do it yourself quarter panels
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I got a big piece of diamond plate that I
have been thinking of bending to use on the
quarter panels,
Is the bend a compound angle ?
have been thinking of bending to use on the
quarter panels,
Is the bend a compound angle ?
I have made about a dozen pairs out of 18g. Steel.
I took a piece of plastic gas main pipe (3' long and about 10" in diameter) and built a simple frame around two large blocks of wood and made a very simple press that exactly reproduces the stock bend of the quarter panel. You just take the pre-cut steel blank, lay in the press, stomp on with your foot and out comes a perfect radius bend. Helps to weigh in at 260 but even if you don't it's not that hard.
Sounds medieval but it works like a charm.
I can take some pics of it if anyone is interested. I built it in `94 and it has seen a lot of use. In other words, I never realized how much it would get used.
-Stumbaugh
I took a piece of plastic gas main pipe (3' long and about 10" in diameter) and built a simple frame around two large blocks of wood and made a very simple press that exactly reproduces the stock bend of the quarter panel. You just take the pre-cut steel blank, lay in the press, stomp on with your foot and out comes a perfect radius bend. Helps to weigh in at 260 but even if you don't it's not that hard.
Sounds medieval but it works like a charm.
I can take some pics of it if anyone is interested. I built it in `94 and it has seen a lot of use. In other words, I never realized how much it would get used.
-Stumbaugh
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I have a set of Stumbaugh's qtrs on my 40. I can attest that they fit like a glove. John, I would love to see a picture of your bending apparatus. Please post some pictures.
I just realized that it will be dark when I get home so I'll take some pics tomorrow before work.
Like I said it's pretty medival so don't expect anything fancy but it works well.
ckolloff - I have a similar sized metal pipe to the plastic one that I am currently using and was thinking that I took a piece of angle iron and welded it one side as a clamping surface to hold down the work the I could build a roller that would spin around the center of the large steel pipe on arms mounted to bearings. This would allow the use of a thicker material like 1/8 (11g) diamond plate steel....
Hard to envision, when I take the pics I'll so a simple drawing.
18g = .048
-Stumbaugh
Like I said it's pretty medival so don't expect anything fancy but it works well.
ckolloff - I have a similar sized metal pipe to the plastic one that I am currently using and was thinking that I took a piece of angle iron and welded it one side as a clamping surface to hold down the work the I could build a roller that would spin around the center of the large steel pipe on arms mounted to bearings. This would allow the use of a thicker material like 1/8 (11g) diamond plate steel....
Hard to envision, when I take the pics I'll so a simple drawing.
18g = .048
-Stumbaugh
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18Ga.=.0478"ckolloff said:
rich
hey john, i case you forgot your getting out of 4wheeling 
did you ever get any pics of the 4runner?
also, bud from www.budbuilt.com has some nice quarters that are 3/16 thick. i have a set in my shed and they are really nice.
dave
did you ever get any pics of the 4runner?
also, bud from www.budbuilt.com has some nice quarters that are 3/16 thick. i have a set in my shed and they are really nice.
dave
Yea man, if I don't get off a cane I might actually have to give it up and stick to welding as a hobby instead. If I had only not gone for ride that day in 1995...oh well.
The guy with the 4 Runner is getting ready for climbing mt Everest so he does not have much free time. I will go take pics of the truck - it's near my house.
-Stumbaugh
The guy with the 4 Runner is getting ready for climbing mt Everest so he does not have much free time. I will go take pics of the truck - it's near my house.
-Stumbaugh
http://www.webphotos.com/list_albums_user.asp?mi=3&smi=2&u=1000035354
click on restoration pics....should give you some ideas!
-Max
click on restoration pics....should give you some ideas!
-Max
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me to cant wait the more primitve it is the better.
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