Making my own CCT
I'm just about finished making my own set. I still have to cut the other side but thats it. I made them from 6061-T6 aluminum 1" thick which I believe is 1/4" thicker than the APE ones. I wanted the adjuster bolt to have more threaded area. What type of carriage bolt do you guys think I should buy, stainless or zinc plated?
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Here's a pic.
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Im using Stainless. Zinc plating will look like shit in a few years.
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made a little more progress today.
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Looking good! You should leave them aluminum. I'd go with an anodized finish if you wanted them to stay looking good. Steel is a lot heavier, although these parts are small it all adds up!
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Good work, I'd love to have access to a mill, I may buy my own in the future so I can make all those parts I can think of :D
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Almost done, I just have to attach the adjuster nut. I think I will drill and use a drive pin to attach the nut. I'm not much of a welder. I think APE uses a pin to attach theirs too.
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Almost forgot the pic.
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Not going to countersink the bolt heads? Makes adjusting them very easy.
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I was going to, but for some reason I wanted to use the stock bolts. Don't know why now. Now that I see it, I probably will c-bore them.
Originally Posted by Truckinduc
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Not going to countersink the bolt heads? Makes adjusting them very easy.
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mine use the stock bolts. You can thread the stock bolts in untill they bottom out to find out how deep you need to go.
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Never thought of that. I'll have to try that.
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