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- Cold Lake, AB
Does a slowly developing powdercoat setup count? Lol
That ripsaw atv is sweet!
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That ripsaw atv is sweet!
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Other What did you fab up today? A thread for the home fabricators!
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- Rentz, GA
Yes it does and yes it is!
Can we really call it an ATV though?
There is a complete 488Cid V10 with all necessary harness and modules on my local craigslist that has been calling my name...I just need a project to justify buying it other than transplanting it into my truck!
- Location
- Cold Lake, AB
Put it in the truck! First one to the ramp with the skis! I say atv literally because to me it looks like an all terrain vehicle?
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- Lake Havasu City, AZ USA
More like last one to the ramp because you had to stop for fuel.......
- Location
- Cold Lake, AB
OCD Solutions
Original, Clean and Dependable Solutions
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- Rentz, GA
No sir! I have owned two of the Dodge V10's and they both got 9.5MPG. Empty, loaded, cruising or flat out hauling ass and whatever else I had loaded...9.5MPG.
Empty they topped out around 132MPH but even with my big camper on and pulling a 24ft trailer full of skis or ATV's the thing would still pull 110 and get there about the same time. Unreal engines and I would take another V10 over a Cummins.
Now, that Hemi, that's a sweet engine and it gets great mileage....(for a truck with 396HP anyways).
- Location
- Cold Lake, AB
That's impressive! My hemi got 8mpg no matter what! 150-180km and she's empty. Wasn't running correct either but that was too expensive since I'm making ~200cdn every two weeks. Eventually my oil got drained while I was at work and she blew up.... Engine swap is underway but it's taking forever.... Blew up in the last week of August
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- Rentz, GA
I recently drove a 2016 Hemi for 3 weeks after I totaled my last truck and it averaged 16.8 on my daily commute where my 3.7 got 12.8 and my 4.7 gets 11.8.
- Location
- Cold Lake, AB
How did you manage that? My 05 also isn't as high tech with the four cylinder cutting too
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- Rentz, GA
These new trucks have come a long way. The new Hemi with 396HP is a very fun truck to drive!
I will have one very soon. At least a 2014, maybe even as new as 2015.
I will have one very soon. At least a 2014, maybe even as new as 2015.
- Location
- Cold Lake, AB
I have to sell mine as soon as I have the recalls and everything done. I'm pressed for money. I'm 17 and have four skis. Something has to go
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Original, Clean and Dependable Solutions
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- Rentz, GA
Yup, ford escort with a receiver hitch. 
- Location
- Cold Lake, AB
Yup, ford escort with a receiver hitch.
Or I'll fab up one for my stick shift Mazda 3
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- Location
- Jackson mi
Had some fun at work and made this on a brigeport.
- Location
- Okoboji, IA
This so reminds me of when I pulled the engine out of my Wetbike haha. (Before I upgraded to a harbor freight cherry picker that is)
- Location
- Granbury, TX
I finally have something to contribute to this thread. The superchicken chamber brackets didn't have enough adjustment for the aftermarket pipe I was running so I fabbed some up with a drill press, a porta-band and some 6061 blocks from McMaster.
Original brackets:
New raw
In progress
Mocked in place, it works!
Blasted and ready for paint
Finished. I even drilled 45deg holes from the counter bores so they won't hold water and will drain.
Original brackets:
New raw
In progress
Mocked in place, it works!
Blasted and ready for paint
Finished. I even drilled 45deg holes from the counter bores so they won't hold water and will drain.
I finally finished my prototype steering system. I run obnoxiously wide bars and wanted a knee-friendly design that wouldn't wear out, loosen over time or corrode in fresh/saltwater. So far it glides like glass with any tension one could want. It runs on bronze bushings and uses most Boxxer/Fox pattern MTB direct-mount stems. That leaves handlebar options wide open to any 31.8mm or 35mm MTB bar depending on stem choice.
I fabricated all of the components by hand on my manual mill. At some point I might have them properly CNC'd. First I need to test the system and make sure no issues arise or design changes are needed.
There's a good 30+ hours of design and fab time here, probably more.
I fabricated all of the components by hand on my manual mill. At some point I might have them properly CNC'd. First I need to test the system and make sure no issues arise or design changes are needed.
There's a good 30+ hours of design and fab time here, probably more.
speedysprocket
Alex
- Location
- Chesapeake, VA
Damn, my 1989 F150 with 5.0 gets 13-14 mpg usually; 11 mpg recently hauling 3000 pounds to Maryland... Now my Dad's 85 F250 with a 460- that truck got 6 mpg no matter what, like how you described your V10. And it was just as fun to drive, too!