Just finished beefing up my Dana 60 Diff cover... - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

waxerk5 · 04-14-2003, 12:22 PM

Spent part of the day doing this to my 60 Diff Cover before installing it.

All 1/4" plate, bent with a shop press and MIG welded onto the diff cover.

Pic of the beginnings...

Pic of everything welded up and ready for some fine grinding work.

Pic of everything ground, and ready for some fine paint work.

Pic of the painted cover.

Another

And a pic of it on the truck...

More pics can be seen HERE

Cahdealme · 04-15-2003, 05:17 AM

Looks like it will handle some abuse!

sw99 · 04-15-2003, 08:17 AM

That should really take a beating! It looked kinda cool with all the big welds on there, you could have left it that way...

Two Dogs F..king · 04-15-2003, 09:00 AM

That's fawkin thick man. Hope the rest of it holds up hehe

Looks like a welder's helmet in this pic though...

Shaker · 04-15-2003, 05:06 PM

Nice Job .....looks nice.....now you gotta move the tie rod up so that wont bend.....give that a cover a chance to be "tested"....

jonscj7 · 04-25-2003, 07:53 PM

Looks good, but it sure doen't fit the 14 bolt centersection too well

Nice work,
Jon

Cheepin · 04-25-2003, 08:14 PM

Looks great!Nice job.The only thing I would have add to it would be a ring behind the bolts.I know it is the front but you could still peel it backing up.Cheepin

04-14-2003, 12:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
waxerk5 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Member # 8107 Location: Long Beach, Ca. Posts: 55	Just finished beefing up my Dana 60 Diff cover... Spent part of the day doing this to my 60 Diff Cover before installing it. All 1/4" plate, bent with a shop press and MIG welded onto the diff cover. Pic of the beginnings... Pic of everything welded up and ready for some fine grinding work. Pic of everything ground, and ready for some fine paint work. Pic of the painted cover. Another And a pic of it on the truck... More pics can be seen HERE

04-15-2003, 05:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
Cahdealme Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Member # 16773 Location: Northwest Florida Posts: 231	Looks like it will handle some abuse! __________________ To many damn projects!!!

04-15-2003, 05:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
Shaker Zeus of the Sluice Join Date: Mar 2001 Member # 3694 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Posts: 3,584	Nice Job .....looks nice.....now you gotta move the tie rod up so that wont bend.....give that a cover a chance to be "tested".... __________________ Need Steering? www.shakerbuilt.com Too Many Projects not enough Time...

04-25-2003, 07:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
jonscj7 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 117 Location: Placerville Ca Posts: 1,692	Looks good, but it sure doen't fit the 14 bolt centersection too well Nice work, Jon __________________ 67' Blazer?? narrowed 11", 454 TBI,TH400,203/205. D60, D80: 37 spline, discs 42's

04-25-2003, 08:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
Cheepin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Member # 1792 Location: Parachute,CO Posts: 2,361	Looks great!Nice job.The only thing I would have add to it would be a ring behind the bolts.I know it is the front but you could still peel it backing up.Cheepin __________________ CJJuggy.FI406/465/205/D60/14bolt FF on 39.5 Swampers.Kids 70Jeepster fullwidth on 34/9.50 swampers.

04-15-2003, 08:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
sw99 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Member # 15049 Location: COLORADO Posts: 1,702	That should really take a beating! It looked kinda cool with all the big welds on there, you could have left it that way...

04-15-2003, 09:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
Two Dogs F..king Banned Join Date: May 2002 Member # 11585 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 0	That's fawkin thick man. Hope the rest of it holds up hehe Looks like a welder's helmet in this pic though...

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