Fabricating a Bracket, What Steel do I use?
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Racer
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From: Virginia Beach VA
Fabricating a Bracket, What Steel do I use?
I need to make a bracket that will hold the Holley Universal Throttle Solenoid in place to bump up my RPM's when my A/C Compressor is engaged. I have a guy at a muffler shop that says he can cut anything out for me and weld where I need it, I just need to design the bracket and bring him the material. He didn't really give me any more criteria beyond this. Should I use hot rolled, cold finished, or my best guess... stainless steel. That being said how thin of a piece do you think I can get by with that he could weld? 1/8", 3/16", or should I go for 1/4"? I know very little (to nothing) about welding / the materials required. Any other pertinent info I should know? Thanks for the help.
Racer
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Is there a reason that you need to fabricate your own?
There are brackets available at JEGS, - http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/store...2Bmatchpartial
See if one of those will fit. You can also try Summit. I looked at the Lokar site, no luck. Lokar uses a heavy gauge sheet metal for their products.
http://www.lokar.com/index.htm
There are brackets available at JEGS, - http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/store...2Bmatchpartial
See if one of those will fit. You can also try Summit. I looked at the Lokar site, no luck. Lokar uses a heavy gauge sheet metal for their products.
http://www.lokar.com/index.htm
Team Owner
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If you can find a 'ready-made' bracket, that would be easier. If you can't, use 1/8" stainless material if you can get it. 1/8" thick steel of any kind will serve your purpose. You'll just have to prime it with zinc chromate and paint with a good engine enamel if the material that you select will rust.
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Racer
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From: Virginia Beach VA
Sadly none of those brackets work... So I'm left to fabricate my own. I'll check out Lowe's for the sheetstock then get a good engine enamel once its finished. Thanks for the help
