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I don't think the V thing will work out like I had hoped. It would be easy enough to water jet holes for weight savings and mud shedding but I think they would just fold up in to the truck.
I like Walking Eagles but fear the fab time to make the trapezoid will be too high. If I could find some formed steel in a similar shape that would be sweet, but I doubt that will exist. Maybe building something like that out of tube instead of the sheet metal would work. Could use smaller tube and plate the inside with sheet metal?
I am torn on what to do. I might just go with something simple like landcruiserphil's, I really like the minimalist approach. If only my second high flow cat would show up I can get started with the high clearance exhaust and then see what kind of space I gain.
I like Walking Eagles but fear the fab time to make the trapezoid will be too high. If I could find some formed steel in a similar shape that would be sweet, but I doubt that will exist. Maybe building something like that out of tube instead of the sheet metal would work. Could use smaller tube and plate the inside with sheet metal?
I am torn on what to do. I might just go with something simple like landcruiserphil's, I really like the minimalist approach. If only my second high flow cat would show up I can get started with the high clearance exhaust and then see what kind of space I gain.
It wasn't that bad once I got going, a good welder makes it go faster. If a person really wanted it to go fast, but still be water tight, I'd just weld a 1" section every 6-8", hit those welds with a flapper disk, then fill the rest of the seam w/ RTV, coat w/ bedliner, and call it good.
I developed a trick between doing the first and the second one. The first one I tried making trapazoid shaped ribs to hold the shape befor being welded. It was easier on the second one to just take some thin wall 1" square tube, cut a couple 3" sections of it, tack them side by side in the center of the 8" plate, repeat 3 or 4 places along the length, then it's easy to just line up the outside edges, and lay them on the 1" tube, tack the outer edge, then drop the 3" piece on top, it doesn't want to go anywhere when it's supported by the 1" tube and nestled inbetween the 4" pieces. Tack it a couple spots, then it's just weld weld weld. and weld some more, or weld weld weld, and RTV.
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I wonder how thick of a piece of steel would be strong enough to bang up against without bending. I was thinking just have a length cut on a water jet or plasma table instead of the trapezoid? Something roughly the same size dimensionally but just a piece of flat stock.
Straight flat stock really doesn't have the strength it needs. I suppose if you did 1" thick it'd hold up rather well, but the weight would just be silly. Don't forget that you are going to be attempting to bend the flat stock in the direction that it is weakest. On edge (either side or top/bottom) would be strongest, but those won't be taking the hits. The flat side will be taking the hits, and when you're using a 6k lb hammer, it'll bend.
A triangular piece (as opposed to trapezoidal) would likely be stronger and simpler to build. It wouldn't look as nice, however.
or you could use 2x6x3/6" retangular tube - can get it, might have to special order at your local steel suplier. I considered doing that when I did mine - but decided the cleaner look was worth the extra effort, but a 1x6 or 2x6 (or 8) should be doable.
Still waiting to see you braggers come up with bent cut and welded flat stock with gussets and all similar to the metal techs...for cheap...
yea darwink its 50 bucks if you got free crap everywhere ...most guys dont.
yea darwink its 50 bucks if you got free crap everywhere ...most guys dont.