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45acp’s DIVORCED build!

Discussion in '1st Gen. Builds (1995-2004)' started by 45acp, Jan 15, 2012.

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  1. Feb 25, 2014 at 9:09 AM
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    45acp

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    45acp [OP] Paint me back in Wyoming again...

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    That totally went over my head lol :anonymous:

    But yeah there'll be plenty of support for the boat sides, I'll add more tube so it's a straight transition to the belly/link crossmember.



    Something I forgot to mention before - When I started cutting the boat sides I had picked up some of these 6" cutoff wheels

    [​IMG]

    $1.89 at the local Farm & Fleet for the same price as the 4 1/2". They work better and last a helluva lot longer. I'll never buy another 4 1/2 cutoff wheel ever again haha. Should have started using them a long time ago.
     
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  2. Feb 25, 2014 at 9:12 AM
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    Sorry guys forgot to separate work and fun. Bottom line is UHMW is not strong as Blackdawg said, its no stronger than wood.

    Gonna have to check out those cut off wheels to...I bet TSC has them :D
     
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  3. Feb 25, 2014 at 9:16 AM
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    45acp

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    45acp [OP] Paint me back in Wyoming again...

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    I think every little bit of thickness helps a lot with regard to the stiffness of the uhmw
     
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  4. Feb 25, 2014 at 9:17 AM
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    Nice thanks mark. I followed it so no worries :p

    Very interesting though. I'd planned on a belly skid of .75" UHMW with a metal frame...but now you got me thinking of doing a 3/16" plate with 1/8" UHMW
     
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  5. Feb 25, 2014 at 9:18 AM
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    I'd think so too...hence why I was think 3/4..or even 7/8
     
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  6. Feb 25, 2014 at 9:20 AM
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    45acp [OP] Paint me back in Wyoming again...

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    I think 1/8" uhmw would likely begin to wrinkle and/or peel off after a few uses, no matter the backing.
     
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  7. Feb 25, 2014 at 9:43 AM
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    I agree. Go thick enough to countersink the fasteners, and make sure the edges are secure. I wouldn't go thinner than 3/8" personally.

    Sure you can run thick enough UHMW but then you're not gaining anything. Weight savings are gone, stiffness is less, and even think about clearance issues. Especially with how this monte is talking. A 7/8" thick skidplate is going to cost clearance.

    If you add enough stiffeners to the steel, you could probably get away with 1/8", but the weight savings over 3/16" just doesn't really justify on its own.
     
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  8. Feb 25, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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    It's a sign. Give up on this project and just buy a Rump Ranger

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  9. Feb 25, 2014 at 3:49 PM
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    45acp [OP] Paint me back in Wyoming again...

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    :rofl:

    Miss my .45 VVV :( I really should get another sooner rather than later.

    [​IMG]
     
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  10. Feb 26, 2014 at 3:09 PM
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  11. Feb 26, 2014 at 8:21 PM
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    Just come back next year and he might have a headlight wired :p
     
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  12. Feb 26, 2014 at 8:27 PM
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    aaaaaaand that's why we keep you around
     
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  13. Feb 26, 2014 at 10:05 PM
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    45acp [OP] Paint me back in Wyoming again...

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    Finished up adding legs and removing the body mounts before I had to go to work. [​IMG]

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    DSC07908 by wyo_taco45, on Flickr

    Just been waiting on my steel order to come in. :bored:
     
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  14. Feb 26, 2014 at 10:51 PM
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  15. Feb 27, 2014 at 5:44 AM
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    What's this little cage like thing-a-ma-bob we keep seeing in the corner of your pics?
     
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  16. Feb 27, 2014 at 6:22 AM
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    I think that's the roll cage for Hobart.
     
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  17. Feb 27, 2014 at 8:07 AM
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    45acp [OP] Paint me back in Wyoming again...

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    lol yeah, roll cage for the hobart :D

    Didn't want to damage the welder swinging tubing and/or tools around, but more than that I was just tired of bending over to push the crappy little welding cart around. :eek:
     
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    That 35 in the last pic looks like is going to give you a huge headache soon
     
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  19. Feb 27, 2014 at 9:56 AM
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    I don't get it, if uhmw is that weak, why even bother with it, seems like it would be just easier in the end to just build the skids and boat sides with steel instead of messing with uhmw and backing it with steel? Weight savings? I guess so but with all the work so why it doesent seems worth it. Because the uhmw slides over stuff better? Seems like steel has been pretty good so far at dragging over rocks
     
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  20. Feb 27, 2014 at 10:03 AM
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    NwiTACO Big tars, little/no bed.

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    This. The stuff is like butta.
     
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