GTSSportCoupe
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Bikersmurf’s 40
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Test fit..
I’ll more or less just paint it up and bolt it down.
I’ll more or less just paint it up and bolt it down.
GTSSportCoupe
2LTE abuser
Looking good!!
Test fit of Ford shock towers:
They’re the right height, work with the P/S conversion, and should work with out modifications.
It's funny, I went into the Ford dealer years ago to order those, parts guy says " oh the Toyota ones? " and laughed. He had a stack of them right there.
I think they sell a few of them
I think they sell a few of them
Everything I’ve read says Ford stopped making them. Doorman made these… about $80 a pair shipped to my door. It looks like I should be able to simply bolt them on and move on till to the next thing.
Yeah this was a while ago. I don't even remember which of my s***piles I bolted them to at this point. 
It took a bit of sanding, but I found there was a MFG Code hiding there.
E = 5th month
P = 16th working day (22nd I believe)
0 = 1980 (because it has a metal remote socket)
1980 was the last year they used metal sockets. It couldn’t be 1970, because they started making 8274s in 1974.
I've got an FC9 of the front of mine. I've also got a "plow version" which doesn't have the free spool release lever. Just power-in, power-out.
If it has a metal socket it would be a ‘79. Plastic would be ‘89. In the early 90s they stopped using the MFG/Date code.
The “plow version’ should be an 8074 or an 8374 sold on Jccps.:
8274-50 started in 1998.
8274-60 started in 2008.
Warn Tech support told me the only real difference between an 8274 and the current 10k version is a more powerful motor.
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Yesterday…
I’d hoped to grind the welds today, but I decided to go back to building an arc instead. A little wet for using an electric grinder outside today.
I’d hoped to grind the welds today, but I decided to go back to building an arc instead. A little wet for using an electric grinder outside today.
Had a few minutes…
I’d highly recommend a 7” grinder. Amongst other things, the discs last 2-3x what a 4-5” last and the cost isn’t much more.
The other day I killed another 5” grinder… whereas my 7”, 15 amp, $35 Makita has lots of life left in it.
Now all I need is to drill a couple more holes, finish bolting it down, and to connect the 0 gauge + lead.
I’d highly recommend a 7” grinder. Amongst other things, the discs last 2-3x what a 4-5” last and the cost isn’t much more.
The other day I killed another 5” grinder… whereas my 7”, 15 amp, $35 Makita has lots of life left in it.
Now all I need is to drill a couple more holes, finish bolting it down, and to connect the 0 gauge + lead.
7” is overkill for almost everything…
A decent 41/2 or 5 (Makita 9005b is cheap and tough) should last for many many years with home use.
Cambodian tire cheapies with a warranty are a viable option if you’re down for repeated trips for replacements. Just make sure you finish your big grinding project before the warranty expires.
Stay away from cheap grinding discs… you get what you pay for. Anything 3M or made in Germany is a sound choice.
I spend a lot more time with grinders than I’d like to.
Maybe one day I’ll be able to put down some decent welds.
8274 just looks right on the front of a 40. Excellent choice
Cheers
Crusty
A decent 41/2 or 5 (Makita 9005b is cheap and tough) should last for many many years with home use.
Cambodian tire cheapies with a warranty are a viable option if you’re down for repeated trips for replacements. Just make sure you finish your big grinding project before the warranty expires.
Stay away from cheap grinding discs… you get what you pay for. Anything 3M or made in Germany is a sound choice.
I spend a lot more time with grinders than I’d like to.
Maybe one day I’ll be able to put down some decent welds. 8274 just looks right on the front of a 40. Excellent choice
Cheers
Crusty
I’d agree it’s overkill for most stuff. Cutting down the winch mount involved cutting through more than 7’ of 1/4” steel. At times like that, a 7” is great. I’m sure I’d have burned up a couple cheaper grinders before I was done. One 7’ cutoff disc cut about 6’ of it. I think I went through 2-3 4.5” discs to finish the cutting.7” is overkill for almost everything…
A decent 41/2 or 5 (Makita 9005b is cheap and tough) should last for many many years with home use.
Cambodian tire cheapies with a warranty are a viable option if you’re down for repeated trips for replacements. Just make sure you finish your big grinding project before the warranty expires.
Stay away from cheap grinding discs… you get what you pay for. Anything 3M or made in Germany is a sound choice.
I spend a lot more time with grinders than I’d like to.
8274 just looks right on the front of a 40. Excellent choice
Cheers
Crusty
In an extreme case, I bought a C. Tire angle grinder. Using the cutting disc that came with it, it burnt up in about 1.5’. I returned it the same day I bought it. The smaller 4.5” Makita grinder I purchased recently burned up the 2nd or 3rd time I used it (just out of warranty).
Whereas, I had an old 9005b (or ancient equivalent) I abused for at least 10 years… I bought it used and it was likely 20-25 years old before it cooked. I recently bought another one used… I hope it lasts as long. If it does, it won’t owe me anything.
I’m about to get my 2nd replacement Ryobi angle grinder from HD. First smoked… second one the gears stripped. It was $50 new and had a 3 year warranty. I figured it would be better than the $100+ Makita with only one year.
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stevebradford
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You not supposed to use it like a hammer 
Just relax and let the cutoff wheel do the work, if you push it into the metal it won’t last long. You should be able to cut several feet of 1/4 inch with a 5 inch quality cutoff disc.
Roughed out a snatch block for my winch last night with my grinders, didn’t use 1/4 of a cutoff disc doing all that cutting.
Just relax and let the cutoff wheel do the work, if you push it into the metal it won’t last long. You should be able to cut several feet of 1/4 inch with a 5 inch quality cutoff disc.
Roughed out a snatch block for my winch last night with my grinders, didn’t use 1/4 of a cutoff disc doing all that cutting.
Yep all true. I buy the cheapest disks I can find and they still last ages.You not supposed to use it like a hammer
Just relax and let the cutoff wheel do the work, if you push it into the metal it won’t last long. You should be able to cut several feet of 1/4 inch with a 5 inch quality cutoff disc.
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Roughed out a snatch block for my winch last night with my grinders, didn’t use 1/4 of a cutoff disc doing all that cutting.
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My 2c; let the tools cool also, very few are 100pc duty cycle, and like momma taught us, eat little mouthfuls at a time.
GTSSportCoupe
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Cutting wheel size aside, nice to see progress on your rig bikersmurf! Looking forward to seeing your rig on the road; hopefully at a meet and out for some wheeling too.
All good advice. I wasn’t letting the discs cool down… and I’m sure that towards the end I was likely getting impatient. It occurs to me now that I had to cut things down more than once… so it was likely 10+ feet of cutting.
One other thing I found the discs don’t like is trying to make course corrections. At least one died prematurely because of sideways pressure.
In theory I know not to push it too hard and I was trying not too. In retrospect, the discs usually last much longer, I likely was. That and making round corners in 1/4” steel with ultra thin discs.
One other thing I found the discs don’t like is trying to make course corrections. At least one died prematurely because of sideways pressure.
In theory I know not to push it too hard and I was trying not too. In retrospect, the discs usually last much longer, I likely was. That and making round corners in 1/4” steel with ultra thin discs.