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Coffee Shop / Billet Rods - Homemade
« on: November 22, 2013, 10:45:55 am »
I was doing a search for homemade connecting rods the other day and ended up on a go cart forum where a couple of fellas were talking about homemade rods their grandfathers had (successfully) made back in the 50's and 60's. Just curious if anyone has ever ventured down this road before with success (without a CNC shop in their backyard....I'm talking about using an old mill and/or a TIG welder)? Anyone ever cut a stock rod and then welded/reinforced to gain enough stroke to turn stock dished pistons into flat tops - that sorta thing? I have played with enough motors to know what can happen when you loose a rod, but lets say we're racing in a class where we're running $75 motors, it'd be interesting to attempt something just for kicks. Even if you just hacked a rod out of a piece of billet aluminum and kept the weight close. Go easy on me, just looking for stories...it's the coffee shop right?