flying_tomatoes
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oh man. that 337.
I had an 05 GLI. One of my favorite cars I ever owned.
I had an 05 GLI. One of my favorite cars I ever owned.
Between 705 & 1200 SQ/FT My Mini Garagemahal
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Workspaces between 705 and 1200 squarefeet.
Its a faux 337, but way more fun! Started life as an reflex sliver R32, I put a TT225 driveline in it, then all the 337 interior/exterior bits.
Need to go back through your thread, but work has been killing me this week. Thanks for stopping by!
Lawn looks great Mike.
Also, looking forward to see what you have in store for the shop.
Thanks Mike, there is certainly a touch of "overkill" involved
Trapps
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You know we're down with OPE. Lawn looks great.
Cooler in SC in August? I dropped my kid off at school in Charleston in August of 2017. You could practically see the hot humid air.
Skunkworks tease? Ok, the hook is set.....reel us in!
Cooler in SC in August? I dropped my kid off at school in Charleston in August of 2017. You could practically see the hot humid air.
Skunkworks tease? Ok, the hook is set.....reel us in!
Thanks on the lawn.
Yes, this is the strangest end of July/start of August I've ever seen. Not to mention, the 2-3wks before it was 90+ everyday. I lived outside of Charleston (Johns Island) for a number of years, its BRUTAL, then if you are down by the market it stinks like horse $hit! LOL or on the intercoastal the "pluff mud" is nasty, nothing like hot and stinky LOL
Teaser you say....ok, how about this
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Welding or painting curtains?
cccoltsicehockey
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Building your own imitation of a LevRack storage system?
No, but that is a good idea for another use for uni-strut....you've got me thinking now!
cccoltsicehockey
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If you do figure out a nice way for this I might have to copy the design. It has been rolling one around in my head for a while but I can't weld yet.
I've toyed around with the idea of a knockoff LevRack using unistrut. Here's what I've saved:
cccoltsicehockey
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Thanks for those links. The one in the video is actually really nice. The comments to it has a great idea that if you make the two end units stationary, they can save more space and more as well since they would be part of the supports.
I have also thought of building a set like the uline ones using some metal bookshelves I have seen pop up on marketplace from time to time.
Thanks for this, I've see that guys youtube before, I might have to dust that off and give it a watch!
Metallitubby
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Teaser you say....ok, how about this
I secretly took a picture of the finished product when I was there last week. I hope you don't get angry at me.
Metallitubby
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Damn you, Andy! Stealing my chance at a GJ first, meat locker edition
I hope you have no beef with me or my post.
Got to tinker with project beef(skunk)works last night for a little bit after finishing up some yard work that got rained out on Tuesday night. I have a buddy stopping by tonight to lend a hand, hopefully going to get it close enough to being called done that I can finish uploading photos and do an update tomorrow.
However, with all the rain we've had, the grass is going nuts, found a small window Tuesday night to get the front lawn cut then start trimming, which was abruptly ended by a full on southern down pour.....but pre-rain/post-cut it was looking okay
edit: elephant ears are going nuts too!
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However, with all the rain we've had, the grass is going nuts, found a small window Tuesday night to get the front lawn cut then start trimming, which was abruptly ended by a full on southern down pour.....but pre-rain/post-cut it was looking okay
edit: elephant ears are going nuts too!
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Well, my extra hands showed up last night, but the results were not as I hoped, but maybe as I expected....that being said, I have some parts on order that I think should remedy my goal line obstacle....so figured at this point I might as well document progress to this point seeing that I am what I would call ~90% complete....let me introduce, project over head hoist.
While I've become rather proficient at the removal/install of the v-8 in the widebody project car, it is cumbersome with the trusty HF cherry picker, taken a toll and worst of all, the car either needs to be up on the dollies or on the lift to get the legs under the subframe, in my mind all an unnecessary step. So lets over complicate it it more by installing an overhead lifting mechanism!
After much planning and searching, its seems the HF hoists are reliable enough for not using daily and can lift a fair amount (this unit is rated for ~1300lbs when doubled back on the pulley). After some brainstorming with a couple buddies, one of which works in the powertrain portion of BMW locally so has access to several different lifting tools, I decided to use two tracks running long ways and one going perpendicular to allow for a fairly wide range of movement.
