fabrication

I have a Datin Fab bed rack for a Gen 3 Tacoma Long bed. Purchased in July, sold truck in December. Rack works with the softtopper bed cover. Asking 1200.00 obo. Located in North Phoenix. will not ship

My 1981 BJ40 is missing the passenger side grab handle. They seem difficult to purchase at an affordable price. As such I’m thinking of fabricating one. It needs to look like the second picture. Distance between pre-drilled mounting holes is 18 1/4”. Can anyone confirm what the diameter of...

Don't do what I did! Today, I was trying to see if I could plane some wood cookies that I cut the other day. But I wanted to try something else besides using a planer (duh). So I put a carbide cutters disk on an angle grinder, rigged up a Unistrut frame with rolling bearings, and bolted the...

Title basically says it all, but here's a little more detail. I need to get some steel to fab a tire carrier for the back of my camper. I need something like 2 to 4 feet of 2x4 box and then something like 6 feet or so of 1.5" square or round. Where is a good place in the Bozeman area to get that?

Pro-Tools 105, manual tube bender, with a protractor. Dies: 1.75”, 1”, 1-7/8” and 5/8” square. $650.00 It is currently set up to slide into a sleeve set in concrete. A plate will have to be welded on it if it is to be mounted to a floor. JD2 Notchmaster Tubing notcher, 1.75” hole saw...

First how to/install thread, so please bear with me. I Learned A Thing! It may take a couple days to get this all up, please let me get it all up before adding any questions or comments. I’ll edit this out later(Left in because I learned something). - It was recommended to me to reserve...

I’m looking for some input on if this makes sense from a safety standpoint and if it would even work. I’ve started to take a 1 ton diesel to the mountains lately for hunting and camping while I’m other truck is a work in progress. The diesel isn’t really set up for off tossing so it’s nothing...

Ok, clearly not a Siegmund or Strong Hand, but Harbor Freight is really upping their game lately. The big table that he put together makes less sense to me. You're going to compound any accuracy issues the larger you go. But (like he says) I can see getting one or two and having the option to...

Hi folks! New to the community and have very minimal mechanical experience. I purchased a 99 LX470 with completely rusted out fender bottoms and soft rockers. It’s currently at a welding shop have patches welded in to repair this hole. My question is, does the fab guy have to include sunroof...

A few months ago i did a 4wding trip in the south island , so i decided to build an aluminum water tank for my 80 series to save a little bit of space in the truck, Completely unnecessary. But when i was measuring it up and building it, i realized these sh*tty drawings would be useful to people...

Hello all, I've found a few threads regarding the fabrication of HDPE replacement tail gate panels......but none of them ended with a source. I have a spare panel that I'd happily send to be used as a template if there is someone out there who can make them. Or.....conversely, if there is...

Last minute decision to head over to a warehouse sale and man did I score. All of this for 200$ Mostly USA made Craftsman. Full set of Stanley USA made screwdrivers. NorthFace 3 season sleeping bag. Park bike tools

Hello, I am hoping someone in the Colorado, Denver/ Front Range area, may know of anyone taking on fabrication work? I have taken my FJ62 to CTS up in Conifer in the past, they are great, but they aren't doing fabrication work. I seem to be hitting this roadblock everywhere I try. I have...

Hello, I am hoping someone in the Colorado, Denver/ Front Range area, may know of anyone taking on fabrication work? I have taken my FJ62 to CTS up in Conifer in the past, they are great, but they aren't doing fabrication work. I seem to be hitting this roadblock everywhere I try. I have...

Hey all, Was wondering if anyone has made/used and aluminum bumper of any kind. I have recently come upon some rectangular bent pieces of aluminum that seem to be just perfectly shaped for use as a bumper, and I’ve been thinking of fabing one. Any info, recommendations or thoughts are...

Hello fellow 460 owners. Welcome to my DIY bumper thread After some market research for front bumpers I decided on building my own. Ill be posting pictures and updates here on this thread so feel free to follow if you want to see what an amateur fabricator is able to come up with. I don't plan...

Hey folks, I am in the market for some rock sliders for my 05 LX470. I would like to integrate the factory running board lights in to them, or at the very least the light wiring harness. My question is, has anyone done this or would anyone like to?

I live in Northern California, and I’m looking for someone to do a 3 link on my fj40. Any recommendations on a person/shop that I can count on to do a good job in a reasonable amount of time? I’m willing to to trailer it up to 250 miles to get it done. Thanks

Hello everyone, I’m new here as I’m still in the market for a 60s series. I’m looking to hopefully be guided in the right direction. At the moment I’m looking at this one for 8 grand. There is extensive rust Obviously as in the pictures shown however I noticed you can buy entire parts of the...

Ok so I've done some reading off and on relating to this subject. Most of the information on this forum is about exhaust routing, aftermarket brands, exhaust leaks, repairs, etc. It's all good stuff but I have some specific questions about exhaust fabrication in terms of joints. I want to know...