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wondering if i should paint them or if i can get away with spraying on a wax coating on them?

Hand drill would have been suicide lol. Will get some pics up once fitted to car.

All made now, will get fitting on the weekend.

Was crazy to try this with hand drill. Lucky my uncle had a pillar standing drill and left the clamps with him to drill out. Got one done so far. Pic attached

All clamps cut to size now and filed edges to be smooth. All thats left now is to drill the holes and give them a coat of paint.

after getting tired with the hacksaw i was wondering, i got one of those small rotary hand tool dremel thingys with tiny cutting wheels on it. can that be used to cut the metal?

Finished shaping all the clamps today, made some spares too just in case. 3 i have cut to size but still got 3 more to cut down, got tired after hacksawing. Iv attached some pics so people can get an idea of how i made these. Once the hole is drilled i will give them a coat of paint and put...

thats good info to know, i will keep an eye out for some silicone grease. here is a pic and info of the red rubber grease i got lying around: says its made from vege oil, thats odd??

thats good to hear. i tried making a clamp using 5mm flat bar but just couldnt bend it easily enough, its too thick. maybe if i had a bigger hammer but its still gonna be difficult. the new clamp is wider by 2mm so maybe puts less stress on the bolt area so could be better long term. will...

The stainless i got was 304 grade, im assuming its worse than 409 since 409 is bigger number and bigger is better?

Got hold of a carbide bit so will be drilling holes soon. Also i noticed that mild steel flat bar is considerably cheaper than stainless, for the price of 250mm stainless can get 800mm mild. I take it mild steel will rust out within couple of years? Or can it be painted or coated to do a lasting...

Thanks for the reply. The original clamp had a 13.2mm hole, I'm looking to do a 12mm one so will use a 12mm bit. I do have smaller bits here maybe i should do a pilot hole with a 5mm bit?

Any tips for me on how to drill the hole? I was thinking of just holding it in the vice then using the hand drill. I dont have access to drill press or other big boy tools lol. Do i drill tiny pilot hole etc etc. The more tips i get the more chance of success. Will rest for couple of days...

Made and attempt at 2 clamps today, can see my first attempt at the bottom of the pic then 2nd from bottom is original clamp and the 2 at the top are the ones made today. Just need to drill the hole through it but should do the job.

would spraying some waxoil stuff over it be enough?

This is 304 stainless steel, do I need to paint or primer it or can it be left bare? Im in the uk so we salt our roads in winter.

I do have a small gasless welder but prefered one solid clamp bent into shape. Now i got the hang of it its fairly easy to make, i estimate to make another one it should take about 20 minutes. Didnt need to heat it up but oh man that 5mm steel is considerably harder to do than 3mm. If i had...

Yes its for a mk3 ford fiesta. I will check that link out. Also i found a local metal supplier thats a 5 minute drive from me prices are less than half of what iv been buying on the internet. 4 flat bars would be around £6.50 which is around $7 us so far more economical to make at home. And as...

Looks like iv got one working clamp made. Had to plan out how to make it. Need to make the Z shape first then can progress from there. Used a socket the similar size of the sway bar to do a test fit. Doesnt look pretty but seems functional. Just need to drill the hole then fit it. Will make some...

Just because someone has been doing it a long time doesn't mean that they have been doing it right.