Hide away ski pylon

[sandm]

yea, I second that one razzman... if it's being supported by a bolt, bottom shouldn't matter, and for drainage, it shouldn't be sealed anyway.

I'll post up pics when I get home this afternoon if you want them from a supra..


I guess I don't really understand what you are dealing with. it looks like a square hole with a round ski pylon that is permanently mounted and has some of it into the square hole with a bushing to fit. what's the diff if you take out the long one and put in a shorter one? with some kind of removeable pin assembly?

[sandm]

or perhaps weld in a sleeve the diameter of the pylon you have, then just use the same bolt setup like the supra. it rides in a channel, and at the fully extended position, it spins 90deg and the bolt locks it above the channel it slides up and down in.

[sandm]

uncapping the tube should only take a couple of minutes with a grinder? or a metal recip saw?

[Razzman]

Ed, yeah they are just jammed in and held with one bolt. The square bottomed pylon would be stronger imo. Also you wouldn't need to re-make the swivel as it's removeable. Just remove the top and the delrin swivel portion and re-make everything below that.

The only prob i see is that i don't think the square tube is long enough but i'd have to really look into that.

[moombadaze]

Ok, how much would a 4x4x6 or 8" long chunk of aluminum going to cost?, how much would a machine shop charge to turn the top half into a round section that narrows at the top?-think- a ice cream cone upside down type of look. Reuse the swivel and we have a done deal.

[moombadaze]

.... and it ain't gonna be cheap for the 1st one made

What ya thinkin $?? but what if there doing 2 at the same time

[sandm]

based on how the supra piece operates, you have now figured out how to get a piece that slides up and down, but what to do to keep it in the up position?
the supra uses a bolt that slides up and down but twists into place. square won't twist.

[Razzman]

square won't twist.

Not the last time i checked it won't!

Seriously, you could have a pull pin setup as 'Daze suggested, but that requires lifting the cover and manually doing it. No big deal i guess if you don't use it much or don't mind.

Otherwise at this point unless you were to re-work the whole cage assembly i don't see how it could be done, doesn't mean i'm not working it though!