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  1. blugene

    blugene Senior member Supporting Member

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    Being one piece, I don't see it ripping out. And the added plate to already 1/4" wall is far greater in strength than any other part of the car lol. I also see where gussets and even the tab could add support on the ends though.. Being that mine has spools and not a tube I am considering all the options. This car at one time was raced as is. It seems like it held up. I just happen to know MY luck.
     
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    blugene Senior member Supporting Member

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    I bought a plate a few days ago to make my gussets out of.. One more spine injection tomorrow. During my resting time I need to fix my power cable and get my welder brought over to the house. The Dr told me not to be lifting over 25lbs and no traveling/sitting for more than about an hour at a time. :(
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    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    Before you go doing all that work to get gussets out of that plate, check out A & A Manufacturing - I used them for my own project plus for the last 20 years building race cars - gussets are dirt cheap and they are stamped out so each one is identical - lots of other steel products too :)

    http://www.aa-mfg.com/
     
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    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    Same with these guys, http://www.welderseries.com/blog/
     
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    Interesting stuff. I am making simple 1" gussets by snipping off the corners.. Nothing special. I do like the web looking ones.
     
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    blugene Senior member Supporting Member

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    Managed to make the gussets and fixed the garage ac unit. I also repaired my 220v circuit that had been cut. Now I can bring my welder over and get these things on.
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    Nice work, Gene!

    And why did you cut the 220V line? You could have just flipped the breaker to turn it off... :p
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    the sparks give a Comet effect...:rofl2:
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    you're talking to a Guy that does metal fabing and Comet procrastinating every day...:yup:
     
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    It got nicked when the concrete foundation was poured for our room addition. The breaker automatically turned off. ;)
    Haha..
    Frank.. I added the 220v cable a few years ago to the garage. A that time I found the existing cable to the garage for all the other lights etc was spliced IN the ground :shocked: . When I found it I did not have the proper stuff to fix it. So I dug around the cable and called it a day and planned to go to the hardware store on my next trip out. It rained the next day or two. I had forgotten about the cable being in the hole. I kept seeing "Comet" flares through the window but couldn't catch where it was coming from. Then I happened to see it as I was about to turn away again. :yikes::slap:
     
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    You know me so well :)
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    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    If Gene's procrastinating gets too big, they have pills for that :D :rofl2:
     
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    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    They always look good with a hole drilled in them - it would look like you really cared about weight savings :idea:
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    it would give it that...store bought look...:yup:
     
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    Managed to get them put on today. Nothing pretty.
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