Hoist
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Unfortunately for me, I should have planned this before putting insulation in the attic....but a little creativity and welding wire we found the 'ish spot in the ceiling for one side of the track, then found the center of the two studs there (stick with me)
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Repeat on the opposite end, then snap a chalk line
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Rinse and repeat on the other side, most will ask about spacing....it is not spaced in relation to the lights, which optically might have been more aesthetically appeasing, but I chose to space in relation to the lift (also helping mitigate the width of the cross brace), which will maximize functionality while the hoist is near the lift.
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Now comes the fun part, how are these all going to work.....well on the window side, I am going to be hanging the uni-strut spanning the trusses. Garage is built 16" on center, so I did my best to mark and "split" the center of each to help distribute the load as even as possible, minding that i had to work with the spacing on the unistrut. So hauled a stick of uni up into the attic and marked "center" of each truss, then back town to transfer onto a piece of channel that carriage bolts will drop into and all the brackets to be bolted to the ceiling
Marked up uni
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Transferred and drilled into the channel that will span the top side of the trusses
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Next step was to "creatively" lift the support brace up to the ceiling and use that as a template to drill the drywall b/c it would have not been fun trying to do that in 6-8" of blown in insulation
IMG_0427 by fouckhest, on Flickr
Holy ceiling with a couple test fit brackets to prove out the concept
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Now to install a bunch of brackets and slide the unistrut into place
IMG_0483 by fouckhest, on Flickr
....more to come
While I've become rather proficient at the removal/install of the v-8 in the widebody project car, it is cumbersome with the trusty HF cherry picker, taken a toll and worst of all, the car either needs to be up on the dollies or on the lift to get the legs under the subframe, in my mind all an unnecessary step. So lets over complicate it it more by installing an overhead lifting mechanism!
After much planning and searching, its seems the HF hoists are reliable enough for not using daily and can lift a fair amount (this unit is rated for ~1300lbs when doubled back on the pulley). After some brainstorming with a couple buddies, one of which works in the powertrain portion of BMW locally so has access to several different lifting tools, I decided to use two tracks running long ways and one going perpendicular to allow for a fairly wide range of movement.
Hoist
Untitled by fouckhest, on FlickrUnfortunately for me, I should have planned this before putting insulation in the attic....but a little creativity and welding wire we found the 'ish spot in the ceiling for one side of the track, then found the center of the two studs there (stick with me)
IMG_0390 by fouckhest, on FlickrRepeat on the opposite end, then snap a chalk line
IMG_0393 by fouckhest, on FlickrRinse and repeat on the other side, most will ask about spacing....it is not spaced in relation to the lights, which optically might have been more aesthetically appeasing, but I chose to space in relation to the lift (also helping mitigate the width of the cross brace), which will maximize functionality while the hoist is near the lift.
IMG_0394 by fouckhest, on FlickrNow comes the fun part, how are these all going to work.....well on the window side, I am going to be hanging the uni-strut spanning the trusses. Garage is built 16" on center, so I did my best to mark and "split" the center of each to help distribute the load as even as possible, minding that i had to work with the spacing on the unistrut. So hauled a stick of uni up into the attic and marked "center" of each truss, then back town to transfer onto a piece of channel that carriage bolts will drop into and all the brackets to be bolted to the ceiling
Marked up uni
IMG_0396 by fouckhest, on FlickrTransferred and drilled into the channel that will span the top side of the trusses
IMG_0406 by fouckhest, on FlickrNext step was to "creatively" lift the support brace up to the ceiling and use that as a template to drill the drywall b/c it would have not been fun trying to do that in 6-8" of blown in insulation
IMG_0427 by fouckhest, on FlickrHoly ceiling with a couple test fit brackets to prove out the concept
IMG_0428 by fouckhest, on FlickrNow to install a bunch of brackets and slide the unistrut into place
IMG_0483 by fouckhest, on Flickr....more to come
The other side brought upon a different challenge....this would be the fact that I have my storage floor in the center of the attic, but it was kind of nice b/c the 3/4" plywood gave added strength, so came up with an idea to use plates and carriage bolts to help distribute the load on that side....so unistrut back up and marked where holes go and drilled them
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Found these plates at metal supermarket in the scrap/drops bit, they were 6"x6" 1/4" thick....seemed overkill'ish enough
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Cut them in half on the trusty evolution chop saw
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Decided to slightly offset the hold so that I had equal'ish amount of over hang on each side of the stud.
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Lots of holes drilled, as of note, these "narwal" drill bits are actually really nice and available from your local jungle delivery store
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Then tacked the carriage bolts to the plates
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Gave them a quick coat of black paint, b/c why not
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All in position in the attic
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Brackets installed
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Pretty straight!
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Unistrut installed
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Now we have two installed!
