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Florida B.S. Thread

Discussion in 'Florida' started by Jason'sLawnCare, Jun 19, 2010.

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  1. Sep 9, 2013 at 9:46 AM
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    aww so flattered u noticed, gonna try to put a sig pic up too, but something bout bit size
     
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  2. Sep 9, 2013 at 10:06 AM
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    colinb17 If at first you don't succeed, don't try skydiving

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    yeah, that's got a very small surface area. the bigger the plate you can fit on there, the better. best option would be to actually sandwich the roof with a plate on top and bottom, but you'd have to put some more effort into that for it to still look nice. for example, pick up somethign along these lines. http://www.atozfabrication.com/store/product.php?productid=16554
    put one on either side of the roof steel and bolt it through all 4 corners. then put the antenna going through the first hole. some good sealant, and some nice looking stainless hardware, an that would be a bulletproof, good looking setup.
     
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  3. Sep 9, 2013 at 10:10 AM
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    colinb17 If at first you don't succeed, don't try skydiving

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    my reasoning behind all that is because you have two things working against you. first, firestik probably didn't design that for offroad uses, and the beatings associated with that. and second, if you look in the example pictures in the link you posted, all of them mounts are on toolboxes, which are much sturdier.
     
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  4. Sep 9, 2013 at 11:57 AM
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    Rgr. I could definitely make a decent looking doubler and scab plate. Depends on how flat the roof is though. I don't have access to the forming tools needed to put a contour on the plates any more. I could maybe hand form some .063 7075 T6 aluminum if it wasn't too complex a curve for the scab plate with some .063 for the doubler. Make it a nice 10" x 6" diamond with beveled edges and radiused corners. Paint it either OD green or flat black and it'd probably look great. Have to find a decent sealer for it though.
     
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  5. Sep 9, 2013 at 12:01 PM
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    colinb17 If at first you don't succeed, don't try skydiving

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    sound like you've got yourself a plan :thumbsup:

    go to west marine and pick up a tube of their UV resistant sealer. you can usually get it in black, white, and clear. i used their black stuff to seal around my snorkel, and the clear stuff to seal the holes in my roof that i drilled to run wires to my lights. been using the stuff ever since i worked in the marine repair industry.
     
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  6. Sep 9, 2013 at 12:53 PM
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    Ooooo, I have a 12" x 15" piece of .125" 7075 T6 as well as assorted sizes of .063" (I also have a piece of .375" a little larger than the .125", but that'd just be crazy...probably collapse the roof on its own, lol). I also noticed that as long as I keep within the width of the third brake light, the roof is pretty flat. Guess it's time to dust off my aircraft sheet metal skills. Only bad thing is that my air compressor won't keep up with my die grinder so it should make cutting this stuff take about a 1000x as long as it would if I had a sheet metal shear, lol.

    Thanks for the advice and the tip on the sealant. :thumbsup:
     
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  7. Sep 9, 2013 at 4:33 PM
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    rmb_crew My other ride has 18,400HP!!!!!!

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    Flew down to the Ocala bombing range to day for alittle "fun" got a nice birds eye view of the trails. Looks nice and sandy down there.
     
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  8. Sep 9, 2013 at 5:08 PM
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    NO Chrome,3" NFab's steps,TRD skid,Wet okie's.011 grill, k&n,5100's,All this comes right off when the old lady says let's go get a NEW ONE!!!
    get cold damit..[​IMG]
     
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  9. Sep 9, 2013 at 5:23 PM
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    NO Chrome,3" NFab's steps,TRD skid,Wet okie's.011 grill, k&n,5100's,All this comes right off when the old lady says let's go get a NEW ONE!!!
    sweet lips===[​IMG],,[​IMG],,,[​IMG]
     
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  10. Sep 9, 2013 at 7:26 PM
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    Looking good Jim! Did you have to strip the old one?
     
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  11. Sep 9, 2013 at 9:14 PM
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    My UltraGauge was in Texas earlier, I cannot wait for it to arrive.
     
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  12. Sep 9, 2013 at 9:14 PM
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    Thats the same one I have pretty much. I have never had any problems with visibility.
    And I really dont clean the inside window as much as I should.

    what also really helps is not having the inside window tinted. That is key
     
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  13. Sep 9, 2013 at 9:29 PM
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    NO Chrome,3" NFab's steps,TRD skid,Wet okie's.011 grill, k&n,5100's,All this comes right off when the old lady says let's go get a NEW ONE!!!
    100 grit sandpaper then a gas rag took the undercoat off. Two coats of primer then the glass black , It came out killer. When its done Ill put it and my 011 up for sold,, first one sold, Ill keep the other one.:cool:
     
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  14. Sep 9, 2013 at 11:35 PM
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    I just put one on my truck a few weeks ago and visibility durring the day is fine, but at night you can't really see anything out of it. If its something I decide to keep on the truck full time I will probably add an additional backup light to make seeing a bit easier.
     
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  15. Sep 10, 2013 at 5:58 AM
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    colinb17 If at first you don't succeed, don't try skydiving

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    full time backup camera. changes everything!
     
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  16. Sep 10, 2013 at 6:21 AM
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    Toyota Tech31 Sometimes when I close my eyes, I can't see.

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    That's what's in Greg's po po mobile.
     
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  17. Sep 10, 2013 at 6:24 AM
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    colinb17 If at first you don't succeed, don't try skydiving

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    i don't think i'll ever be able to have a vehicle without it now. it's like cheating. i can read people lips when they are sitting behind me at a stop light.
     
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    NO Chrome,3" NFab's steps,TRD skid,Wet okie's.011 grill, k&n,5100's,All this comes right off when the old lady says let's go get a NEW ONE!!!
    This is non caustic sealer right... never use the stuff from home depot cuz it is caustic when it rains there are rust streaks everywhere...:mad::mad::mad:
     
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