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'65 Rubicon Rig

Discussion in 'Builds and Fabricators Forum' started by timsresort, Dec 27, 2020.

  1. Jan 16, 2022
    Cj5dale

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    Looking AWESOME!

    congrats on getting to this point!
     
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  2. Jan 16, 2022
    Rich M.

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    That thing is schweet!
     
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  3. Jan 16, 2022
    ITLKSEZ

    ITLKSEZ Hope for the best, prepare for the worst

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  4. Jan 17, 2022
    Fireball

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    Moving on it's own power! Congrats! :bananatool:
     
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  5. Jan 17, 2022
    jeep peep69

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    What an accomplishment that's is going to be a real nice wheeler when done.
     
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  6. Jan 18, 2022
    wheelie

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    Yessir. That’s one B/A machine. Oughta tackle just about anything.
     
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  7. Jan 18, 2022
    truckee4x4

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    This is awesome Tim, congrats!
     
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  8. Jan 18, 2022
    timsresort

    timsresort Active Member 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

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    Thanks everyone for the compliments. I am excited to get it in the rocks, but that will be at least May. It's not meant for anything besides the Sierra Nevada trails we frequent. I think it's a good compromise for the Rubicon, not too big, not too small. And best of all, a classic, that it belonged to Nick's Grampa Jim.
     
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  9. Jan 20, 2022
    truckee4x4

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    Tim do you have a p/n or link to that double-barrel wire loom & brake line frame clamp?
     
  10. Jan 20, 2022
    timsresort

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  11. Jan 20, 2022
    timsresort

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    Thinking about the cage, I decided it will be too expensive to use all that DOM at 8 bucks a foot, so I am going with conduit- free and easy! For weight savings I am using 1" EMT. I think it will be fine.
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    Just kidding. But it would be cheaper. (And obviously dangerous). I cut some 2-1/2" angle for the rear fender top support, and started my CAD (conduit aided design) program.
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    I think everyone I asked liked what we called the "smitty" design, so that's what I'm trying. This is so I can eyeball the design on the jeep, and will also serve as a bending template.
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    The radius will be smaller on the DOM, but this gives an idea of the look.
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    One issue with the A-to-C design is that the sides are closer to the side of the jeep, so the top bow is close. I sat in it and there is still more head room after having to lower it to clear the bows.
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  12. Jan 20, 2022
    truckee4x4

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    But if you use conduit you can also run the wires to your four speakers and subwoofer inside!
     
  13. Jan 20, 2022
    timsresort

    timsresort Active Member 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

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    That's right. Sound over Safety!
     
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  14. Jan 21, 2022
    timsresort

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    To get the bender to make the right bends in the right places, I am trying this bending program. Apparently what the pros use, and I have some learnin' to do.
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    I managed to get a template that (I think) will work. We will see how it translates from screen to 2 semi-sober brothers trying to get the plan right side up.
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    Loaded and ready for a bend-fest tomorrow.
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  15. Jan 21, 2022
    Jay's WWII Jeeps

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    Just act like you have a stick of 1.25 GRC in a side winder!!!
    Jay
     
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  16. Jan 23, 2022
    timsresort

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    And instead of welding, I could thread it!
     
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  17. Jan 23, 2022
    Jay's WWII Jeeps

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    I would still weld it, I hate the smell of cutting lube!!
     
  18. Jan 24, 2022
    Warloch

    Warloch Did you say Flattie??? Staff Member

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    I got and used the software several years ago when I was making cages for road racing. Frankly, I was still much better at laying it out on a big piece of cardboard or soap lines on the cement floor. For compound bends I used rod and 'picked a side' for it to represent.
     
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  19. Jan 24, 2022
    timsresort

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    For someone like me, who has been bending conduit mostly by eye for 40 years, I was skeptical, especially since I couldn't use my Mac for the program, which pissed me off from the start. But I eventually warmed up to it.
     
  20. Jan 25, 2022
    timsresort

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    To get started, there is a lot of checking, angle-finding, measuring. I feel pretty good about the program, but it's only as good as the dummy feeding it information. So things that need to be right: windshield angle, side bars parallel to the body, A-bar to C-bar dims...it goes on. That's why I need the jeep present while we bend. Those values entered, and we're getting close to bending.
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    Making sure we have a 90 here on the template. We also used digital angle finders, protractors, digital levels, and the old eyeball a lot.
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    Then, the bend program gets calibrated to the bender, so we make a test bend and record the stretch, shrink, centerline radius etc. Enter that into the program, and we are finally ready to bend. On the test bend, (seen on the table), I was surprised at how much effort was required. One pull, all I could do, with my boots slipping on the floor, nets 5 degrees of bend. Now I have 15 more to go to get a 90.
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    The program gives you the cut length, and after some math we figured if we were careful we could end up with not too much 8-bucks-a-foot waste. So the cut is within 2 inches of what it tells us. Then it tells us where the 4 bend starts are, so we make 4 marks, double-triple check, and load it up for the first 4 bends.
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