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...not done yet...
IMG_0463 by fouckhest, on FlickrFound these plates at metal supermarket in the scrap/drops bit, they were 6"x6" 1/4" thick....seemed overkill'ish enough
IMG_0364 by fouckhest, on FlickrCut them in half on the trusty evolution chop saw
IMG_0365 by fouckhest, on FlickrDecided to slightly offset the hold so that I had equal'ish amount of over hang on each side of the stud.
IMG_0371 by fouckhest, on FlickrLots of holes drilled, as of note, these "narwal" drill bits are actually really nice and available from your local jungle delivery store
IMG_0375 by fouckhest, on FlickrThen tacked the carriage bolts to the plates
IMG_0469 by fouckhest, on FlickrIMG_0472 by fouckhest, on FlickrGave them a quick coat of black paint, b/c why not
IMG_0481 by fouckhest, on FlickrIMG_0486 by fouckhest, on FlickrAll in position in the attic
IMG_0488 by fouckhest, on FlickrBrackets installed
IMG_0492 by fouckhest, on FlickrPretty straight!
IMG_0493 by fouckhest, on FlickrUnistrut installed
IMG_0494 by fouckhest, on FlickrNow we have two installed!
IMG_0495 by fouckhest, on Flickr...not done yet...
Next up is the cross brace and this is where the story pauses until next week....
Quick mock-up to find the correct length
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Got a fair amount extra, I am actually going to weld that extra section to the top of the cross brace to give some extra rigidity to help with deflection under load
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Cross brace installed...
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I tried my damdest to get the two trollies aligned so it will move freely, but it just wont happen, leaving one relatively "loose" seems to be the ticket, but still not perfect. It would be double nutted and then tacked at the end once proven, but just didn't like that, so ended the night after finding these on the jungle store, so they will be here Monday. I wish I had seen these originally, but oh well, I am hopeful that the horizontal rollers will keep things aligned. My plan will be to keep them bolted, loosely, installed, make sure it moves, then tighten the bolts, continue to ensure range of motion, then likely weld them all around and still leave one bolt on the outer most edge, just for added mechanical backup
....so that is all for now, really hoped to have a cool photo of me hanging by my new hoist, but such is life....in the meantime I am gathering parts to build my gate for the driveway which will complete the privacy fence project and make the wifey happy so I can start working on my car again.
Hope everyone has a good weekend! Time to go to work
Quick mock-up to find the correct length
IMG_0581 by fouckhest, on FlickrGot a fair amount extra, I am actually going to weld that extra section to the top of the cross brace to give some extra rigidity to help with deflection under load
IMG_0583 by fouckhest, on FlickrCross brace installed...
IMG_0585 by fouckhest, on FlickrIMG_0589 by fouckhest, on FlickrI tried my damdest to get the two trollies aligned so it will move freely, but it just wont happen, leaving one relatively "loose" seems to be the ticket, but still not perfect. It would be double nutted and then tacked at the end once proven, but just didn't like that, so ended the night after finding these on the jungle store, so they will be here Monday. I wish I had seen these originally, but oh well, I am hopeful that the horizontal rollers will keep things aligned. My plan will be to keep them bolted, loosely, installed, make sure it moves, then tighten the bolts, continue to ensure range of motion, then likely weld them all around and still leave one bolt on the outer most edge, just for added mechanical backup
....so that is all for now, really hoped to have a cool photo of me hanging by my new hoist, but such is life....in the meantime I am gathering parts to build my gate for the driveway which will complete the privacy fence project and make the wifey happy so I can start working on my car again.
Hope everyone has a good weekend! Time to go to work
cccoltsicehockey
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Did not see this one coming. That is really cool addition to the garage. Nice work.
Slow weekend on my projects due to volunteering to help/lead the efforts to install LVP in a friends basement bar area....got started around 830a on Saturday morning, had the flooring done around 1p, short break for lunch, then we started in on reinstalling the removed baseboard and installing the shoe molding. I got the crew started on the first run and managed the few tricky spots, but with two guys cruising along with the long runs and then two other guys helping by feeding panels so there were as many up/downs, it went surprisingly smooth and quick!
