[Roadsters] Bent center link - what metal to fabricate a replacement out of?

[D-SOLOMON at comcast.net]

c'mon.  you're kidding, right?  

Let's be honest here.  If we want to chastise him for "stealing" a peice of bar, then let's do that under the premise of "stealing is wrong".... not the false premise that taking a 4' peice of rebar from a scrap-pile at a construction site will somehow cause death, pain and trauma to others.  you're using the tragedy of that event to manipulate the emotions of others to try to gain an edge in your argument.  That sucks.  

bad form, if you ask me.

Dan


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From: <tputland at charter.net> 

> > 15" less reinforcement.> 
> 
> Have look at what happened up in MN with the Hwy 35 bridge over the Mississippi 
> River and then pray that no one misses using any rebar at a job site. (Not that 
> this is necessarily what happened to this bridge, just making a point.) 
> 
> Any yea, like Keith said, you really don't want to get creative with the 
> steering bits. 
> 
> Tim 
> Belleville, WI. 
> '70 SPL AND SRL 
> Still clueless but always learning 
> 
> ---- nmleeds at mindspring.com wrote: 
> > All, 
> > 
> > I was getting my alignment done and noticed that my stearing centerlink was 
> bent (wicked turns I guess). The balls are in great shape so I figured I'd just 
> fabricate a new centerlink. Natually, I went to a local construction site and 
> made off with some rebar -- I figured that nobody at the new suspension bridge 
> would notice if there was 15" less reinforcement. 
> > 
> > After a little time with a hacksaw I was ready to go. But then my partner in 
> datsun pointed out that rebar isn't the world's strongest material, it wasn't 
> taking my threads, and was pretty rust prone. I suggested plastic for its 
> dampening properties -- he laughed at me and made me feel pretty stupid about 
> the whole thing. 
> > 
> > Now the question is what metal to use? Ideas? 304, 416, 316? Gold? Titanium? 
> Bubble gum? 
> > 
> > N 
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