09-01-2011, 06:14 PM | #1 |
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I'm looking for boat sides. I'm interested in what people are doing for boat sides. Please post up you're pic's and ideas for boat sides.
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09-01-2011, 06:19 PM | #2 |
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09-01-2011, 07:40 PM | #3 |
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Whoa! That thing is awesome looking It has an old school look to it. |
09-02-2011, 10:44 AM | #4 |
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Well, i though i would try my hand at them, so here is what i came up with. This is the basic frame work of the boat sides. Here i cut a piece of 7/16'' delrin that i have lying around. I drilled it for the screws to mount to the alum sides. Here they are all screwed together. Next will be mounted to the frame . Last edited by stelerzman; 09-02-2011 at 01:56 PM. |
09-02-2011, 11:51 AM | #5 |
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I like the idea of the Delrin rod, pretty cool! |
09-02-2011, 11:59 AM | #6 |
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These are pretty mild, top of frame to bottom. I will post w body on tonight. Last edited by lonleycreeper; 09-03-2011 at 06:19 PM. |
09-02-2011, 12:02 PM | #7 |
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09-02-2011, 12:11 PM | #9 |
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Here are the B S mounted to the chassis. The delrin helps blend it into the lines of the body. All i can say, is i think they came out pretty good. A little fine tuning and they will look much better. I'll test them out this Sunday and report. |
09-02-2011, 12:17 PM | #10 |
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Might I suggest tapering the ends of the delrin rod, so it looks like it turns back into the body. Basically rounding the edges, should hang up less too. Or, if you made it a little longer, you could blend it into the fender flares. |
09-02-2011, 02:02 PM | #11 |
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| Thanks for the input you are right. After getting a good look at it, there are some gaps that need to be filled. This is my first attempt at them, some imperfection are expected. After i test them out this Sunday i'll see if they are going to hold up to the abuse, I'll adjust the design and make the change. Thanks again for the idea.
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09-02-2011, 07:33 PM | #12 | |
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09-02-2011, 07:54 PM | #13 |
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Boatsides on my Mog. Last edited by dezfan; 09-02-2011 at 07:57 PM. |
09-02-2011, 08:27 PM | #14 | |
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I will give a report after i test them out. | |
09-02-2011, 08:30 PM | #15 |
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09-03-2011, 09:09 AM | #16 |
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09-03-2011, 09:58 PM | #17 |
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Nice rig, but not really boat sides.
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09-06-2011, 04:42 PM | #18 |
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Don't tell me no one else is using boat sides?
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09-06-2011, 04:45 PM | #19 |
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