This half wall was the main challenge, but once we got around that it was smooth sailing
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Finished product
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Yesterday was a major recovery day, to say my legs are sore is an understatement....yesterday they were sore, today woof! But the misses and I got up yesterday, ran a couple errands, stopped at wally world to stuck up my brake clean supply, now the consumables cabinet is stocked up for projects to come
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Also, this showed up, had watched "the fabricator series" on youtube, hes pretty a pretty solid fabricator and makes decent content, had a good episode on tungsten choices, I had been trying "purple" at the recommendation of another close fabricator friend due to it being non-radioactive alternative. I've had good success with it, but Justin from the fabricator series mentioned that this CK brand Lazyr is his new all for one tungsten, so figured I'd give it a shot and see how it works
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And in an interesting twist of life, I've been trying to motivate my dad to get his Myers Manx replica dune buggy back road worthy for a while, so he solution to that is telling me to come get it and I can get it running....so looks like I have a road trip to Ohio in my future along with adding an air cooled VW to my fleet
So more details to come on this new project...its been in storage for close to a decade now, so curious to see the condition, luckily I know a good air cooled VW shop that is relatively local to me, so will likely drag it home and drop it off to the as soon as I bring it home.
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This half wall was the main challenge, but once we got around that it was smooth sailing
Untitled by fouckhest, on FlickrFinished product
Untitled by fouckhest, on FlickrUntitled by fouckhest, on FlickrYesterday was a major recovery day, to say my legs are sore is an understatement....yesterday they were sore, today woof! But the misses and I got up yesterday, ran a couple errands, stopped at wally world to stuck up my brake clean supply, now the consumables cabinet is stocked up for projects to come
Untitled by fouckhest, on FlickrAlso, this showed up, had watched "the fabricator series" on youtube, hes pretty a pretty solid fabricator and makes decent content, had a good episode on tungsten choices, I had been trying "purple" at the recommendation of another close fabricator friend due to it being non-radioactive alternative. I've had good success with it, but Justin from the fabricator series mentioned that this CK brand Lazyr is his new all for one tungsten, so figured I'd give it a shot and see how it works
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And in an interesting twist of life, I've been trying to motivate my dad to get his Myers Manx replica dune buggy back road worthy for a while, so he solution to that is telling me to come get it and I can get it running....so looks like I have a road trip to Ohio in my future along with adding an air cooled VW to my fleet
So more details to come on this new project...its been in storage for close to a decade now, so curious to see the condition, luckily I know a good air cooled VW shop that is relatively local to me, so will likely drag it home and drop it off to the as soon as I bring it home.
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Looks like you may have attached the wrong picture, as it's a repeat of the previous.
Yesterday was a major recovery day, to say my legs are sore is an understatement....yesterday they were sore, today woof! But the misses and I got up yesterday, ran a couple errands, stopped at wally world to stuck up my brake clean supply, now the consumables cabinet is stocked up for projects to come
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Also, this showed up, had watched "the fabricator series" on youtube, hes pretty a pretty solid fabricator and makes decent content, had a good episode on tungsten choices, I had been trying "purple" at the recommendation of another close fabricator friend due to it being non-radioactive alternative. I've had good success with it, but Justin from the fabricator series mentioned that this CK brand Lazyr is his new all for one tungsten, so figured I'd give it a shot and see how it works
Jeff Ivers
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I always thought the Meyers Manx buggies looked like immense fun. That one is beautiful. Years ago, one of the car magazines ran an article about what I think I remember as a MM 2 with a coupe body that had a Porsche engine installed. I drooled over that one for a long time.
Thanks! updated
Its been a LOT of years since I've driven it, but it was certainly a blast from what I remember! There was a nicely paved curvy road on the way into town from the house I grew up in, I can remember basically flat footing the gas pedal and just cruising, its no race car, but handles like its on rails!
Small, but encouraging update on hoist project. New trollies arrived on Monday, but I had plans that evening, but found a couple hours last night to work on this project after I finished my yard work.
New trollies with the the horizontal/centering rollers
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I installed them "loosely" and immediately it was much better than the initial install, so took that as small victory #1! Then I decided to get out a set of my metal fab squares to see if truing up the tracks in relation to each other would prove beneficial....spoiler, it worked "okay," but resulted in a slightly tighter fit at the lift end, so went back to a loose fit then snugged it up down towards the lift end, that provided to provide the best all around range of motion
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Once I proved out the range of motion front to back, it was time to get the hoist installed....womp womp, I forgot the trollies won't fit under the carriage bolt heads, so made sure the bolts were good and tight, pulled it back down, burned in a nice fat tack weld on each corner (thinking about my future self having to cut them off), this would allow me to remove the bolts, install the hoist, then reinstall the bolts for additional support
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Two ladders were helpful to get the hoist up on the tall a-frame ladder to allow for an easy/short lift into the track....fast forward to working on getting the extension cord holders all dialed in
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Extended all the way to the opposite corner of the electrical outlet....
