D & B -
Very good idea. I guess I hadn't thought this through. My local OSH, of
all places, carries rod ends in their commercial hardware section. For
lawn mower controls, I guess.
Clay L.
'67 Sprite
At 12:54 AM 5/31/2002 -0400, Dave Carpenter wrote:
>Or make your own. I bought Heim joint rod ends and threaded rod from
>McMaster-Carr.com and made my own shift linkage for my FWD Shelby Turbo
>car. It works much better than original plastic joints and has held up at
>the drags. I would think the existing brake rods could be cut and threaded
>by hand with a die to accept the rod ends. They would then be adjustable.
>If you have a Go Kart shop near, they use the rods for steering and such
>and could make what you need.
>
>Dave & Bobbie Carpenter
>Pittsburgh, PA
>60 3000 "Helaey Bits" (in more pieces than they built it from)
>60 Bugeye "Little Bits" click the link below for pictures
>http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze2z49v/bugeye.htm
>
>
>RevdSpridget@aol.com wrote:
>
>>Why don't you shorten some steel wheel ones?
>>RS
>>In a message dated 30/05/02 18:22:21 Greenwich Standard Time,
>>clabaw@jpl.nasa.gov writes:
>>
>>
>>>Listers -
>>>
>>>Is anyone parting out a W/W Spridget that would part with the brake rods (L
>>>& R)? Alternatively, does anyone know of a source that would have them
>>>at a lower price than the adjustables from Moss GB ($35 each)?
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