Shaved 14 bolt, 1/4 inch thick enough???
- Thread starter koondawg
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RockMonkey
Suddenly Enthusiastic
1/4" is probably strong enough to keep rocks from poking through, but how are you going to bolt your cover plate to it?
- Location
- Bountiful, land of rocks
I just ground the big 'uglies' off the bottom to make it go over the rocks better rather than cut the thing apart and reweld it. It took about 2 hours, but looks worth it.
James K
NO, I'm always like this
- Location
- Taylorsville, Ut
koondawg said:
then give us some pics and tell us how you did it.
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rockdog
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Grind it off, but don't go to deep. I loved grinding on mine so much that the bottom bolt hole for the cover just disappeared. 
Now it leaks all the time. I've thought about choping the bottom off and doing what your talking about. But have'nt had the nerve to do it yet. I read on pirate how to do it, if you need info. Check there.
Now it leaks all the time. I've thought about choping the bottom off and doing what your talking about. But have'nt had the nerve to do it yet. I read on pirate how to do it, if you need info. Check there.
James K
NO, I'm always like this
- Location
- Taylorsville, Ut
koondawg? or me?Bud said:
because all I did was cut and grind that 1" bottom lip off.
- Location
- Bountiful, land of rocks
Bud said:
Paint respirator
= no black boogers for 2-3 days afterwards....rockdog said:Grind it off, but don't go to deep. I loved grinding on mine so much that the bottom bolt hole for the cover just disappeared.
got pics? {I wonder if it's the same as what I've done?}
Tacoma
Et incurventur ante non
- Location
- far enough away
well, damnit someone post a pic, this is worse than Oprah!
I need to shave mine and I would like the local how-to.
I need to shave mine and I would like the local how-to.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
I shave mine until I lost the bottom bolt. It did not leak. I beefed the snot out of the cover though.
This is worse than Oprah
This is all I got, my phone camera is sweet
i just took a 7inch cutting blalde, put it on my skillsaw, and went to work.
I then used angle grinder to clean up. I am still going to shave just a bit on the sides.
I also think I will try the 1/4 with LOTS of rv silicone
This is all I got, my phone camera is sweet
i just took a 7inch cutting blalde, put it on my skillsaw, and went to work.
I then used angle grinder to clean up. I am still going to shave just a bit on the sides.
I also think I will try the 1/4 with LOTS of rv silicone
mbryson said:Paint respirator
Yeah, I knew they were out there somewhere, but it was nothing pulling the neck of my shirt over my nose and a couple of farmers blows couldn't take care of
got pics? {I wonder if it's the same as what I've done?}
I'll try to get some tonight when I go to work on the steering some more....
Have you welded much on center sections?koondawg said:This is all I got, my phone camera is sweet
i just took a 7inch cutting blalde, put it on my skillsaw, and went to work.
I then used angle grinder to clean up. I am still going to shave just a bit on the sides.
I also think I will try the 1/4 with LOTS of rv silicone
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
I would probably go a little thicker than 1/4" to help with deformation when you smack down onto rocks.
koondawg said:no I have not, I dont even know what you are talking about
The center section is the center section of the axle, or R&P housing, diff, pumpkin, whichever, everyone says it a different way.....what I was referrring to is welding on cast material, have you welded on that much? If not I could offer you some guidance if you'd like.....