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Hey Rob, how did you do these T34 metal arms? They look great. Did you cast them yourself?

I've been thinking that's the way to go but was unsure about the alloy to use and whether it would be hard enough to stand up to the rigours of T34 driving. I've have a bag full of printers type which is very hard and low melting point which I've considered using.

Cheers
Chris 

Hi Chris the metal used in printers type is perfect for casting ,the hardest bit is making the molds .

regards pete

I would like to see all of the above as well as metal suspension arms for the Matorro KT. While there at it an Aluminium hull for the KT would be very welcome at the moment. fv432 those arms do look very good I for one would could be intrested in a set if you decide to set up production. All the best for now guy's
Alan

Would love to take ownership of the arms but they were tonys baby and although i had an input somewhere he did all the hard work alison is toying with the idea of starting this again but will see how she gets on

tony did some amazing work and was totally dedicated to improving what he said "was lacking in the aftermarket area" the t34 arms were the tip of the iceberg 

heres some pics he sent me

Hi Rob they are very nice arms and would sell well I think they would fetch about £15 to £20 a set for those that have a T34 would make it alot better .

regards pete

thanks pete as i said they were tonys baby so will see what happens the arms are fantastic and the gears he started well what can i say brilliant

may have a look into it myself but the moulds are the scary bit 

and for info on them for chris had them hardness tested at work and they come out at 37 rockwells

my tooling grade steel which is heat treated as well come out at 64 rockwells so they are pretty tough cookies

I am definately intending to have a go at this as I hate to see all Tony's hard work go to waste. He was so excited by how well it was going. He had done the worst bit and made the molds so in a couple of weeks when I feel up to it I will start to have a play around.



Alison

as pete said alison you would do well if you can

fv432 wrote: as pete said alison you would do well if you can

lol, well if it turns out I cant do it Rob, I think they'll be heading your way 

sure youll be ok alison well make a tanker out of you yet lmao