I just called him a few minutes ago, I can confirm that other than confirming I had the right partā¦ I was the one that fucked up.And eventually followed with excellent tech support. Eventually...
Arizona Rock Crawling Daily Driver
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I have to amuse myself somehow. What'd you fuck up now? is just the price of admission. I figure folks would rather I do that than not answer. I've done it to Pete so many times I think he is afraid to call me.And eventually followed with excellent tech support. Eventually...
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First rough cut fits pretty well. Still need to bash in the Jeep logo
looks good ...............dont forget to leave room to slip the hinge up,
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Circular saw and carbide tip blade for the straight cuts, a jigsaw with carbide tips for the curve and hinge cutout.
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In case anyone is wanting more details:
The flak jacket is 3/16ā 6061 aluminum
With the circular saw I used a 6.5ā 40tooth Diablo blade with carbide teeth. It cuts very well.
For the hinge cutout and the curve I used a jigsaw with a Diablo carbide tooth thick metal blade. It cut ok. You have to go very slow. For the hinge cutout I drilled holes in the corners to get the jigsaw in there.
I lubed up with WD40
Used a file to get all the edges and corners nice.
Just checked and the skin also fits perfect on the other side of the Jeep so I will just trace that instead of making another mock up.
More details to come as I get further along
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Got the other side cut today. Will move on to making the slide rails tomorrow.
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X2, what are the dimensions of the aluminum rail? And where did you get them?
EDIT: I found some 6061 Aluminum Bar Stock on Online Metals
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The rails I made from 1 X 1.5ā flat bar. Cut with the circular saw, and beveled the edges with a 1/4ā round over bit in a router. I ordered all of the aluminum from Midwest steel and aluminum.
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Are you going to work the edge of the Al panel to smooth them out a bit? File might work good for that.
Looking really good. You probably know, but if you used one panel to sketch the other and then cut on the line, it will tend to be slightly larger, so you have to accommodate for that extra ~1/16". You may have already test fit the panel and be in good shape.
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