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Old 01-04-2005, 08:16 PM
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Price - Dunno, never paid for one. Just get the word out and they start showing up in every corner you look. Best place is when you find two full sets from a 3/4 ton '57 GMC in the back of your pickup one fine day!
Really, just talk it up a bit from your car enthusiest buddys, especially dirt track boys. The springs are out there for the asking (and trading).
Get or borrow a Port-a-band and buy a couple of bi-metal blades and you can cut them up any way you want. Makes them easier to get in the forge for annealing, forging, etc.
As far as how many blades you can get out of a spring - to variable to say but mainly depends how good you can handle a hammer.
Great material at a great price and stuff responds to forging wonderfully.
Have fun!


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