New mod on way...

[Danno]

I, lets say, acquired some lovely fat 2" water pipe and fittings today.

Gonna make me some SLIDERS!!!!! Woohoo!

Just need to find a decent 2" threader and a trip up to see grinderman and pinch his arc welder for the day.

TONEEEEEEE!!!!!! Lend us yer welder matey!

[bobafatass]

Sounds good nice little mod.


So , when can you come out and play then ?


Andy.

[jaky cakes]

I, lets say, acquired some lovely fat 2" water pipe and fittings today.

Gonna make me some SLIDERS!!!!! Woohoo!

Just need to find a decent 2" threader and a trip up to see grinderman and pinch his arc welder for the day.

TONEEEEEEE!!!!!! Lend us yer welder matey!

Not that i don't know what sliders are - but i'm sure there are a few members who don't! could you explain?



















(ok ok so i don't know what they are!!!)

[TonyN]

Its OK.

They replace the side steps, with bars that are stronger so you SLIDE over rocks on them, instead of bending your side steps or sills and doors.

Plus you can Hi-lift on them if you build them properly

[Morr]

Its OK.

They replace the side steps, with bars that are stronger so you SLIDE over rocks on them, instead of bending your side steps or sills and doors.

Plus you can Hi-lift on them if you build them properly

Now you'll be asked to explain what a Hi-Lift is ......

[AndyLala]

Any indication of the design...? any plans to make some templates...?

[Smokin]

forgive me being a bit 'fick' like - whats this water pipe made out of?

ATB

Chris

[Danno]

Right, the water pipe is 2" galvanised thick wall steel tube. Approx 3mm thick wall.

Now as its water pipe, you can get ready made 'T's and swept bends for it. I'd like to hire a bender and make it nice and smooth etc, but they are expensive and a threader is a cheaper option (especially when I have a mate who is a pipe fitter). So its gonna be threaded together then welded up to strengthen it.

All I'll have to do is make the chassis mounting plates to weld to the pipe and bolt them on. I want to bolt rather then weld on so they can be removed if (although doubtful) they get bent.

I'll put some pics of the fittings up later and I'll do a full build and design write up when I come to making them.

Prob going to use 2 swept bends on the ends of the main pipe, with one or possibly 2 T's along its length for strength, But as I wont actually be sliding over boulders then one probably sufficient.

These will then have short lengths of tube running to the chassis with large 3mm plates on the end with 4 M10 bolts to fix to the chassis.

It'll probably run inline with the outer edge of the wheelarches.

I might get really excited and fold a bit of ally chequer plate over the top so I dont slide of the pipe and smack my shins when muddy!

[pops]

there are members on here got pipe benders dan

[Danno]

Yeah but 80 odd miles north Mart! Price of deisel vs local hire shop? Ooo hang on, I think we could be talking about the same member who has a workshop and a welder?

[pops]

you in a rush dan as i going up to scunny next month
if i can get hold of our keith coz i wanna do a bit of bending to on my toy
so i could pick up on way home

[andy]

Any indication of the design...? any plans to make some templates...?

I have some more pictures but need to resize them.

[Danno]

Hmm. Maybe a plan mate. I'll be in touch. Cheers!

[Danno]

I have some more pictures but need to resize them.

Andy can you email them to me?

dangalley@hotmail.com

TIA

[pops]

Hmm. Maybe a plan mate. I'll be in touch. Cheers!

i got a little arc welder in the garage here somewhere too if any use