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Tucked in where it will likely live when not in use, bungee cord is a crude solution to hold the remote for now, but it works till I can come up with some thing a little more elegant...thinking about a piece of PVC pipe attached to the lift post to drop it into like a cup holder
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In full disclosure, I "hooked it up" to that chain on the front of the v8 car, the center of the horizontal/side-to-side uni-strut deflected more than I wanted to see...SO...I need to run to metal supermarket to look at and buy some supplies to get started on my gate project, so I am going to take a look at what they have in stock, debating between a U-channel and straight box tube, admittedly I am not sure what will have the best strength properties, I know an "I" beam would be ideal, but I doubt that exists in a 2" ish extrusion....open to any feedback on that and anything really.
Also, after the crazy amount of rain we have had in the past couple weeks, the grass is looking pretty good for this time of year and I haven't had a sprinkler on in probably a month
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New trollies with the the horizontal/centering rollers
Untitled by fouckhest, on FlickrI installed them "loosely" and immediately it was much better than the initial install, so took that as small victory #1! Then I decided to get out a set of my metal fab squares to see if truing up the tracks in relation to each other would prove beneficial....spoiler, it worked "okay," but resulted in a slightly tighter fit at the lift end, so went back to a loose fit then snugged it up down towards the lift end, that provided to provide the best all around range of motion
Untitled by fouckhest, on FlickrOnce I proved out the range of motion front to back, it was time to get the hoist installed....womp womp, I forgot the trollies won't fit under the carriage bolt heads, so made sure the bolts were good and tight, pulled it back down, burned in a nice fat tack weld on each corner (thinking about my future self having to cut them off), this would allow me to remove the bolts, install the hoist, then reinstall the bolts for additional support
by fouckhest, on FlickrTwo ladders were helpful to get the hoist up on the tall a-frame ladder to allow for an easy/short lift into the track....fast forward to working on getting the extension cord holders all dialed in
Untitled by fouckhest, on FlickrExtended all the way to the opposite corner of the electrical outlet....
Untitled by fouckhest, on FlickrTucked in where it will likely live when not in use, bungee cord is a crude solution to hold the remote for now, but it works till I can come up with some thing a little more elegant...thinking about a piece of PVC pipe attached to the lift post to drop it into like a cup holder
Untitled by fouckhest, on FlickrIn full disclosure, I "hooked it up" to that chain on the front of the v8 car, the center of the horizontal/side-to-side uni-strut deflected more than I wanted to see...SO...I need to run to metal supermarket to look at and buy some supplies to get started on my gate project, so I am going to take a look at what they have in stock, debating between a U-channel and straight box tube, admittedly I am not sure what will have the best strength properties, I know an "I" beam would be ideal, but I doubt that exists in a 2" ish extrusion....open to any feedback on that and anything really.
Also, after the crazy amount of rain we have had in the past couple weeks, the grass is looking pretty good for this time of year and I haven't had a sprinkler on in probably a month
Untitled by fouckhest, on Flickrcccoltsicehockey
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The progess looks really good. Can't wait to see it in action.
In this day and age we live in, I never doubt that something exists.
In this day and age we live in, I never doubt that something exists.
Thanks, good lookin out!
I will keep that in my back pocket for sure, fingers crossed metal supermarket has something in stock
SilverJimmy
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Do you think that you might need some form of truss thru the middle and on top of your cross uni-strut so that it doesn’t deflect downward when under load? I used to work at a power plant that had a 200 ton overhead crane on rails. Annually it was tested for safety at I think 150% of rated load. Have you tried lifting anything yet close to the lifting capacity of the winch? Would hate to see what “could” happen!
Absolutely Sterling - that is kind of buried in the end of my message. Trying to find time to run to the metal store today to see what I can find, be it "U-channel" or best case "i-beam" that i can then weld to the top of the unistrut.
My original plan was to "flip" some scrap uni-strut and weld to the top to the current one installed, but thinking something in a little bit thicker steel will add some extra margin
For now, I think I am going to call this project a mild success!
Got busy at lunch time yesterday with work, wasn't able to sneak over to the metal store, but dipped out of work a little early to hit them up before they closed. Found a piece of 1-1/4" square tube that I had in the garage, this lined up well with the width of the uni-strut leaving a nice area to weld, so off to metal super market
Quick pass over the uni-strut with a flap wheel to get the galvanizing off, then wire wheeled the mill scale off the square tube and marked up the holes in the uni.
