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It worked
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 2:30 am
by wistech
Well as most of you know my favorite hobby is reengineering bad designs and doing it as cheap as possible. Well I just got a new toy and had a couple hours to kill this afternoon. I set up my drill press with a cross slide vise and picked up a small millng bit . I had to try it out so I figured Id try to build a new end cap for my damaged moto exhaust. First I turned a block of billet aluminum down on my minilathe and then cut the screw slots out with the end mill. It turned out pretty good and cheaper than a new cap.
Do you think I should leave the cap in a rough cut surface or polish it to a mirror finish? Im leaning towards polish.:hammer:
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 2:33 am
by Brad77
:clap: :clap:
That looks awesome !!
Polish it.....Gotta have Bling.
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 2:44 am
by thomez
Wistech,
Wanna get into business making FT endcaps? We might need some for our next design :deal:
That looks great
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 3:11 am
by wistech
What kind do you need regular or adjustable . Heres a pic of my disc system end caps I made years ago. They were fully tunable but had lots of stainless washers to deal with spacing the discs. I could build some for ya but I think my little lathe would have a meltdown if I pressed it into production work. LOL
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 8:31 pm
by USAMoto00
Very nice work. It's better than stock because you made it. "Handmade in the USA" hard at work.:clap: :wow
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 9:23 pm
by J. Delaney
Polish that there new end cap!! IT's ALL ABOUT THE BLING-BLING BABY!!:head:
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 10:37 pm
by wistech
You win but now I have a big problem. I have to make the rest of the quad match the end cap AAHHHH!!!!! :mad:
I do like the Handmade in the USA comment . Thanks :usa
NICE!
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 10:55 pm
by ppogue
That is awesome! Make some end caps for the Thomez Exhaust please! Put me down for one!
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 11:10 pm
by USAMoto00
That looks awesome!:clap: And like I said earlier, you made it.:wow Nice work.
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 11:40 pm
by wistech
If you really want one Im sure I could custom build it to your own specs. I have lots of ideas on different ideas like one with a cannondale logo milled into the end or one with custom etching, or one with no visible bolts. You have to realize there is a lot of time involved it making these so these would be for someone who wants the personal touch that stands out and would be willing to pay a little extra for it. I can custom build just about anything so if you have any ideas feel free to throw them my way.