manufan
4/22/2008 6:58:00 PM
I grabbed some B7 wheels from a member on the 'zine. Split 5 spokes, 17 x 7.5 et 45. My 16" stockies are 7" et 45. So, I lost 6mm of clearance to the suspension arm which I wanted back. Stayed after work one night and made 4 of these. The nice lady at the platers hardcoat anodized them for me. As soon as I get it back on the ground from my brake recon, I'll post some pics of the car.
01AudiA4
4/22/2008 7:15:37 PM
They look real nice--Where do you work?
klum00
4/22/2008 7:22:57 PM
pretty impressive.
when i saw the title of this thread I thought it was going to be some kid who wanted to save money by widdling his own spacers out of wood or something. i was much surprised to say the least.
manufan
4/22/2008 7:32:46 PM
Thanks. I'm refered to as a Tool and Die Maker, which is sort of an old school term. Generally, I make parts on a CNC vertical milling machine. But, I can run other macines in the shop as well. The place I work at is considered a "job shop" which is to say we don't have a product of our own. We make parts to the blueprints that companies bring to us.
a4BRZLowrider
4/22/2008 7:51:11 PM
how much do those weight?? any idea??
Texas_Pete
4/22/2008 8:23:05 PM
quote:
ORIGINAL: klum00
pretty impressive.
when i saw the title of this thread I thought it was going to be some kid who wanted to save money by widdling his own spacers out of wood or something. i was much surprised to say the least.
HAHAH I thought almost the same thing
I was like
"oh jeeze some idiot is gonna space his wheels with cardboard...."
UpstateNYA4
4/22/2008 9:00:31 PM
Nicely done - you could probably market those:)
manufan
4/22/2008 9:32:08 PM
quote:
ORIGINAL: UpstateNYA4
Nicely done - you could probably market those:)
Thanks, I could never compete for price with the people who mass produce them.
a4b5guy
4/22/2008 11:13:14 PM
Yeah man, if you could sell them cheaper for what the major companies sell them for you would be making some mad cash. I would deff take 4 if your making more. Those look amazing.
A4 Effort
4/23/2008 5:12:14 AM
I would certainly be interested in a set - how much?
klum00
4/23/2008 6:01:48 AM
jeff, i just sold mine at the atspeed meet. you should have picked them up...
A4 Effort
4/23/2008 9:13:54 AM
^^ damn it!! Were they 4mm by chance? Not that it matters now
klum00
4/23/2008 9:16:38 AM
yeah actually they were probably too big for you, 8mm and 12mm
01afour
4/23/2008 5:14:53 PM
i was gunna make spacers out of this chunck of round alum. at my work. it looks like it wants to be made into spacers. how hard would this be with a band-saw and a drill press??
a4b5guy
4/23/2008 6:26:28 PM
Eh just use cedar or ply wood.
manufan
4/23/2008 7:30:53 PM
quote:
ORIGINAL: 01afour
i was gunna make spacers out of this chunck of round alum. at my work. it looks like it wants to be made into spacers. how hard would this be with a band-saw and a drill press??
They need to be very parallel and a bandsaw isn't going to get that done.
zakario
4/23/2008 8:11:21 PM
You will need to use a harder wood like oak or walnut....screw it! just use some styrofoam
