Re: More Floor!

Posted by Keegan Chaput On 2008/10/23 23:31:21

Hank,

I simply went to Lowe's and picked up a 5 foot length of 2"id black PVC drain pipe for $4. I used the black because it has a foam core and it's more easily cut and peeled when taking the bushing out of the pipe.
Then I cut a piece of pipe about 5/8" thick, like a little bracelet and taped off one of the ends. I put the original steel washer inside of the newly created mold after a little trip to the blast cabinet to remove 54 years of rust. The Original washer measured like 1.9 inches in diameter so the 2" pipe was just about perfect. Next all I had to do was pump some Rhino into the mold and wait for it to harden.
This created the bushing with the integrated washer, but it took some sanding with the belt sander to get the top perfectly flat.
I think that for the rest of them I'll cut the desired thickness I want from the solid tube I created and just leave the washer loose on the outside. Once its bolted into place, it's not really going to matter.

I've never used Herculiner, but I have seen it after it's been applied. I know that it's more of a paint like product and when applied to a truck box it's pretty thin and hard like a paint. I just don't know how well it would set up when poured into a mold. I would be affraid of it cracking and braking. You'd just have to buy some and give it a try.

As far as making them for you, I could do another 12 inch tube and you could cut you own, you could get quite a few 1/2" bushings out of it. I would think enough for the whole car, and maybe a few left over. That would be the cheapest way to do it. Or, if you really wanted to have the washers molded into them, they'd all have to be made individually which would mean higher cost.

Shoot me you're address and I can mail you a sample of one so you get an idea of what they're like.