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Alejoint · Gold Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 1066 Location: Venezuela

Thought I'd give a small update on my front diff bracket project...

Basically, I stole a couple pics from http://nivaventure.free.fr/Texte/Equipements/Support_pont_av/Support_pont_av.htm and gave them to my wife, who works in the advertisement business. She used Ulead Photo Express to blow them up, then I used one of the inner CV shaft bearing retainer plates to check that the bolt holes lined up with those on the printed image.

Once I was satisfied with the result I printed a couple copies just in case I damaged one of them. Took the printed pages and glued them to a big piece of strong cardboard, cut the outline out with a very sharp blade and came up with two good templates, which were used to trace the shape of the brackets on a 50 cm x 40 cm of 9 mm-thick steel plate with the aid of a paint marker (I couldn't find 10 mm plate locally, but I thought 9 mm would do the trick as well).

It was very hard for me to find a local metalworks shop which carried a plasma cutter, but I finally found it. I'll be picking the plates up next Friday, so keep checking this thread for updates...

Below is a pic of the plate with the brackets outlined:

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Alejandro Gabatel
1991 Niva 1600
1992 Ford Bronco 4x4
FRONT DIFF BRACKET PROJECT

GadgetBoy · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:11 pm Post subject:

Nice job Alejandro. Do a write up on that and I'll stick it on T-N
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GadgetBoy
'96 Niva 1.7i
Belfast, N. Ireland
http://www.ladaniva.co.uk

Alejoint · Gold Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 1066 Location: Venezuela

Hi David, glad you like it so far.

Don't worry, I'll do a nice write-up once I'm done with all that cutting and welding.

Cheers,
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Alejandro Gabatel
1991 Niva 1600
1992 Ford Bronco 4x4
FRONT DIFF BRACKET PROJECT

GadgetBoy · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:18 pm Post subject:

Do you get to play with the plasma cutter?
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GadgetBoy
'96 Niva 1.7i
Belfast, N. Ireland
http://www.ladaniva.co.uk

Alejoint · Gold Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 1066 Location: Venezuela

Nope, I don't... I certainly would've liked to see how it works, since I've only seen it on American Chopper Crying or Very sad

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Alejandro Gabatel
1991 Niva 1600
1992 Ford Bronco 4x4
FRONT DIFF BRACKET PROJECT

Jonno · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:40 pm Post subject:

Awesome bits of kit the plasma cutter, I used to love playing with the plasma arc at my old job. So easy, clean and versatile.
Really thick plate I used to have cut at the welding & construction workshops at the local college, they had the magic eye oxy acetylene profiling machine - just stick a drawing outline in and watch it do its stuff. Did a C&G 165 welding course there.

Neil Chowney · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:07 pm Post subject:

What if you have no plasma that needs cutting?
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Neil, Whitchurch, Hampshire
Cossack with Lancia 2.0 twin cam (Mr Lump Hammer)
Smart car (Mr Eco)
Rover 90 (1954) (Mr pipe and slippers)
Mini Cooper D (Mrs go-kart mark II)

Stars on a reasonably priced car......

GadgetBoy · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:13 pm Post subject:

Build a particle accelerator! Then you'll have plenty of exotic thingummies that need cutting. You want them to be shiny after all!
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GadgetBoy
'96 Niva 1.7i
Belfast, N. Ireland
http://www.ladaniva.co.uk

alisdair · Bronze Joined: 15 Mar 2006 Posts: 179

plasma cutting is pretty hard if you have really shakey hands like me, most things i've cut came out with zig zagged edges!!!

GadgetBoy · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:17 am Post subject:

Have you and Jane done the dirty deed?
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GadgetBoy
'96 Niva 1.7i
Belfast, N. Ireland
http://www.ladaniva.co.uk

alisdair · Bronze Joined: 15 Mar 2006 Posts: 179

GadgetBoy · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:19 am Post subject:

Riva purchase!

As if you didn't know!
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GadgetBoy
'96 Niva 1.7i
Belfast, N. Ireland
http://www.ladaniva.co.uk

alisdair · Bronze Joined: 15 Mar 2006 Posts: 179

GadgetBoy · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:25 am Post subject:

I'll just go and cower in the corner here due to my poor choice of words.

LIGHTEN UP DOOD!
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GadgetBoy
'96 Niva 1.7i
Belfast, N. Ireland
http://www.ladaniva.co.uk

alisdair · Bronze Joined: 15 Mar 2006 Posts: 179