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07-07-2003, 12:15 PM
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Scratchbuilding suspension coils
Any idea on how to scratchbuild coil springs? I have a 1:24 Tamiya Land Cruiser VX 80 Limited kits (OOP) and I lost one of the rear coil springs. I have the other one as basis. Anybody have any idea on how I start figuring out how to deal with that problem?
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07-07-2003, 12:50 PM
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go to HOW TO DEPOSITRY thead at the top of the page and they show u how to make Coil Overs.
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07-07-2003, 12:54 PM
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To make the whole assembly, you can use some round styrene tubes of the size appropriate, and use the Tutorial Shorty is talking about to make the actual springs. I recently scratch-built all the coil-springs on my 65 Chevelle, and if pictures will aid you, just ask.
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07-07-2003, 02:22 PM
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find some click action pens and use the springs then take the leftover "trees" or "sprues" from which the molded pieces came with and customize away!
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#5
07-07-2003, 10:03 PM
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Actually
Thanks guys. My current dilemma however, is how to make a real *working* spring. Tamiya made wonderful real spring coils that serve their actual purpose of making a bouncy suspension... I need to find a way to replicate the rear coil I lost.
As an update however, last night I was tinkering with my 3.5" diskettes and found some ruined ones. I took it apart and found that the "spring" for the sliding metal cover for the diskette might serve as a good metal to work on, though it'd be a bit difficult to form. We'll see 
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07-07-2003, 10:07 PM
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07-07-2003, 11:32 PM
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the hardware store sells springs about 2mm long and 1 mm wide. Im sure if you win them up tighter, they wont be as wide.
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07-07-2003, 11:38 PM
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you might as well try the clickey pen trick... i use that spring
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07-10-2003, 05:31 PM
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How to make Custom Coilovers - by k_dog
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but I find the spring too small. I need to find some way of expanding this 
