Real woody material

[the ghoul]

I took a little brake in the action And knocked together a bar roller I had been collecting pieces for for some time



I hope it is stout enough to roll re-bar
No idea if it will be used in this project, but it was a nice change of pace

 

[the ghoul]

Then I jumped right back into the fabrication.
As you recall the axle flip didn't leave much room for spring travle

So I made up some plates out of 11ga steel (about the same thickness of the original rails

I initially was going to lap-weld them as pictured above but I didn't want them to look out of place. So I supported the back of the frame rail with a jack, cut thru the side of the rail where the plate would end, clamped a tube across the outter rail and cut away the rest of the frame rail

I then tacked the new plate in place, and since it will be a butt weld and I plan on grinding it smooth i welded in backer plates

Then as added piece of mind i welded a 1/4" steel stiffener into place


Then for the least fun part; hand bending the upper and lower rail strips with a bench vice and carefully focused brute force

I then burned those into place, removed the tube and finish welded the rail.

I got nearly completed with the project before I ran out of weld gas...

Once everything's mocked up on this truck it will get disassembled at which point the whole frame will be boxed in.
For now I am very pleased with all the room this bought me

 

[DRIVEN]

 

[the ghoul]

I got a little too deep into a case of beer last night so I'm taking it easy today;
I decided I was sick of trying to balance my sheet metal tools in the bench vice or slumping over using them on the floor so I knocked together a little stand that could be used for all of them.




It was only after I finished it I realized I often use my bead roller and stretcher/shrinker at the same time... Guess Ill have to make a stand specifically for the stretcher and shrinker...
It's ok because the handles kinda suck to use. I'd rather rig up a foot peddel arrangement..

 

[-83MONTESS-]

Nice fab work! Wish I had the room and the tools to tackle something like this. Btw the name of the thread is offensive :lol: :wink:

 

[the ghoul]

I do my best 🙂

 

[the ghoul]

Well, I'm pritty much at a stand still till I either get parts or more welding shield gas; so I'm continuing making tools to make my life easier... Today was a stomper stand for my stretcher and shrinker...
I need to add a return spring, but that asside, I am very pleased

 

[the ghoul]

Just a bit of progress;
Used a buddies shop to mill off the adapter plate someone welded to the intake

Still needs a bit of clean up but all in all not bad

Got it home and had a quick break

Then today I got more shield gas and got the rear rails close to buttoned up ( I'll save finish welds and grinding for when the chassis is stripped. This will do for mockup

 

[DRIVEN]

How is welding faster/easier than a gasket? :?

Love this build so far.

 

[the ghoul]

There is a part of me that wants to know, but then a larger part of me that is affraid I'd get dumber if I knew.... :lol: