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Voodoochikin04
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Re: Boomer's Rig
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Reply #60 on:
January 17, 2010, 08:28:19 PM »
i figured 26$ for enough tabs to do a front or rear end was pretty darn good price.
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Re: Boomer's Rig
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Reply #61 on:
January 17, 2010, 09:12:21 PM »
It is a darn good price. I can usually do these simple tags for about $1 - $2 ea.
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Reply #62 on:
January 17, 2010, 09:28:17 PM »
well shit!!!! i'll be ordering some tabs from ya sometime soon doug.
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Re: Boomer's Rig
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Reply #63 on:
January 17, 2010, 09:58:48 PM »
And I will make them to any specs!
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Boomer-61
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drilling holes in tubing
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Reply #64 on:
February 01, 2010, 01:15:19 PM »
This past weekend I was mounting the radiator. I had to put a cross member in to support the radiator. The cross member will be removable so I can get the engine out. I drilled the frame and tapped the holes to bolt the cross member on. Will that create a stress riser or is it ok. Is there a better way?
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Boomer
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Carlriddle
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Re: Boomer's Rig
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Reply #65 on:
February 01, 2010, 02:40:40 PM »
Weaker, yes. How much depends on which tube, picture??? I would also be concerned about the threads having enough bite in the tube to stay put. There are no normal conditions in offroad.
Weld a tab-bolt onto it.
Weld a nut to tubing-thread into it.
Others?
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fabr
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Re: Boomer's Rig
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Reply #66 on:
February 01, 2010, 02:56:07 PM »
Pics please. But I'd say threads directly in tube is a bad idea at best.
BTDT :-[
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Re: Boomer's Rig
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Reply #67 on:
February 01, 2010, 06:26:20 PM »
Horrible picture but I think you can get the gist of what is going on here. What you see here is the radiator fan mount. The radiator is mounted to the tabs on either side which are welded on. But the removable cross member that the bottom of the radiator is mounted to is attached in the same screw in fashion.
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Re: Boomer's Rig
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February 01, 2010, 08:02:44 PM »
This is what I use. I saw these guys at the Fabtech show in Chicago, IL and this thing works awesome. We had to have one so we had it ordered before we left their booth.
http://www.formdrill.com/english/index.html
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February 01, 2010, 09:36:22 PM »
wow, thats neat. whats the cost on a set of bits and taps like that?
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Re: Boomer's Rig
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February 02, 2010, 05:27:28 AM »
I don't remember off hand, but I can ask the Chief how much he paid for them. I know he'll remember, he is always reminding everyone in the shop how much everything costs. He thinks that if you know how much he paid for it you're less likely to break it.
I do think we got a deal on it though, because he bought it at Fabtech. Something like 25% off I think.
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Carlriddle
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Re: Boomer's Rig
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Reply #71 on:
February 02, 2010, 06:01:16 AM »
Guy with coolest tools wins! That would solve the striped threads issue, and I don't think that tube is a very structural member of the buggy. Some have to be in certain places just to attach crap too. After meeting Clint's wife, She is wanting that garage back one day so, that piece of robot equipment is out.
This is simple:
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Reply #72 on:
February 02, 2010, 06:52:36 AM »
The formdrill is cool and makes very effective threads but I still dislike the use of threaded fasteners entering a tube. Water infiltration and rust are just one of my concerns. IMO,and it's just an opinion, is that on offroad builds we want no open tubes. Not saying I haven't done so but I avoid the practice now.
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loyalty to the American people."
Theodore Roosevelt 1907
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Reply #73 on:
February 02, 2010, 07:10:29 AM »
so ideally a tab, or a threaded inset welded in is best?
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Re: Boomer's Rig
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Reply #74 on:
February 02, 2010, 07:27:49 AM »
A closed end welded in insert or tab is what I prefer. Not saying it's the best but I like it . I used to do threaded directly into tube for small stuff but others have convinced me the water infiltration is an issue I'd like to avoid.
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Theodore Roosevelt 1907
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