Home made spring cups

[Fantic Freddy]

I'm in the process of rebuilding the forks on my El Tigre, the upper spring cups were damaged, I needed 1 5/8" and could only find 1 7/8" spring cups. Amazingly, steel, small block Chevy freeze plugs were the exact size, so I welded the spring retainer from an over sized pair of cups on the freeze plugs, and put in a 7/8" hole. I think it might work. (even with my sh**ty welds)

 

[manchester1]

That looks pretty good. Great ideea:thumbsup:

 

[owend]

Nice trick Freddy!

 

[Taco Loco Joe]

You got skills Freddy!

 

[OND]

Nice job Freddy ! :thumbsup:

 

[jdogg]

They look great to me Freddy!! :thumbsup:

 

[RobertC]

Looks good Fred.

I love it when folks figure out a workaround like that.

How did you get the idea though...were you already familiar with what the freeze plug looked like, or did someone at a parts house suggest it, or what ?

 

[Fantic Freddy]

Thanks Robert, I noticed a freeze plug in my tool box junk drawer and discovered it was the perfect size. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than smart. After some fabricating, they actually looked like the originals....and it worked. I welded them on today.

 

[moetrout]

Cool story! I save crap I think might be useful one day. I have been fortunate many times to already have what I needed on hand.

 

[Street Smart]

Great idea!

 

[Raskin]

Nice idea!...attaboy freddy..:smile: forks look awesum

 

[Fantic Freddy]

Havasu Dave has informed me this has been done before in some older OldMiniBikes threads.

 

[Charles S]

Havasu Dave has informed me this has been done before in some older OldMiniBikes threads.

Doesn't matter; nearly everything's been done before; doesn't depreciate your work. :thumbsup:

 

[Havasu Dave]

Doesn't matter; nearly everything's been done before; doesn't depreciate your work. :thumbsup:

No, and I obviously sent him a PM on this. I included three separate links to the latest discussion in 2017, to an earlier one in 2012. Since many of the participants in those threads and in ensuing PM discussions are still active members, and since several have commented here, I felt Freddie should be made aware.

Apparently, since Freddie just pretty much made me look like an asshole here, I made the wrong decision in sending Freddie that Private Message on the subject.

I never meant to PRIVATELY infer that Freddie was taking credit for the ideas of Yellowhand, and a few others. Yellowhand is where I got the idea from by the way.

Wow. Just fricking...wow.

 

[Charles S]

Apparently, since Freddie just pretty much made me look like an asshole here...

I don't think he did.

 

[Fantic Freddy]

That wasn't my intention at all Dave, I'm sorry you took it that way. I have the utmost respect for you, and always considered you a friend...and I still do.

 

[Havasu Dave]

That wasn't my intention at all Dave, I'm sorry you took it that way. I have the utmost respect for you, and always considered you a friend...and I still do.

As do I with you, hence the Private Message. I hope we're still friends, but I'll be gollyhobsrogled if I am going to utter a public apology for a frikking private message. LMAO! In reality, I've been fixing my Flea alignment in the garage, and coming in now and then to check parts.

Oh and GREAT IDEA using a Freeze Plug to make a fork spring cup! :thumbsup:

 

[brown boonie]

Even if it has been posted before, it is a good idea, and he may have not seen the older post . I don't go back that far most times, and don't recall that particular post. Guess dave has a mind like a steel trap and remembers good ideas. If nothing else, it is a refresher that we all should check some of the older posts on here. Probably a lot of great ideas we never have thought of.