Another silly thought it's hydraulic legs for each corner of the car to save Zig getting the jack out.

jonny,[can sh*t through the eye of a needle because of PAS].

Indicator, wiper stalks......?

PAS And Proud

Rob

I bet you use it at the sausage meet tho Zig,


aren't they normally plastic with a speed controller twist n go ?

Mate, you coulda got one down Anne Summers on any high st instead of having one made for you and the gang !!





Make sure he de-burrs it properly Mark.......we dont need you in A&E after a "rear end collision" incident in Greenwich perk after trying it out . !!

Well I'd foolishly left my camera connected to the PC when I went back out to crack on, so by the time I'd got some life back in the battery I'd made some progress which I didn't photo, so here's the next three steps condensed into a (staged) photo or two...

Essentially once I had the thread correct I switched to an HSS knife (which gives a nicer finish than the carbide I'd roughed-out with) and pared the diameter down (a couple of thou") to match the switch. Then I knurled a grippy bit (technical term ) and switched back to the knife with a few degrees of taper dialled-in to give the final shape:





Before parting-off to finished length I swapped the work to another length of alloy rod (the reason being that I want the diameter at the point I part the taper to match the diameter of the threaded rod) and set to with the external threading tool, 60 degrees, 1mm/rev. feed, 50 rpm, yadda yadda :



Meanwhile, in my other workshop, the new toy is finally cleaned and almost ready for action, just needs a bit of electrical twiddling...



640 kilos of 1970 Colchester, it'll still be working long after I'm gone

Well done mate!...You sussed it..And its for when im behind anyone without PAS..Lets see how quick they can turn their steeing wheel when there are 30 cal shells coming at ya 5 RPS (Rounds Per Second)..

Ian: They are looking fantastic..I cant wait to be the proud owner..(Even though i will have to)....Ill say it again..Top dude..Top job!!..I just hope you will have your drinking head on at the fest..Ziga

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Right, made a bit more progress... obviously I had to make a second 'thingy' (they are identical sizes, funny how perspective works!):



The narrow end needs to be threaded to fit the end of the rod (let's call it, oh I dunno... a 'stalk' ); this technique keeps the tap square to the bore:



...then it was time for a quick trial fit...



...before tickling with a parting tool to get the mating faces the same diameter. If I could get this spot-on there would appear to be no joint - but I doubt I'm that good



Quite possibly the tidiest threads I've ever cut!

Indicator stalk ??

..Dont know what you mean??...

mmm..Sprayed black i think not mate..I love a bit of alloy, They will be mirror polished..Obviously to show off the craftmanship..

Right, some jiggery-pokery gets us to this stage:



from where it takes a couple of decisive cuts to get here:



... but the real nerve-racking, no-going-back bit happens when you take a hacksaw and...



which leaves you with this:



Still, on the bright side, it doesn't take more than a small amount of furkling and the end is in sight...