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12-10-2012, 07:15 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Between the thoughts of yesterday and the ideas of tomorrow
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|  Aluminum Panels
Does anyone have a template or an idea of how to draw a template of the stock wraith panels. I want to make some aluminum ones and i'm not sure how to factor in the curves. Thanks  |
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12-10-2012, 07:28 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Wapella
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| Re: Aluminum Panels
Why not just use your stock panels. Lay it on a piece of paper and trace it out. Only tricky part is the tailend but not hard to do.
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12-10-2012, 07:43 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Between the thoughts of yesterday and the ideas of tomorrow
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Thats what i was thinking, But again, I dont' want to cut the aluminum and be too short after bending.
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12-10-2012, 07:46 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New York
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I know you said you wanted to make them, but here is another option - Wraith body panels |
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12-10-2012, 08:10 PM
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You can lay them completely flat on the metal sheet, trace it out and even mark the wholes with a marker then snip them out Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk 2 |
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12-10-2012, 08:24 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: atlanta
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| Re: Aluminum Panels
uea a shirt box.tape it to your panels it bends well,then trace.
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12-11-2012, 08:56 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: dfw
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I like this idea what gauge aluminum are you going to use??
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12-11-2012, 09:29 AM
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I think even if someone mailed you a pattern, you traced it out, cut it out and then bent it up... I doubt you would be happy with the fitment. I bought a set of pre-cut, pre-drilled FLAT aluminum wraiths panels on here from a Vendor and ended up throwing them away after several attempts at getting them to fit. Either they were cut & drilled wayyyy off, or I just wasn't having any luck. I gave in and made my own as I described above with starting with a rough over-sized panel and it went quick and painlessly. . | |
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12-11-2012, 09:36 AM
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12-11-2012, 10:46 AM
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| Re: Aluminum Panels Quote:
 I've seen cowboy_crawler drive - thicker is better for his style  | |
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12-11-2012, 02:24 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Princeton B.C. Canada
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My self I would go with Carter Fab, I have seen their work and it is great. It is a no brainer.  |
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12-11-2012, 03:11 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: dfw
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You know what they say go big or go home!!!  |
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12-11-2012, 06:29 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2010 Location: albuquerque
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traced my stock panels including the holes, fit perfect. used .040 aluminum, and i think i spent $4.00 on the aluminum and an hours worth of time  |
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12-11-2012, 10:26 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Plano,TX
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nice job. the problem is always the hood. advancedmetalfabs on ebay - $20 with free shipping. they are .040 as well. |
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