A little tip

modelman · Post by **modelman** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 8:50 am

For those of you wishing to make your own rear shock-covers.

Mine weren't too good, ( plastic split ) so I looked around for steel tube, but I only needed a few inches & couldn't buy small amounts, looking around my local DIY store ( B & Q in the UK )

I found 60mm thin-wall bolt-on table legs, SPOT-ON !!

I'm often to be found lingering around various shops/stalls looking a 'junk' wondering 'what can I use that for' !!

DianneB · Post by **DianneB** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 9:40 am

Amazing! And ingenious to. Take an extra 15 minutes on your coffee break for a job well done ;)

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 11:42 am

Modelman

Excellent work! Girling covers work well too (with a little internal spacer to centre the spring) but yours is a much more satisfying solution. :-)

This is a CL77 damper I restored and converted from crimped to screw construction.

Thanks for sharing.....

G

R100 · Post by **R100** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 12:31 pm

Excellent!

sarals · Post by **sarals** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 2:25 pm

Talk about ingenuity! Fantastic.

Seadog · Post by **Seadog** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 5:49 pm

Great job! I assume you welded the top on the tube. That must have been tricky with such thin material.

modelman · Post by **modelman** » Sun Sep 06, 2015 7:52 am

Sorry I didn't reply. somehow missed this!!

Yes, I welded the top plate, I mig-welded it, turned it right down & then did a 'tack' then another & so on until it was all around, then cleaned it up on the belt-linisher.

Next job, cut out a cardboard template & make the chain-guard!!

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A little tip

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