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has anyone got a kinda template or plans on making their own adapter plate for the EJ to EA gboxs?

it wuld be nice to get atleast the shape and get that cut out first, then when i got the motors and that out i can sort out the holes and where to drill them out and etc.

ask alex...i beleive we have an item that might be of interes

lol ok aaaaallllllllleeeeexxxxxxxx where are ya

but why wuld i ask him if we (u and him) both have this item
cant i ask u lol

yeha...got a big piece of 12mm ally with it already outlined

alex

Very easy to make the plate and the template.. Just need cardboard, EJ22 and EA gearbox..
I found lightly tapping the cardboard (not box type, but flat cardboard) with a hammer outlined where I needed to cut the template very well.. Just had to then make sure I kept the bottom two bolt holes on the template the right distance apart and mark onto your 12mm alloy.. Ofcause after all that I ended up using the front half of the D/R EJ box anyhow and never used my adapter plate.

ok then give it to me lol

nah is this like cut to shape but still need the holes drilled out?

how much wuld u want neway

edit - this was to alex, but phizanzas post just snuck in before mine lol

and yer that process u described phizanza is basically like how u make ur own gaskets if ya ever need to (done it once at work)

talk to you on msn dude..

alex

slackers

go the msn

Brett ( byb ) sells the gearbox adaptors. Your best bet is to buy one from him and save yourself a bunch of messing around.

save a bunch and get alex's one
EDIT: buy a new jigsaw to go with it lol

subi wrote:save a bunch and get alex's one
EDIT: buy a new jigsaw to go with it lol

yer ive already spoken to him bout it i shall be getting it oneday

and yer i might need to replace my dad jigsaws if i break it lol but ill wait till after i break it to buy another one

haha...i hope your feeling strong..and full of endurance..

alex

If you have a good jig saw you wont brake it. Mine lived to cut another day.

Dave

cant wait to make mine i wanna brake dads so called unbrakeable jig saw lol

ahaha cutting that thing was soooo much fun..... nothing afew bundy's cant fix tho

alex

wt if it was cut with a welder (ive heard how u can turn up the oxygen or sumthin and it will cut and not weld)
or an angel grinder with a cutting disc (not a grinding disc lol)

as in does ti have to be done with a jigsaw
any other ways it can eb done

u could use a metal ban saw or mabye a gringer with the 1mm thick cuttin discs but i donno how sharp the curvs are

I was under the impression that using a grinder on ally was a BIG no no.

And i think u need to be more procise than what blowing a hole with a welder could do. It is really not that hard to jig saw.... just set the jig saw to a slow speed and it chips away at it... If you try and do it fast it wont work.

Dave

um yer grindin is but i thought u could cut

well i cut n nothin has broken yet with those 1mm cuttin discs

i know engineering shops can laser cut it. But the jigsaw will go ok.

alex