my build thread

[exoticmetalworx]

im about to turn my own set of dimple dies my self what stock did u use? i want to know if i could dimple 3/16 and how easy or hard that would be what thicknesses have you tried? cool build

[sams60gmc]

I turned them out of 3'' 1045 steel.
I will try some 3/16 tomorrow. Should work just fine.

[sams60gmc]

Was thinking about this, input please!

[exoticmetalworx]

it kinda looks like bricks w the lines betwwen the holes but i see where ur heading i dig it if u coud figure out how to roll the corner that would be sick

[exoticmetalworx]

oh do you think if i turned them out of aluminum they wouldnt work?

[Captainfab]

If you would like a little more insight into making dimple dies, check out this thread.....

http://www.offroadfabnet.com/forums/...de+dimple+dies

Quite a bit of good useful info in there.

There are a few other threads on the OFN showing dimpled holes.

[exoticmetalworx]

awsome

[sams60gmc]

I built some fire wall mounted hood hinges today kinda like the Porterbuilt ones and after a trip to the Immediate Care to get metal scraped out of my eye and a new Tetnus shot I think it would have been cheaper and less painful to have just bought them lol.
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[exoticmetalworx]

oh dude that sux i need some wood to knock on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sams60gmc]

Originally Posted by exoticmetalworx

it kinda looks like bricks w the lines betwwen the holes but i see where ur heading i dig it if u coud figure out how to roll the corner that would be sick

Those holes will be dimple die'd The straight lines wont be there. I dunno having some fabricators block trying to figure out how to make them look good.

[sams60gmc]

Originally Posted by exoticmetalworx

oh do you think if i turned them out of aluminum they wouldnt work?

I think aluminum would be fine if you didn't go too thick on the material you were dimpling.

[sams60gmc]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

If you would like a little more insight into making dimple dies, check out this thread.....

http://www.offroadfabnet.com/forums/...de+dimple+dies

Quite a bit of good useful info in there.

There are a few other threads on the OFN showing dimpled holes.

Thanks Captain!

[sams60gmc]

I finished building the hood hinges today, I'll test fit them tonight and if everything checks out I'll pull them back out for a final weld.
My hours got cut at work for a few weeks so it will be nice to have another full day to work on this thing, I'm excited for a longer weekend.

[exoticmetalworx]

uh what do you think your building that truck for your self where are our pictures sam!

[sams60gmc]

Originally Posted by exoticmetalworx

uh what do you think your building that truck for your self where are our pictures sam!

Pics when done

[sams60gmc]

Hood hinges need a little more trimming then a final weld, but basically done. What a PITA those were to make.


Also ran the rear brake lines today.

[exoticmetalworx]

awsome i dont even want to start on mine but ill have to soonner than later unless i do no hood lol i just want to suicide it so i dont want to do it 2x

[sams60gmc]

Tank bracket, came out OK, I'll run it until the gap where its mitered gets the best of me. Should have welded it then drilled it.

[sams60gmc]

Well I've been super busy with side projects lately, building parts for a guys rat rod he is building, and steering parts for a buddies Toyota crawler on 2.5 ton rockwells and I just finished up a set of dimple dies but I'm starting to get back to work on this thing, I towed my truck down to my shop so I could finally start getting some work done on it. I cut the mounts off of my air tank and lowered them, then got it mounted, also got some more work done on that damned drip rail. Might go to my buddies house this weekend and pick up my motor then start installing that.
I also noticed that my truck would not lay the rocker flat, so after some investigation I noticed it was laying on the front body mounts, so it would either let the front of the cab touch the ground or the rear, so those will be modified to get it to lay flat, I'm also debating on cutting off the lower pinch weld.
No pictures of the work just some randoms I thought were cool.

[wutnxt]

Nice build..looks great...I was just giving some thought to what i wanted to do with my hood...I think i am going to loose my inner fenders or what little of them i was using anyway...lol

keep up the good work dude it really looks great

[sams60gmc]

Thanks man I appreciate that.

[sams60gmc]

Been getting a little work done on this thing lately. Made up a bunch of fish plates for the rear end and got those welded on. Also welded up my front tubs and got them smoothed out. Picked up my motor from my co workers house and now that is ready to go in this week.

[baggedout81]

Sick build bro.

Digging those upper arms.Powder coating gets addicting once you start.

Just one word of advise.Add a water trap between that viair compressor an the tank.Had a buddy back in the day we bagged his dime an used those paddle gauges.He didnt have water traps so all the moisture sits in the bottom of the tank an gets nasty an smells.Trust me you dont want that smell inside the cab when your cruising around.

Another thing (speaking of moisture) i'd suggest welding a bung in at the lowest point of the tank.Then run what ever air line you have lying around to a ball valve to where w you can reach it.Then after driving just crack it open a bit pshhhh there goes what ever moisture/water that go by your trap.

[sams60gmc]

Originally Posted by baggedout81

Sick build bro.

Digging those upper arms.Powder coating gets addicting once you start.

Just one word of advise.Add a water trap between that viair compressor an the tank.Had a buddy back in the day we bagged his dime an used those paddle gauges.He didnt have water traps so all the moisture sits in the bottom of the tank an gets nasty an smells.Trust me you dont want that smell inside the cab when your cruising around.

Another thing (speaking of moisture) i'd suggest welding a bung in at the lowest point of the tank.Then run what ever air line you have lying around to a ball valve to where w you can reach it.Then after driving just crack it open a bit pshhhh there goes what ever moisture/water that go by your trap.

Thanks man. The tank has a petcock on the bottom that I open up all the time to drain the system.

[baggedout81]

Originally Posted by sams60gmc

Thanks man. The tank has a petcock on the bottom that I open up all the time to drain the system.

cool cool. running it to a ball valve will make it easier on ya tho.99% of the ball balves i've seen are rated to 300psi.Just sain to to make it easier on ya