yozsi Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 (edited) Well, i'll post this up here cause i been getting a few pm's about this. I basically was getting bored and i was itching for some fabbing because i can't continue on with my sas because im selling my house and moving. So i decided to make some sliders to prevent my rockers and frame from more damage. Yea, so i picked up some steel need to try to prevent more of this: Im making the main tube out of .125 wall 2x3 and the legs will be out of .125 wall 2x2, 1/4 x 3 plate will be used for everything else. I chamfered the leading edge at 50 degrees to slide over stuff easier. I cut out a end plate from the 1/4 inch plate i had and welded it on to the end Edited April 11, 2008 by yozsi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted April 4, 2008 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 did the same to the other side: I cut 3 legs out of the 2x2 and welded them to the main slider how this side should look when welded up i'll keep you guys updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
json3904 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 looks good i will be doing this pretty soon..... keep us updated..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandShark Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Looks good man. Keep the pics coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msavides Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 (edited) That is on my project list myself picked up my steel in san jose for .55 per pound. spent about $100 bucks. Thinking of doing mine a little differently, I will be posting pics of mine shortly. Mark Edited April 4, 2008 by msavides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 Alrighty, I made the other side slider. Had a lil trouble cause i didn't realize that i musta bumped the knob on the regulator and i was only getting 5 cfh of gas flow. lol the welds sucked on the end plates but i ground the bad ones out and re welded. The welds on the legs looked great. I also cut out 6 gussets and the plate that im welding to the frame. I also notched out the pinch seam for maximum clearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 hey, looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogdor Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Those look great, and nice job on the welds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paffphinder1989 Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Those are some mean looking tires, what are they?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 another little update, i started getting kinda tired so my weld quality suffered but oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nissyota88 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Those are some mean looking tires, what are they?? x2 nice build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Those are some mean looking tires, what are they?? If I'm not mistaken, they're the newer Kumho Road Venture MT's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87pathy Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 better put some more gussets in at the frame.. mine are done pretty much the same way (small differences) I came down hard, bent the 2x3x.188 tube, and pinched the frame.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 better put some more gussets in at the frame.. mine are done pretty much the same way (small differences)I came down hard, bent the 2x3x.188 tube, and pinched the frame.. hmmm, might have to do that at a later time... i dont think i will be coming down all that had on em. I welded the slider to the passengers side and its all done. I had a tough time finding decent metal on the frame and my damn mig is limited to the 5 foot power cord and 12 foot gun lead. Some of the welds are horrible looking but they should hold. eww! even worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandShark Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Looks good man. I like that color on the pathy also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 Looks good man. I like that color on the pathy also. thanks, the welds will be better on the drivers side, i just need to figure out how to get in a better position. Maybe ill just stick weld em. The color... yea i liked it too... until i started beating on the truck. It might look nice in pics but the truck is all jacked up. Its got rust, smashed in quarter panel, rockers, bumper. lol now its gonna become a trail rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5523Pathfinder Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Lookin good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kos Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 (edited) looking good, But not recommended to weld on directly to the frame. A frame can weaken from a large temperature. look here : fastening on step-ladders !! Edited April 10, 2008 by kos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 looking good, But not recommended to weld on directly to the frame. A frame can weaken from a large temperature. look here : fastening on step-ladders !! those are weaker than all heck. plus, welding to the frame doesnt weaken it... who told you that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kos Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 those are weaker than all heck. plus, welding to the frame doesnt weaken it... who told you that? _ the transversal stitches of welding weakening a frame. weakening from temperature tensions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 _ the transversal stitches of welding weakening a frame. weakening from temperature tensions okay... so why did the factory weld to the frame then? Dont worry i know everything about HAZ's , plus i dont weld in one shot and i allow it to cool naturally. Just provide proof to me that welding weakens the metal, if it does then why is everything welded to the frame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87pathy Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 looking good, But not recommended to weld on directly to the frame. A frame can weaken from a large temperature. look here : fastening on step-ladders !! BS. Those ones you build would last all of 5 min on the trail. if welfing to the frame is no good,, i better stop driving mine! In THEORY only.. you are not supposed to weld perpendicular to the frame. but keep it /// or \\\\. I've been beating the @!*% out of mine for over 2 years and no issues (expept the one spot, but i asked for that). Yosi, the way you did your are OK. But i'd really try and triangulate them off the frame a bit more. having them welded on perpendicular.. IS going to cause frame pinching if you come doown on them hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 Yosi, the way you did your are OK. But i'd really try and triangulate them off the frame a bit more. having them welded on perpendicular.. IS going to cause frame pinching if you come doown on them hard. yep i know i might pinch the frame a lil, but like i said, i dont think im going to be dropping it that hard. i dunno, i still got the front d44 to put in with the ox. then maybe if i try harder trails i'll triangulate them to the frame a lil more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kos Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 ... so why did the factory weld to the frame then? ........ if it does then why is everything welded to the frame? on a factory a frame welds on a ship-way, sorry to my English..., and on a factory after welding a frame is normalized Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 nope, they do anneal or temper the metal after welding. im sorry, i'm still not buying it (btw, i have worked with many a frame builder in the automotive world). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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