Long Travel BS Thread

Yeah, popping off the component with a pry bar was faster and quicker than anything else I tried. The rivets I was removing I was replacing with bolts, so I had to remove what was left, but the little that's left pops out with almost no effort from a air hammer.

 

I have I about 2 sec with the air hammer after removing it to that point on the first one. Didn't budge so I moved on and didn't try on the preceding 15-20rivets I needed removed

 

i just started a rivet removal business. 200 a pop. can do 10 trucks a day.

 

This worked the best so far. I used air chisel to pop off the components. Also today I upgraded to a bigger zip gun. Anyway you look at it, it's a bitch but making progress.
Thanks for the input everyone!

 

Pro?

Talk to @jeffz0rz, he did all the hard work

 

Oops.....

 

Over rated anyways. Just put in swingers.

 

If I don't end up drinkin too much I'll have some arms on there ready for cycling tommorow

 

We need pictures of this!!!

Also, got my truck driveable for the next few weeks until I get shocks. Bed cage is in, And sua is done. Just have lower shock tabs, bumps and straps

 

I knew your bumps were set too high

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/hot-metal-fab-hybrib-bumper.510003/
Would you look at that clean fit?!? Wow if someone can make a business out of this then I should have become a fabricator years ago....

 

Somebody clearly did not hold his beer while he " got this "

 

Looks like the kid doesn't know how to cope a tube?

Or I guess the question would be, is it the shop that's supposed to cope the tube or the customer?

 

Wow and I was embarred to have a 3/16 gap on my tubes


That shop is a "legit" fab shop

 

A weld it yourself kit would be ready to weld without notching

 

I had tubing bent from this fab shop and he did outstanding work. I had him bend the tube and tack it in place. I welded the rest.
Not sure what he and the customer worked out as a diy bumper.

 

It seems like something's up. The rest of that guy's work doesn't look like that:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/hotmetalfabs-new-bumper-lineup-for-the-gen1-tacomas.476953/

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/hot-metal-fab.456717/

@Fernando

 

Some of the work looks OK....scroll through his instagram and most of the welds like like absolute shit

 

Now that you mention it, it does look like there's a lot of grinding in his pre-paint photos on here.

Too far away for me anyway lol. Someday when pelfreybilt makes a first gen hybrid bumper I'll be all over it - until then trail gear or I'll end up getting my own welder and pipe bender pending I am able to find a place I can have one at.

 

I have a video of me cycling it on Instagram in a bit I'm not social media savy