Are people just shaving the lip or more. any info would be nice.
Since all I have is a grinder will this be weeklong job.:rasta:

you can gain 3/4" of an inch just with the grinder and still have more than enough meat left so no worries of cracking the housing, the only other alt. is to grind all the way down and weld a new plate on the bottom?:D :D

I used a skillsaw with a metal cutting blade to make the major cut, then finished it with a 4" grinder, took about 20min.

There are pic on my site, I'd post them here but can't figure out how, maybe I'm not allowed :D , anyway just click below if you want to see the pics.

Do a search. I forget which company did it but there was a post on shaving 14 bolts recently. He took a sh!t load off. Looked bad ass!

West Texas Offroad...Matt Hodges, I think...

Yea I did a search after I posted:smokin: ,but that only brought up my post and lakerats, which is a little more shave than I care to do. I guess I can use my little friend super sawsal to make the main cut and use the grinder for the rest. Is it possible to take off a little more without having to weld in a plate. Sorry to lazy to look.
thanks

Check out PYRO's site. He's got a nice shaved 14-bolt. Similiar to what I want to do to mine if it ends up going in.

No, he's to lazy :flipoff2: Next he'll want somebody to come to his house and cut it for him :D :D :D

I can't post pics with the new BB, but if you want the pics then E-mail me and I'll send them to you.

I just got rid of the lip so I could slid over rocks a little easier, used a sawz-all and a grinder, here is what I did.

Clean-shaven (http://coloradok5.com/shaved14bolt.shtml)

http://westtexasoffroad.homestead.com/files/d60.jpg

anyone can post image links here, just cant upload to the pirate server

Originally posted by PYRO
I used a skillsaw with a metal cutting blade to make the major cut, then finished it with a 4" grinder, took about 20min.

There are pic on my site, I'd post them here but can't figure out how, maybe I'm not allowed :D , anyway just click below if you want to see the pics. Did you cut all the way through where this first cut mark line indicates?
http://www.members.tripod.com/surfmac/86.jpeg
Also in this picture it looks like you ended up not shaving quite that much can you clarify.
http://www.members.tripod.com/surfmac/87.jpg
Comparitivly it looks as though Co5K was a little more conservative.
http://coloradok5.com/14boltshave/afteralittlegrind.jpg

Now does anyone have pictures of a drastic cut with a welded on plate?

Yeah, I was very conservative, I could have cut more but I wanted to just get rid of the rock catching lip and keep it strong and leak free.

Those pics are of the front d60 not the 14.
The 60 was cut through as shown in the frist pic which only left about a 1/4" of the housing. Then 1/4" plate was added to the bottom and sides

I'm not that lazy I even took some pics
I grinded half way into the lower bolthole and am flush with the hump for the magnet inside.
Fu*# I can't attach images anymore:mad3:
I put the pics on my photo page holdon.
shaved 14bolt (http://photos.yahoo.com/scottsbent70)

Did I shave enough what do you all think?

Originally posted by bent70
Did I shave enough what do you all think?

well the ring gear isn't hanging out the bottom so you didn't shave enough:flipoff2: no it looks good. do you have any probs keeping the diff cover from peeling back without the lower bolt in there? i kept the lower bolt in mine but i did have to swap it with a allen head bolt with a small head to keep it from hangin down below the pumpkin.

Originally posted by high5


well the ring gear isn't hanging out the bottom so you didn't shave enough:flipoff2: no it looks good. do you have any probs keeping the diff cover from peeling back without the lower bolt in there? i kept the lower bolt in mine but i did have to swap it with a allen head bolt with a small head to keep it from hangin down below the pumpkin.

Keep shaving.. Take another inch or two off :D

I plan on shaving down the cover a 1/4in. more than the lip of the housing. I an going to fill in the bolt hole with weld and grind it flush and finally pray the extra rtv will keep the leaks at bay.
Do you really think I should shave it an extra inch or two.:confused:




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