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Big Welds ... link to two cool threads ont he hobart forums
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 1:51 am
by jonesy
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:29 am
by hklvette
that is awesome. I did quite a bit of welding myself this last week. Got my new "bumper" welded together and welded onto the Heep.
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 12:47 pm
by BlueDodgeRam
you welded your bumper to your frame?
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 1:39 pm
by Steinberg
what frame?
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 2:15 pm
by jonesy
BlueDodgeRam wrote:you welded your bumper to your frame?
and just when i think he cant out-do his previous oversights
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 3:39 pm
by The Beav
BlueDodgeRam wrote:you welded your bumper to your frame?
So Peter where the hell were you for the test in metal fab???
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 4:02 pm
by BlueDodgeRam
fuckin overslept. alarm didnt go off cuz somehow my clock got unplugged while i was asleep. i get to take it sometime this week
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 4:03 pm
by BlueDodgeRam
Steinberg wrote:what frame?
got me again.
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:03 pm
by TerryD
hey hey, xj's have frames, they're like exo-skeletons on bugs....on the outside holding things in instead of inside holding things up..... and yeah...welded it to the "unibody" (big term)?!?!?!?!? hope you dont wreck it, that'll be a bi%ch to get off......
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:53 pm
by yotacowboy
jesus christ this place is going soft...
big fawkin bumpers, sliders, cages, armor, protection, whatever, should be WELDED to your shit. 4 dinky 9/16" grade-8's holding your megahomo bumper on fully brings teh suck.
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:04 pm
by jonesy
yotacowboy wrote:jesus christ this place is going soft...
big fawkin bumpers, sliders, cages, armor, protection, whatever, should be WELDED to your shit. 4 dinky 9/16" grade-8's holding your megahomo bumper on fully brings teh suck.
people should also plate their crumple zones with .5" plate
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:06 pm
by tsmall07
I almost did that on my last truck
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:16 pm
by hklvette
i have my winch held onto the bumper with a pair 0f .5" grade 8s, but that's probably getting welded on too. As for accidents, since it only goes from mount to mount, i'll be more worried about one of my front wheels getting snapped off or plowed like Cody's did.
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:22 pm
by shmoken875
hklvette wrote:i have my winch held onto the bumper with a pair 0f .5" grade 8s, but that's probably getting welded on too. As for accidents, since it only goes from mount to mount, i'll be more worried about one of my front wheels getting snapped off or plowed like Cody's did.
henry, not gonna lie, that winch set up is straight scary, before you go welding it too the sheet metal bumper I'd look for a better set up. I'm honestly suprised it didn't rip off when you pulled james back over.
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:28 pm
by hklvette
shmoken875 wrote:henry, not gonna lie, that winch set up is straight scary, before you go welding it too the sheet metal bumper I'd look for a better set up. I'm honestly suprised it didn't rip off when you pulled james back over.
you haven't seen my new one
The winch plate has been narrowed and bolted to 3/16" steel that has 1/4" uprights top and bottom to form a c-channel. I'll see about grabbing some pictures and uploading them if i'm crazy enough to run special trail tomorrow.