SHG is back! Easy's EP3 goes under the knife...
07-06-2010, 04:13 AM
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Re: SHG is back! Easy's EP3 goes under the knife...
So Ive started work on my custom seat brackets. Everything will be one off and hand made. Ill have some pics up tonight of the progress. 
07-06-2010, 05:22 AM
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Re: SHG is back! Easy's EP3 goes under the knife...
So finally have some pictures for you guys... Heres where Im at with my custom side mounts so far...
I picked up my conical washers and spacers from the machine shop the other day which allowed me to start work on the steel plates. The design will be similar to Mugen side mounts with the round spacers since the memory fab seat has a narrower base than the buddy club rails.
So far ive got one side bent and traced out, now I just need to cut off the access metal, clean up the edges and lay some satin black paint.
Here are the grade 8.8 316 stainless bolts, custom aluminum conical washers, and custom 316 stainless spacers.
And the hardware mocked up... so tasty
I picked up my conical washers and spacers from the machine shop the other day which allowed me to start work on the steel plates. The design will be similar to Mugen side mounts with the round spacers since the memory fab seat has a narrower base than the buddy club rails.
So far ive got one side bent and traced out, now I just need to cut off the access metal, clean up the edges and lay some satin black paint.
Here are the grade 8.8 316 stainless bolts, custom aluminum conical washers, and custom 316 stainless spacers.
And the hardware mocked up... so tasty
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07-16-2010, 09:12 AM
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Re: SHG is back! Easy's EP3 goes under the knife...
This guy....guaranteed sickasphawk builds, more attention to detail than a marine corps drill intructor, more skills than McGuyver (s/p?)...Fabrication skills like a veteran metal guy.... GOod **** Easy...
07-17-2010, 07:43 AM
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Re: SHG is back! Easy's EP3 goes under the knife...
Im so happy with the seat brackets right now, probably the best fab work Ive ever done
Pics will be up later today.
07-17-2010, 08:54 AM
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Re: SHG is back! Easy's EP3 goes under the knife...
Here are some pics of the almost complete left side bracket.
Im proud to say this was all done by hand. I used our makeshift brake (mounted in out hydraulic press at work) to make the bends, then cut out the basic shape with the cutoff wheel. After that the fine tuning and edging was done with files and sandpaper. The results speak for themselves
Disregard the nuts holding the bolts on, its just for mock up. Those bolts will be threaded into the seat.
Im proud to say this was all done by hand. I used our makeshift brake (mounted in out hydraulic press at work) to make the bends, then cut out the basic shape with the cutoff wheel. After that the fine tuning and edging was done with files and sandpaper. The results speak for themselves
Disregard the nuts holding the bolts on, its just for mock up. Those bolts will be threaded into the seat.
07-17-2010, 09:15 AM
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07-18-2010, 08:46 AM
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Re: SHG is back! Easy's EP3 goes under the knife...
They are grade A4 stainless which is the SS equivalent to a carbon steel 8.8
07-18-2010, 10:18 AM
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Re: SHG is back! Easy's EP3 goes under the knife...
Man those brackets are comin out awesome. One off stuff is so much sicker and most of the time looks better than aftermarket.
Great work. Keep it up man
Great work. Keep it up man
07-18-2010, 11:35 AM
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Re: SHG is back! Easy's EP3 goes under the knife...
For example my Bride type FO rails were total garbage. The side mounts had such haggard edges and score lines from the bending process.