73 K5 Blazer
1/2 ton status
You are just not safe anymore with all the aluminum products out there. We all are just going to have to stay home it is not safe out there any more. 












laminated wood support beams are stronger than hell

I'm making my steering arms out of compressed aluminum foil
Better yet, how about aluminum knuckles![]()
Most cars have aluminum knuckles. I know mine has them at all 4 corners. So is the steering rack and the engine support brackets.


Nah. Carbon fiber is the way to go.Oh and as far as your steering arm; I think plastics are the way to go, not aluminum. So make a mold of your current steering arm. Then save up as many wal-mart bags, six pack holders, and Grizzly dip cans. Melt them into a big collage of goo then pour it into the mold and let sit for half hour. Should be uber strong and super light weight. Much better than aluminum.
Could it have been Al-Aly 2219? That stuff has a high Copper content, and corrodes under the surface. The Shuttles have a lot of that stuff.What caused this 6.9 million dollar disaster ????
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060719_falcon1_update.html
a small aluminum nut designed to hold the fuel pipe fitting in place failed due to subsurface corrosion not visible to the naked eye.
That's right ! A failed ALUMINUM PART......sub surface corrosion no less![]()
OOOOOHHHHH I've got an idea !!!!
Aluminum billet square tube driveshafts...If that sh*t is so damn strong..
I'm sure you Engineer & CNC types can whittle one up,,,
What about billet aluminum u-joints and driveshaft yokes and slip joint splines ???
I know !!! billet aluminum ring and pinion gears !!!
Hey!!! How about aluminum billet crankshafts for big blocks !!
Billet aluminum camshafts= light weight valvetrains !!
Cross drilled aluminum billet brake rotors !!
Aluminum billet D60 spindles, hubs, drive flanges !!!
Billet aluminum wheel studs !!
You guy's can get rich on these ideas !!!!!
ease up dood ,,,,just having a little fun....
And just proving a point that just because you CAN make something out of aluminum,,,doesn't make it the right choice.....