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Cut a 45 on the end to make it look intentional, b/c why not...then fitted up
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Fast forward, clamped the two pieces together, tacked it up, then decided to to change my plan from a bunch of small stitch welds to longer, 3" on / 3" off stitches, you can see where I marked things to try and give me visual cues of when to stop....jumped around from sided to side and end to end while welding to minimize and distortion....I wanted to TIG this, but didn't want to spend that much time on it, but looking back, I wish I would have, but I don't regret it b/c it was good MIG practice, which I unfortunately don't get enough of and definitely need more
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Here we are with the finished product, cleaned up with a wire wheel and some acetone, ready for install
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First "Test" I've had this old 1.8t laying around for years, dug it out a few months ago when cleaning the parts room, the head needs to come off and go on the shelf and the rest is destine for the scrap yard....
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Houston we have lift off!
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My office mate, shop dog/helper looking at me like, "WTH are you doing now?"
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Need to focus on the gate project starting now....so back to house projects for a minute, but should be back on the v8 car project once that is done, then will really put the hoist to the test in removing that powertrain
Got busy at lunch time yesterday with work, wasn't able to sneak over to the metal store, but dipped out of work a little early to hit them up before they closed. Found a piece of 1-1/4" square tube that I had in the garage, this lined up well with the width of the uni-strut leaving a nice area to weld, so off to metal super market
Quick pass over the uni-strut with a flap wheel to get the galvanizing off, then wire wheeled the mill scale off the square tube and marked up the holes in the uni.
Untitled by fouckhest, on FlickrCut a 45 on the end to make it look intentional, b/c why not...then fitted up
Untitled by fouckhest, on FlickrUntitled by fouckhest, on FlickrFast forward, clamped the two pieces together, tacked it up, then decided to to change my plan from a bunch of small stitch welds to longer, 3" on / 3" off stitches, you can see where I marked things to try and give me visual cues of when to stop....jumped around from sided to side and end to end while welding to minimize and distortion....I wanted to TIG this, but didn't want to spend that much time on it, but looking back, I wish I would have, but I don't regret it b/c it was good MIG practice, which I unfortunately don't get enough of and definitely need more
Untitled by fouckhest, on FlickrHere we are with the finished product, cleaned up with a wire wheel and some acetone, ready for install
Untitled by fouckhest, on FlickrUntitled by fouckhest, on FlickrFirst "Test" I've had this old 1.8t laying around for years, dug it out a few months ago when cleaning the parts room, the head needs to come off and go on the shelf and the rest is destine for the scrap yard....
Untitled by fouckhest, on FlickrHouston we have lift off!
Untitled by fouckhest, on FlickrMy office mate, shop dog/helper looking at me like, "WTH are you doing now?"
Untitled by fouckhest, on FlickrNeed to focus on the gate project starting now....so back to house projects for a minute, but should be back on the v8 car project once that is done, then will really put the hoist to the test in removing that powertrain
MrPink
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For now, I think I am going to call this project a mild success!
Got busy at lunch time yesterday with work, wasn't able to sneak over to the metal store, but dipped out of work a little early to hit them up before they closed. Found a piece of 1-1/4" square tube that I had in the garage, this lined up well with the width of the uni-strut leaving a nice area to weld, so off to metal super market
Quick pass over the uni-strut with a flap wheel to get the galvanizing off, then wire wheeled the mill scale off the square tube and marked up the holes in the uni.
Cut a 45 on the end to make it look intentional, b/c why not...then fitted up
Fast forward, clamped the two pieces together, tacked it up, then decided to to change my plan from a bunch of small stitch welds to longer, 3" on / 3" off stitches, you can see where I marked things to try and give me visual cues of when to stop....jumped around from sided to side and end to end while welding to minimize and distortion....I wanted to TIG this, but didn't want to spend that much time on it, but looking back, I wish I would have, but I don't regret it b/c it was good MIG practice, which I unfortunately don't get enough of and definitely need more
Here we are with the finished product, cleaned up with a wire wheel and some acetone, ready for install
First "Test" I've had this old 1.8t laying around for years, dug it out a few months ago when cleaning the parts room, the head needs to come off and go on the shelf and the rest is destine for the scrap yard....
Houston we have lift off!
My office mate, shop dog/helper looking at me like, "WTH are you doing now?"
Need to focus on the gate project starting now....so back to house projects for a minute, but should be back on the v8 car project once that is done, then will really put the hoist to the test in removing that powertrain
I know shipping a bottom end would be outrageous but if its still decent i may want it.