The originals are made of aluminium. If you fancy doing a proper CAD drawing and writing a programme for our 5 axis CNC machine I could probably get some made. The killer cost is the time taken to draw and setup the programme. The material cost and time taken to produce them is actually minimal.whydidistartthis wrote:what are original sprint nuts made of?
Is it really too hard to make new nuts, and have them anodised?
Just a thought....
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Mark
1961 Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier Sportswagon
1980 Dolomite Sprint project using brand new shell
2009 Mazda MX5 2.0 Sport
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1961 Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier Sportswagon
1980 Dolomite Sprint project using brand new shell
2009 Mazda MX5 2.0 Sport
2018 Infiniti Q30
Re: Wheel nut socket
Normal anodising might actually cause problems (embrittlement etc) . A proper anodise place will want the spec dictated to them so you are at fault if something isn't right. Hard anodising is there for surface strength/hardness and the colour they add is just a bonus really. I personally wouldn't use home done aluminium nuts,I'd go steel if nothing else was available.
Tony
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Re: Wheel nut socket
You can get replacement steel sets for about £80 but what would the black finish be on steel ones that you couldn't do on aluminium ?
Mike
1980 Vermillion Sprint - 174bhp
1980 Vermillion Sprint - 174bhp
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You'd chemi black them if they were steel.
Mark
1961 Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier Sportswagon
1980 Dolomite Sprint project using brand new shell
2009 Mazda MX5 2.0 Sport
2018 Infiniti Q30
1961 Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier Sportswagon
1980 Dolomite Sprint project using brand new shell
2009 Mazda MX5 2.0 Sport
2018 Infiniti Q30