STEPped on Something "New"

TaMbALoLoNg · #1 07-31-2009, 07:50 PM

Look at what showed up last night....

Installed

It was a B!atch to to drill holes on th brake pedal.... only broke 6 Titanium drill bits

to make the holes.

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mtech8 · #2 07-31-2009, 08:02 PM

Looks nice!

Yeah. Drilling the brake pad was a pain. After breaking 1 bit, I used my smallest bit to make the initial hole, then used progressive larger bits to enlarge that hole to the right size.

TaMbALoLoNg · #3 07-31-2009, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mtech8

Looks nice!

Yeah. Drilling the brake pad was a pain. After breaking 1 bit, I used my smallest bit to make the initial hole, then used progressive larger bits to enlarge that hole to the right size.

Thats the method i used

. That should be the only way to bore a hole through that metal

. My Titanium drill bits were just no match

providenceleaf · #4 07-31-2009, 08:13 PM

Nice work. I wanted to get these too, but since I got the floor liner instead of the rubber mats I can't put these in.

Looks great.

TaMbALoLoNg · #5 07-31-2009, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by providenceleaf

Nice work. I wanted to get these too, but since I got the floor liner instead of the rubber mats I can't put these in.
Looks great.

Hmmmm...why so? you got me curious now.

Can you show me a pic. Thanks

providenceleaf · #6 07-31-2009, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by TaMbALoLoNg

Hmmmm...why so? you got me curious now.

Can you show me a pic. Thanks

Here is a pic of what the liner looks like installed (from ebay pic)

The liner covers about 1/8 of the accelerator and almost half of the dead pedal. It would be kind of pointless to change the "look" of the pedals. I say I won't do it, but I'm almost out of things to do with my truck. LOL

Bozz · #7 08-01-2009, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TaMbALoLoNg

It was a B!atch to to drill holes on th brake pedal.... only broke 6 Titanium drill bits

to make the holes.

Looking good Tambalolong, certainly makes a nice clean look.

Strange I had the same problem with my Titanium drill bits as well, after breaking three of them I used the normal high speed steel bits and they cut straight through like butter.

Bozz

cmyX6go · #8 08-01-2009, 06:49 AM

They look great, I love mine.

Have you run out of things to do to the X yet?

You're catching up to Rich.

TaMbALoLoNg · #9 08-01-2009, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Bozz

Looking good Tambalolong, certainly makes a nice clean look.

Strange I had the same problem with my Titanium drill bits as well, after breaking three of them I used the normal high speed steel bits and they cut straight through like butter.
Bozz

Thank you

, recommended drill bit speed for cutting through metal is a slow 500 rpm. Titanium is a stronger material but Copper takes longer and better against overheating. The heat combined with pressure are whats causing titanium to break.