- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Trying to get an idea of spacing. This would be 5 panels, but I think 6 will be better.
The Jeep Dolly
- Thread starter Hickey
- Start date
glockman
I hate Jeep trucks
- Location
- Pleasant Grove
This thing is turning out very nice. It's giving me bad ideas.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Six panels. They leaves approximately 2.14" gap between everything. Does that look like too much gap? 7 panels leaves 1" gap.
DIMPLE DIES ARE FUN!
DIMPLE DIES ARE FUN!
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
I really don't want to go to work tomorrow. There are still holes left to dimple in this world.
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
Those pieces bent into channels and the dimple dies really bring it all together! I think that's a great way to build strength and reduce weight to keep it light. And the dimples will help keep tires from sliding around. The spacing looks great.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
I guess it will be 6 now. If these 3 beads, do you notice a difference?
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
The front speed holes are all installed. That took me ALL DAY.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
So the floor panels flex too much when I bounce my fat ass up and down on them. I couldn't sleep all night because my stupid brain kept obsessing over the problem.
You know what would solve that flexing issue the easiest? A sheet of plywood on top of all of that beautiful metal work... 😬
Instead, I'll spend all day today laying on my back welding in stiffeners to the bottom of each panel. And hope it works.
You know what would solve that flexing issue the easiest? A sheet of plywood on top of all of that beautiful metal work... 😬
Instead, I'll spend all day today laying on my back welding in stiffeners to the bottom of each panel. And hope it works.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
For the powdercoating I'm gonna take it to Amped Coatings nearby in Tooele. He did my Jeep bumpers last year and I'm pretty happy with them. I contacted him and verified that it would fit in his oven.
- Location
- Vehicular limbo
I'll play. The left bead looks a little colder?
but you're not a tire, are you? even running a piece of flat strap lengthwise across the bottom might stiffen them up enough to not notice it
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Nope. I used anti-spatter spray on the two right panels before laying down those beads. That's the big difference.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Sometimes I feel tired?
I figure I need to add SOMETHING to stiffen them, or I'll end up with a board on top of them when they start to sag.
- Location
- Vehicular limbo
Neat. I've used cooking spray but I've never played with the actual anti-spatter stuff. What brand did you use?
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
I can't remember the brand. It smells like Pam cooking spray though. The next spray I buy will be from Fireball Tools. He sells it in a gallon jug for a pretty good price.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Keep in mind, I'm just a dumb truckdriver, but here's what I've found to make sense to my cave man brain. This is the spray I'm currently using
These are about as close up as I can get with pics. One is without anti-spatter, one with. I've only blown on the panels to remove the loose debris.
The one without spray will need more cleanup with the wire wheel and maybe a chisel for some those bb's. I didn't have much spatter for these welds, but if I did it would require even more elbow grease to get the bb's off.
These are about as close up as I can get with pics. One is without anti-spatter, one with. I've only blown on the panels to remove the loose debris.
The one without spray will need more cleanup with the wire wheel and maybe a chisel for some those bb's. I didn't have much spatter for these welds, but if I did it would require even more elbow grease to get the bb's off.