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06-08-2009, 09:53 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oregon City
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|  cheap shackles...
Not sure if this has been done or not.... I was at the hardware store looking for some things for another project and happen to come across these and gave me an idea. Picked up some large cotter pins, cut them down, spread them apart just a bit....  Then drilled and tapped a 4-40 hole to use an allen head bolt...  Cost was about 20 cents each for shackles! |
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06-08-2009, 09:56 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Calgary
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That is an AMESOME idea!!! They turned out great, way to think out of the box.
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06-08-2009, 12:40 PM
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Great idea!! I'll be trying that tonight!
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06-10-2009, 01:04 AM
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Wow Good idea.  |
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06-10-2009, 01:07 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: santa monica
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brilliant!
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06-10-2009, 04:54 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Australia
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Something that has been missing.....well done |
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06-10-2009, 11:40 AM
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Thanks guys. I couldn't believe nobody has made a scale shackle on a production level! RC4WD said theirs will be available in a couple weeks. I think these came out pretty good though, I think Ill have to make some more to have on hand. The good thing is that there are a ton of different size cotter pins, so you can make any size you want. |
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06-10-2009, 03:31 PM
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That why some people get paid the big bucks.  |
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06-10-2009, 04:33 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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Very nice.  |
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06-10-2009, 06:23 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: cape crud... will you be my friend
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wow very cool. do you have sizes for that cotter pin ? |
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06-10-2009, 08:12 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tacoma
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if that's a 4-40 screw then those pins are huge  , Very cool Idea though. |
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06-11-2009, 11:22 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: N.E. Mpls
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Awsome idea !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 How are you attaching them ????
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06-11-2009, 12:19 PM
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06-11-2009, 02:49 PM
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06-14-2009, 12:57 PM
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1st class idea, excellent. You are too clever for one person, should've been born a twin. |
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