I was bored...so i made diff armor.

FIVE~0~NINE--Wheeler · May 6, 2011

hello, i had today off... so i found some scraps and started cuting and welding. making some armor for my diffs. so far i just have a small piece to cover the front part of the cover that sticks out. thought i wud post it up for shits n giggles. ill add more pics as i go.

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lethe · May 6, 2011

FIVE~0~NINE--Wheeler said:
hello, i had today off... so i found some scraps and started cuting and welding. making some armor for my diffs. so far i just have a small piece to cover the front part of the cover that sticks out. thought i wud post it up for shits n giggles. ill add more pics as i go.

how are you going to add "more" pics if there arent any to begin with:flipoff:

FIVE~0~NINE--Wheeler · May 6, 2011

did the link thinggy not work?..hmmm, ill figure it out.

FIVE~0~NINE--Wheeler · May 6, 2011

oh i see why. i was using a link to an account where only i can see it... wow...

FIVE~0~NINE--Wheeler · May 6, 2011

here are links to pics.

so now i cut sidewalls.

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tacked em

bent the other side so it wud be a perfect fit to the diff, tacked it on

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Welded em on (my gas on the mig ran out, so the welds aint pretty, but strong)

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Grinded and made it pretty

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FIVE~0~NINE--Wheeler · May 6, 2011

this is where i am at. i think ima add some more to the armor later... (something to do in my spare time)

zukkev · May 6, 2011

Moved the thread into the GARAGE, where stuff like this belongs...:awesomework:
I've done a couple homebuilt armours...Almost can't tell, except the steel sticks out another 3/8" beyond stock! Here's a couple pics...

FIVE~0~NINE--Wheeler · May 6, 2011

whoops, sry bout that kev, zuki looks good. i think ima add some more before i weld it on.

Birdbrain · May 6, 2011

FIVE~0~NINE--Wheeler said:
Welded em on (my gas on the mig ran out, so the welds aint pretty, but strong)
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Thats asinine... If your running solid wire and have no shielding gas your weld will be brittle and can break. The lack of shielding gas allows air pockets to form in the weld and the weld puddle itself will suck in particles and gases in the air around you the second it cools. It can crack, easily.

I hope you don't actually weld anything that will need to be strong, if you run out of gas.

Other than that, i like the armor!

FIVE~0~NINE--Wheeler · May 7, 2011

Birdbrain said:
Thats asinine... If your running solid wire and have no shielding gas your weld will be brittle and can break. The lack of shielding gas allows air pockets to form in the weld and the weld puddle itself will suck in particles and gases in the air around you the second it cools. It can crack, easily.

I hope you don't actually weld anything that will need to be strong, if you run out of gas.

Other than that, i like the armor!

yes, i switched to non gas wire:awesomework: thank tho:beer:

Maverick26 · May 7, 2011

Flux core wire, in the hands of a skilled operator, is used some times for structural welding and is not a "bad" way to do things. Its just not all that clean like when you use a shield gas. Just dont use solid wire without gas, I asure you that those welds are not strong. I had a porous weld on my buggy rear axle link mount that I thought at the time would be just fine... it ended up costing me a night of wheelin at the hammers.

Leave nothing to compermise... I know that this is not a major part of your rig and if it fell off that you probably would not even notice tell you got home but... I no longer half ass anything... I cant really explain the imbarrassment of calling myself a fabricator and having my **** fall apart. :looser:

FIVE~0~NINE--Wheeler · May 7, 2011

Flux core is what I used. And I kno they arnt great welds. But this is just me practicing my fabrication. Gota practice somehow

TRG4runner · May 7, 2011

Keep on practicing and building stuff man. Most off the people will talk **** about something you made when they should be trying to give you some constructive criticism instead. Its just so cool these days to call yourself a "fabricator" that when somebody can actually fab something they think there so much better of somebody else that might lack in that area. Some it just kinda comes natural and others have to work on it for a long time just to be ok at it. Why do you think there's fab shops..... Keep truckin and it will get better with time :awesomework:

That's my rant for the day

crash2 · May 7, 2011

FIVE~0~NINE--Wheeler said:
Flux core is what I used. And I kno they arnt great welds. But this is just me practicing my fabrication. Gota practice somehow

Keep on practicing and learning. Its how we all started....

TRG4runner · May 7, 2011

k2blazen said:
Good speach keep it rolling ur the one rolling it not them:awesomework:

Your retarded :awesomework:

Spanaway Mudder · May 7, 2011

TRG4runner said:
Your retarded :awesomework:

Only when Jack show's up

uke:

:haha:

FIVE~0~NINE--Wheeler · May 8, 2011

hey thanks guys, love the encouragement!

and i have more fabbing to come, gonna make some half doors, rocksliders and a rear bumper for my new 79 yota. i will post pics when i do.

TRG4runner · May 8, 2011

FIVE~0~NINE--Wheeler said:
hey thanks guys, love the encouragement! and i have more fabbing to come, gonna make some half doors, rocksliders and a rear bumper for my new 79 yota. i will post pics when i do.

Keep the progress going :awesomework: