine shop. I’ll probably be able to visit them on Thursday to get a quote for it to be done. The measured diameter of the bolt heads is 33mm, by the way.

Let me know if you still want to do this conversion too, and I’ll get double the quantity made up. I need to get my arse in gear and get mine modified as my Syncro is almost ready for its rear beam back.

Trev

[re2]

yes Im defo up for it!

Thanks Trev

[Trev16v]

Awesome. My mate is still onto this. Watch this space.

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