Is it thick enough , what should I do with it.

[theizzardking]

Just got a 5x5 sheet of .25 , 6061 alum. For free, question is , is it thick enough to make a skid and if not what should I make with it

 

[J-money$$$]

well if you caN weld aluminum go for it. Its too touchy for me to weld

 

[JohnsD90]

Stand it upright on the roof and having the .25 parralel with the driveshaft, and sell the space on the sides as advertising, Warning it may be a rather unstable ride, but it will help pay for real skid plates.

 

[theizzardking]

well if you caN weld aluminum go for it. Its too touchy for me to weld

I was thinking 4 beads and bolt mount , I think I can mange that , I was wondering how thick your buds are ....

 

[theizzardking]

Stand it upright on the roof and having the .25 parralel with the driveshaft, and sell the space on the sides as advertising, Warning it may be a rather unstable ride, but it will help pay for real skid plates.

Big silver fin , I like that shark runner lol

 

[GX4SEVEND]

I think you took back first place in NelsonMD's contest "Unintentionally Suggestive Post Of The Month" :boink:

 

[thorridder]

well ya know its not like if you do make a plate its going to hurt anything. might as well if you can

 

[theizzardking]

I think you took back first place in NelsonMD's contest "Unintentionally Suggestive Post Of The Month" :boink:

Lol we should have forum wide suggestive title thread day ftw

 

[theizzardking]

well ya know its not like if you do make a plate its going to hurt anything. might as well if you can

I'm more worried about wasting the material if it's going to get crunched first time out the material could be better used for something else , any ideas ?

What's the standard thickness for skids made from a-36 ? Is what I'm looking for , and if the material I have is too thin.can you guys suggest some mounts or something to make

 

[RHeld24]

Don't know how expensive the BudBuilt skids are, but that plate of aluminum is worth at least $400. You could probably sell the aluminum and buy steel (or Bud's) and have a little cash left over.

And the title of your thread sounds like the name of a chapter in Hugh Hefner's autobiography. Next week I'll be posting "Great New Rack on my Princess!" when in reality I'm just talking about the new steering on my 4Runner.

 

[brian2sun]

i was wondering how thick your buds are ....

3/16"

 

[durrell]

I think you took back first place in NelsonMD's contest "Unintentionally Suggestive Post Of The Month" :boink:

I was thinking it was a fake thread when I clicked it, haha.

 

[theizzardking]

Don't know how expensive the BudBuilt skids are, but that plate of aluminum is worth at least $400. You could probably sell the aluminum and buy steel (or Bud's) and have a little cash left over.

And the title of your thread sounds like the name of a chapter in Hugh Hefner's autobiography. Next week I'll be posting "Great New Rack on my Princess!" when in reality I'm just talking about the new steering on my 4Runner.

Lol I wonder what the mods would say if the first 3 pages of the forum had thread titles like that ..haha

Yeah that's the thing I got it from the scrap bin at work and while they don't mind you taking stuff like that if you ask they will get mad if you take it just to hock it you know , so I couldn't do that in good faith right ...

So yeah I got to make something from it , and I can't use it for a finish piece as it's got a few small holes here and there so I was thinking skids or brackets or something

 

[puppetz007]

Lol we should have forum wide suggestive title thread day ftw

yeah i thought this was trying to one-up the will it fit thread title from the other day. :vader:

 

[thorridder]

idk could just some cool mounts and accent pieces for it that would look real cool

 

[RHeld24]

Ahh, I see. Bad*ss skids then and maybe use the scraps for pumpkin armor, rear control arm armor, door sill plates...

 

[theizzardking]

yeah i thought this was trying to one-up the will it fit thread title from the other day. :vader:

Not gonna lie, it was intentional , but not trying to one up anyone or anything , lol

Thanks for the measurements brian!

What about an an alum windbreaker/ light mount for the rack and a fairlead for my bumper ?

 

[theizzardking]

Ahh, I see. Bad*ss skids then and maybe use the scraps for pumpkin armor, rear control arm armor, door sill plates...

Yeah that all sounds great , I don't got the greatest skills but I can do some easy simple stuff , so we will see diff armour maybe a bit much , it would come out like crap , lol , I'll be lucky to get four flat beads done haha gas tank skid is what I'm thinking

 

[Hepar]

Yeah that all sounds great , I don't got the greatest skills but I can do some easy simple stuff , so we will see diff armour maybe a bit much , it would come out like crap , lol , I'll be lucky to get four flat beads done haha gas tank skid is what I'm thinking

That sounds like a pretty good way to go. Keep us posted.

 

[Nelsonmd]

I think you took back first place in NelsonMD's contest "Unintentionally Suggestive Post Of The Month" :boink:

Haha, you all beat me to it!

There is the little problem of it not being completely "Unintentional"

Not gonna lie, it was intentional , but not trying to one up anyone or anything , lol

Good show though.