HobbyStock62
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So, I got the idea from Ford Rules, basically building off of the hardware, rod ends, and mount styles that he used. I figured I would also do a thread and try to add as much pictures as you people want. All said and done, I have a little under $300 into this, that includes bolts, paint (we will see how the rattle can paint holds up, might end up powder coating them later on), all that stuff...
Materials Used:
2" O.D 1.5" I.D DOM tubing, 72" long. I got that from industrialmetalsales.com for a little under $50 a stick (way cheaper than anywhere else I found, about half the price of discount steel). I got 72" because that was the longest length that they offered. With the rod ends, they will end up being 78" from bolt to bolt. These are going on a crew cab long box.
Rod ends:
(2) 7/8" rod ends, left hand thread
Bushings:
(2) Ballistic fab 2.63" bushings right hand threads, kinda huge, get the bushings before making your mounts...I made some mounts, got the bushings and then noticed that the bushing was just as big as the whole mount...so needless to say, I had to make new front mounts.
Tube adapters:
(2) 1.25" 12tpi right hand thread
(2) 7/8" 14tpi left hand thread
Steel:
I used all 10ga steel (little over 1/8"), I think that it will be plenty strong, but I will let you guys know if I bend a mount sideways! Make sure that the steel you get is not warped! I had about 1 sqft of straight steel, and 150sqft of nice a warped steel...so it was difficult at times to make sure the mounts are square and as straight as possible.
Hardware:
I used all 3/4" hardware, it is probably overkill, but just to be safe.
Starting the front mounts. These will bolt onto the frame.
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That pretty much sums up the front mounts, I do have more pictures if anyone wants to see.
Front mounts:
Soooo, my iphone pooped itself kinda, and lost a good amount of pictures that I had on the front mounts, but the process is basically the same, use a square to get the first angle correct, tack weld the other side on, and space it accordingly, then more welds, stick in vise, pound the snot out of it to curve the metal, and yada yada yada. This were a little bit of a PITA because of the warped metal I had.
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Unfortunately, these are all the pictures I have on the rear mounts, I am making another set of these in a couple weeks, I can get more pictures then.
Here is a picture of the bars themselves and the bushings/rod ends. Just a single bar style, want them to be as light as possible.
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That is what I have so far, I will be painting everything tomorrow and will add more pictures. Can hopefully get them on my truck in a week or two. 0 degrees is about the high temp for the next two weeks...want to be outside for as little as possible.
Materials Used:
2" O.D 1.5" I.D DOM tubing, 72" long. I got that from industrialmetalsales.com for a little under $50 a stick (way cheaper than anywhere else I found, about half the price of discount steel). I got 72" because that was the longest length that they offered. With the rod ends, they will end up being 78" from bolt to bolt. These are going on a crew cab long box.
Rod ends:
(2) 7/8" rod ends, left hand thread
Bushings:
(2) Ballistic fab 2.63" bushings right hand threads, kinda huge, get the bushings before making your mounts...I made some mounts, got the bushings and then noticed that the bushing was just as big as the whole mount...so needless to say, I had to make new front mounts.
Tube adapters:
(2) 1.25" 12tpi right hand thread
(2) 7/8" 14tpi left hand thread
Steel:
I used all 10ga steel (little over 1/8"), I think that it will be plenty strong, but I will let you guys know if I bend a mount sideways! Make sure that the steel you get is not warped! I had about 1 sqft of straight steel, and 150sqft of nice a warped steel...so it was difficult at times to make sure the mounts are square and as straight as possible.
Hardware:
I used all 3/4" hardware, it is probably overkill, but just to be safe.
Starting the front mounts. These will bolt onto the frame.
That pretty much sums up the front mounts, I do have more pictures if anyone wants to see.
Front mounts:
Soooo, my iphone pooped itself kinda, and lost a good amount of pictures that I had on the front mounts, but the process is basically the same, use a square to get the first angle correct, tack weld the other side on, and space it accordingly, then more welds, stick in vise, pound the snot out of it to curve the metal, and yada yada yada. This were a little bit of a PITA because of the warped metal I had.
Unfortunately, these are all the pictures I have on the rear mounts, I am making another set of these in a couple weeks, I can get more pictures then.
Here is a picture of the bars themselves and the bushings/rod ends. Just a single bar style, want them to be as light as possible.
That is what I have so far, I will be painting everything tomorrow and will add more pictures. Can hopefully get them on my truck in a week or two. 0 degrees is about the high temp for the next two weeks...want to be outside for as little as possible.
