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08-30-2004, 12:39 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose
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|  Tube work with pics-finished more pics updated 10/6/04
Here I'm just malking up the tube. What do you guys think?   I'm going to mig all the tubing together. I used 1/4" x 1/16" DOM tubing. Really strong stuff. I tried to bend it cold with my brakeline bender and it almost broke it. I had to torch it to bend it. I'll end up using this material for a full tube chassis. |
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08-30-2004, 01:25 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2004
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| Re: Tube work with pics
looks nice and very strong
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08-30-2004, 01:34 AM
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| 06 Super National Champ   Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill
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| Re: Tube work with pics
Looks nice. Are you going to sandwich the bed between a plate and the tubes for strength? |
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08-30-2004, 08:56 AM
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| Diggin' the new SCX10 II!  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Norcal
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| Re: Tube work with pics
That looks good so far. Thats going to be SWEET to have a tuber! Lucky bastage!  |
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08-30-2004, 09:17 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose
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| Re: Tube work with pics
Jason, Yes. I'm thinking I'd like to tie it to the frame. I may even cut off the bed and flat bed the whole thing. But that will be later. Thanks, wait till it's done. It's gonna take a bit of grinding to smooth out the mig weld. Unless I can get the right setup or maybe I'll tack it together and have someone here at work TIG! it. That would be sweet. I'll probably finish it today. |
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08-30-2004, 04:43 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose
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| Re: Tube work with pics   Well I've got it all welded, now it's dremel time. what do you guys think? I think I could stand on it with a little more bracing. Then it's mount time. |
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08-30-2004, 04:53 PM
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| Diggin' the new SCX10 II! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Norcal
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| Re: Tube work with pics
That looks sick Dave! How much do you think it weighs? And do you think it adds to much weight up high? |
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08-30-2004, 04:53 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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| Re: Tube work with pics
looks sick  |
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08-30-2004, 04:57 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose
Posts: 5,207
| Re: Tube work with pics
it doesn't weigh much. The block of Jack cheese I'm comparing it to is 3/4 of a lb. and it's no where close so maybe 4-5oz. Thanks guys, I really enjoy fabin' stuff outta tubing. |
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08-30-2004, 05:03 PM
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| Diggin' the new SCX10 II! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Norcal
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| Re: Tube work with pics
Thats funny... a block of jack cheese in one hand and a rc roll bar in the other. Does your wife/girlfirend think you are crazy yet?  Dude I love the look of that. We might have to do some bartering to pimp my ride out also. |
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08-30-2004, 06:40 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose
Posts: 5,207
| Re: Tube work with pics
we can do that I've more tubing. No but she called me a nerd. I explained to her that I'm a dork, a nerd plays with little handpainted monsters and make up wars like D&D. Nerds! A front bumper is next. |
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08-30-2004, 11:14 PM
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| PapaGriz Yo  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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| Re: Tube work with pics
Looks awesome rckjeep! 8O Very nice tube werk. Did you get the tube at onlinemetals?
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08-30-2004, 11:21 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose
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| Re: Tube work with pics
yup, you saw my other post huh? that place is awesome.
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08-31-2004, 12:23 AM
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| PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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| Re: Tube work with pics
Yup, my friend Ace shops there alot but I have yet to buy anything. However, after seeing how well your rollcage is turning out I will be ordering some tube. Again, looks aawesome. |
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08-31-2004, 08:01 AM
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| Dirt Addict   Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stumblin' thru the parking lot of an invisible 7-Eleven
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| Re: Tube work with pics
Nice touch...... Jay |
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08-31-2004, 09:34 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose
Posts: 5,207
| Re: Tube work with pics
thanks guy's, I've ended up mig welding it together. Which I'll do in the future but never all the way around again. It takes for ever to grind down. I've filed it, grinded with a right angle die grinder with a sanding wheel, dremeled with a grinding stone, reamer, and a sanding drum. Man! it's a pain. Next time it's tack the tube top and bottom and leave the corner joints alone. Anyway just some tips for anyone working with small tube. I haven't brazed in 15 years and I never did that much back then. Here's a pic of my inspiration  it's my buddies recent build. He had the exo done by a fellow club member. Pretty sweet huh? |
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08-31-2004, 01:26 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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| Re: Tube work with pics
thats sick are you going to do a full exo or stop there?  |
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08-31-2004, 01:59 PM
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| Colt Python/SR9c  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: out in the shop, reloading ammo!
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poor Yota :( it has turned into a giant jungle gym  think he could have used anymore tubing |
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08-31-2004, 02:21 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2004
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| Re: Tube work with pics
it looks funny, kinda indestructible!!
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08-31-2004, 02:27 PM
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| PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
Posts: 13,137
| Re: Tube work with pics
I have never liked exo's, but I will say that whoever built it is one hell of a craftsman. Nice werk.
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