T1 End Links and Bars
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 1,385
Likes: 86
From: San Diego CA.
Lol. I'm cheap. If I can fix it I will. Isn't that funny. A 60k car that I drive on the track and I try to fix a $20 part. That's why the larger hole just doesn't mean a thing to me. Drill it! Lol....
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,827
Likes: 301
From: Tucson Arizona
St. Jude Donor '08
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 21,502
Likes: 462
From: Southern Utah
I've learned recently that Amazon is a great source for auto parts...it's amazing how much they have. A year ago, I had my fuel pump replaced in my SUV..I paid $520 for the pump from my mechanic, plus labor, and later found that the exact same Delco pump was on Amazon for $220...lesson learned.
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 1,527
Likes: 34
I have to agree with the overthinking comment. This is not a sophisticated machining problem, it's a simple matter of drilling a hole bigger or deciding not to. Boring is an operation that is far more precise than what is required here. The attachment points for a sway bar and its' end links are nothing more than bolts going through holes and being tightened up with a nut on the other end. There is no need for high precision...it's meatball work. If measured with a micrometer, there is lots of play in the oem end links holes versus the bolts that go through them also.
Improper drilled holes produce unsatisfactory surface finish that can lead to catastrophic cracks. Certainly, no one want the following possibility:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/auto...pfadt+sway+bar
It is true that there will be clearance between a bolt, with its respective bolt hole. In fact, standard is 1/32" clearance.
But.....as in the case of OP's intention, considering to enlarge 12mm to .5" - total sum of .028" - that is only .014" on the side. To avoid the fissure generating surface finish from using drill bit, hand reamer along with cutting fluid can and will produced an gleaming finish.
That, is between when a person knows and the other just....rant without substance.
It is indeed simple work when done properly. Opined it as ".it's meatball work." - well, I have to ask you - what is your background?
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 1,527
Likes: 34
[QUOTE=vetten76;1586969880]
You make remarks and being critical on me all without knowing me.
You must have been a fast learner, since this:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...or-rivets.html
As for "I even apologized ahead of time if I had offended you, thinking you were the op." The way I see it, it is like "Hey, I apologize if I gonna punch you in your face" - I then punched you - but....."Hey, I apologized ahead of time......"
----
However, we do have something in common!
Since you claimed to be proficient with a rat tail file! I made these free hand, out of various sized three corner and blade file back in 1974 and still using them today:
I have to agree with the overthinking comment. This is not a sophisticated machining problem, it's a simple matter of drilling a hole bigger or deciding not to. Boring is an operation that is far more precise than what is required here. The attachment points for a sway bar and its' end links are nothing more than bolts going through holes and being tightened up with a nut on the other end. There is no need for high precision...it's meatball work. If measured with a micrometer, there is lots of play in the oem end links holes versus the bolts that go through them also.[/QUOTE
Lol. I read this after I finished my last reply. Funny. We were thinking along the same lines. I may not be a trained mechanic, but I have fixed many things through the years with a rat tail file and a little common sense.
[/QUOTELol. I read this after I finished my last reply. Funny. We were thinking along the same lines. I may not be a trained mechanic, but I have fixed many things through the years with a rat tail file and a little common sense.
You must have been a fast learner, since this:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...or-rivets.html
As for "I even apologized ahead of time if I had offended you, thinking you were the op." The way I see it, it is like "Hey, I apologize if I gonna punch you in your face" - I then punched you - but....."Hey, I apologized ahead of time......"
----
However, we do have something in common!
Since you claimed to be proficient with a rat tail file! I made these free hand, out of various sized three corner and blade file back in 1974 and still using them today:
Last edited by victorf; May 24, 2014 at 03:34 PM.
SUBVETTE
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 3,841
Likes: 93
From: San Diego CA
same here. replaced both fronts and rears, and so far so good. Got mine from Rock Auto for $20 also free shipping, no tax.
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 21,502
Likes: 462
From: Southern Utah
It's just my opinion and I'm not interested in selling it to anyone. I explained it clearly and simply and so it's out there for anyone to take or leave. I stand by it.
Also, I have many files, but I never mentioned them here.
Also, I have many files, but I never mentioned them here.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 1,385
Likes: 86
From: San Diego CA.
[QUOTE=victorf;1586975275]
You make remarks and being critical on me all without knowing me.
You must have been a fast learner, since this:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...or-rivets.html
However, we do have something in common!
Since you claimed to be proficient with a rat tail file! I made these free hand, out of various sized three corner and blade file back in 1974 and still using them today:
Victor. I wasn't critical of you. Go back and re-read what I've posted. I told you that you are way smarter than I. However, after seeing that you cut and pasted postings from two different people thinking all the remarks were mine, I need to rethink that statement.
End link mounting holes just aren't critical enough to be perfect. Not mil-spec stuff. Damn. You went back and saw that I asked for help in an old posting on removing rivets in a 30 plus year old car then made a smart *** remark about it? Your a dick pal. Are you an old angry Hawian who still hates white people. Good lord. Get a life!
You make remarks and being critical on me all without knowing me.
You must have been a fast learner, since this:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...or-rivets.html
However, we do have something in common!
Since you claimed to be proficient with a rat tail file! I made these free hand, out of various sized three corner and blade file back in 1974 and still using them today:
End link mounting holes just aren't critical enough to be perfect. Not mil-spec stuff. Damn. You went back and saw that I asked for help in an old posting on removing rivets in a 30 plus year old car then made a smart *** remark about it? Your a dick pal. Are you an old angry Hawian who still hates white people. Good lord. Get a life!
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 1,527
Likes: 34
[QUOTE=vetten76;1586975422]
Victor. I wasn't critical of you. Go back and re-read what I've posted. I told you that you are way smarter than I. However, after seeing that you cut and pasted postings from two different people thinking all the remarks were mine, I need to rethink that statement.
End link mounting holes just aren't critical enough to be perfect. Not mil-spec stuff. Damn. You went back and saw that I asked for help in an old posting on removing rivets in a 30 plus year old car then made a smart *** remark about it? Your a dick pal. Are you an old angry Hawian who still hates white people. Good lord. Get a life!
Repeating the same, first trying to play nice that came back with a slam!!
Beside name calling! Now its getting racial and still way off course from the OP's questions.
Rant on pal - knowledge is knowledge - 30 plus year old car notwithstanding!
FYI, my other half since '71 is one "White People" from Iowa.
Victor. I wasn't critical of you. Go back and re-read what I've posted. I told you that you are way smarter than I. However, after seeing that you cut and pasted postings from two different people thinking all the remarks were mine, I need to rethink that statement.
End link mounting holes just aren't critical enough to be perfect. Not mil-spec stuff. Damn. You went back and saw that I asked for help in an old posting on removing rivets in a 30 plus year old car then made a smart *** remark about it? Your a dick pal. Are you an old angry Hawian who still hates white people. Good lord. Get a life!
Repeating the same, first trying to play nice that came back with a slam!!
Beside name calling! Now its getting racial and still way off course from the OP's questions.
Rant on pal - knowledge is knowledge - 30 plus year old car notwithstanding!
FYI, my other half since '71 is one "White People" from Iowa.