shop-talk
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: Drill a hole in round tubing?

To: "Derek" <dereklola@yahoo.com>, <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Drill a hole in round tubing?
From: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 14:32:03 -0600
Derek wrote:

> You say the hole has wallowed out over the years. Was there
> no tube welded into the original holes to take the pin? If
> not I strongly suggest you simply drill the current hole
> oversize, say 3/8", and weld or braze a 1/4" ID tube in
> there.

I'm pretty sure Carroll Smith, author of "Engineering to Win" and 5 or 6
other race car builder books, would have said the exact same thing.

Tony in Texas

///  unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net  or try
///  http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo
///  Archives at http://www.team.net/archive/shop-talk


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>