Sliders—attempt Two

I hated the previous sliders I fabricated. As pointed out, they put too much leverage on the body and would/could crease the body. This attempt is a much “truer” slider. I cut a section out of a piece of dom tubing and welded it to the angle iron the entire length. I like the look and it is quite functional now. I have some blue paint leftover and may shoot it tomorrow. Black or vehicle Blue? Any suggestions?

 

Black. I'll take a set too

 

Thanks guys.

 

Those look very good! How did you cut the tubing into that 3/4 pie shape?

 

Thank you. I made two cuts and took about 1/4 of the tube diameter out. It slipped right over the angle iron and I welded it down. I welded the angle to the table to keep it from becoming a taco with all the heat. I skip welded it and was patient. I have to fabricate the passenger tomorrow. I’ll take some pics of the cuts.

 

x2 on the satin or flat black.

 

A plasma cutter and jig would make quick work of those long cuts. I like the result of the second attempt.
I have 2” DOM bent similar to your first take, but they are deeper and welded to the frame so they are just under the edge of the body. I can jack the side of the Jeep up from mine without them ever flexing to touch the body.
-Donny

 

Those sliders look great. Just rattle can it black. So it easy to touch up the scratches after a trip to prevent rust.

 

Never got to the passenger side. I worked on the upgraded windshield all day. Here is an end view of the thing. You can see how the tube lays over the angle iron. Simple but sturdy.

 

I think they look fantastic. Understated, but effective - which is my preference.
And I agree on painting them black. They wouldn’t look bad if you painted them the body color, but I think black is better.

 

Thank you all for the nice comments. I miss the step, but I dream of rock crawling one day (I know I’m in sandy Florida ). One day!

Here are a few pics of the fabrication. I made the passenger side today. As noted, a plasma cutter would have made things infinitely easier. When I win the lotto—that’s on my list. Really simple. Rip the tube. Lay it over angle. Heavily tack the angle iron to a heavier piece of steel (see pics). Skip weld alternating sides/positions. I would make about five, 2 inch passes on each side and then let it cool for about 15 minutes. It didn’t distort at all. I capped the ends to make it prettier.

 

Too kind! Thank you.

 

Thank you!

 

Thank you for the kind words!

 

Thank you so much!

 

You've done pretty much exactly what I am planning to do for sliders. Thanks for providing the visual. I like the look a lot. As stated above, understated but functional. Well done sir.

 

How did you rip the tube?

 

Angle grinder. I didn’t expect it to be under too much tension, but the first cut did result in a pop when it let go.