Porche titanium caliper pins
Today i’ve made some brake caliper pad pins for a rather nice Porche. They were really tricky to do, had to turn down 7mm dia bar to 5.95mm for the fat bit, lots of deflection on bar so skinny, they were a labour of love! getting the two holes through was fun as well, 1mm dia, and i’m really chuffed with myself because i didn’t snap any! which is perhaps as well as i only had 1.
Read More7075 alloy R1 oil cooler bolt and connector
I’m now offering the R1 oil cooler bolt and connector in 7075 alloy. These are hot off the machines so haven’t been anodised yet. As you can see it doesn’t weigh much compared to the original which weighs 147g – 106g lighter! In titanium it weighs 62g. And the oil line connector: the original weighs 47g, so 30g lighter. The titanium one weighs 25g so in the middle. and a front axle bolt: I don’t know the weight of the original but i’ve a feeling its more than 10g!
Read MoreTiny M6 titanium c/s screws
I’ve just finished making 12 tiny M6 countersunk screws. They are for a mini clutch, the original had M5 c/s screws with a very slim nut on the back, i’ve modified the back plate by tapping it out to M6 and made new titanium screws to replace the M5’s. It went magnificently well. Although they look big on the photo, cos i got really close to take the picture, they are pretty small, the heads are 11mm across with 3mm socket cap in them.
Read MoreTriumph titanium rear wheel spindle and 7075 alloy nuts
Now that i’m confident that 7075 alloy makes good nuts i reccomend them. Here’s a titanium rear wheel spindle for a Triumph with 7075 nuts.
Read MoreTitanium disc and caliper bolts
I did this set of disc and caliper bolts last week. Since then i’ve done a shed load of 7075 alloy fastners but forgot to photo them before i posted them not half and hour ago!
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