Other What did you fab up today? A thread for the home fabricators!

[WFO Speedracer]

$300 bucks! That’s unreal

Yeah I think there has to be $300 of lumber on the floor , it's brand new, I painted it yesterday with some rust preventative paint I got at Lowes , it was a mistint so it was $9.00 for a gallon, also it has a mobile home axle with crappy tires on it but I have another trailer I built to haul ski hulls off with, it has new conversion hubs and new tires on it, I am pulling a switcheroo.

 

[Sandeggo]

How much aluminum is there where you tapped it? I.e., how many threads are actually engaging there?

In the casting the spot where I drilled it was pretty thick. I didn’t measure the thickness but if I’d have to guess it was about 3/16” or so. It looked like I got about 3.5-4 threads on it. It pulled down nice and tight. If I anticipate it being an issue I can always put some riv-nuts into it.

 

[joeschuit]

Friend of mine dropped off a tigercraft viper and what I believe is a steering assembly from a gp800 and said make it work. After figuring out the main column, the steering arm was all wrong. Clocked wrong, many clearance issues. After three 3d prints I cnc machined an one that's perfect.

 

[Storbeck]

Playing with an old b pipe header.

 

[Sandeggo]

Whipped up version 2.0 of my golf cart standup trailer. Machined axles, flat free 13” wheels. Doing a winch on this one and carpeted bunks.

 

[OCD Solutions]

Whipped up version 2.0 of my golf cart standup trailer. Machined axles, flat free 13” wheels. Doing a winch on this one and carpeted bunks.

Nice setup, what kind of speed do you think that could handle?

 

[Sandeggo]

Nice setup, what kind of speed do you think that could handle?

No idea, I made one last year just for cruising around my RV park and launching the ski. I’ve had it about 10mph

 

[smokeysevin]

What are you using for bearings/bushings for the axles/wheels?

Sean

 

[Sandeggo]

What are you using for bearings/bushings for the axles/wheels?

Sean

They’re in the wheels already. Basically wheelbarrow wheels. I just made 5/8” axles for it

 

[Sandeggo]

Last weekend I grabbed a Protec pipe. Fabbed up a lord mount for it today. Grabbed the iso mount from grainger for $3. McMaster had stainless but was gonna ship from NJ and I’m trying to get on the water this week.

 

[Harbor]

My intake grate is at the bottom of the lake lol…
So modifying one to fit and it Needs lengthening as well… made this Jig (twice) to help the welder

Any future Jig’s, I’ll make the precision part first, when that’s correct, continue building the rest of it..

Did it the other way around on my first attempt lol

 

[DylanS]

My intake grate is at the bottom of the lake lol…
So modifying one to fit and it Needs lengthening as well… made this Jig (twice) to help the welder

Any future Jig’s, I’ll make the precision part first, when that’s correct, continue building the rest of it..

Did it the other way around on my first attempt lol

How did that happen Lol

 

[Harbor]

How did that happen Lol

Lol, it’s the same one… just fixing the situation lol… ….

Hmm, I thought you said how does that keep happening… then iam like did I already post this ?
You know your getting old if you start telling the same stories over and over..

 

[DylanS]

Lol, it’s the same one… just fixing the situation lol… ….

Hmm, I thought you said how does that keep happening… then iam like did I already post this ?
You know your getting old if you start telling the same stories over and over..

I did say that lol, I edited it. I read the post and for some reason assumed you lost it twice because of two jigs before rereading lol.
Shouldn’t be boozing at 2pm on a Friday I guess!

 

[Pro-pulsion]

It's a small and silly mod but it works! My quick answer to no T handled mixing screws on my oem 44's. A piece of 1/8" primer hose over the screw heads first, then a piece of 1/4" fuel hose on top of the primer hose, a tie strap to both give it some really good bite and a little knob for turning...works surprisingly well!

 

[WFO Speedracer]

Fabbed this jewel up today, the most expensive items were the narrow hose clamps, fat tire conversion sells the DMO intake for $99.00 plus shipping, this I believe began life as a timberwolf 250 intake that the rubber had seperated on, I took the rest of the rubber off and made the step with a hand file, then I angle milled it slightly with the side grinder followed by sandpaper on a surface plate, new clamps and a new silicone tube complete the setup and I just saved about 90 bucks and got to put the stock carb back on the BW, WIN WIN.

 

[WFO Speedracer]

This has been on the backburner for a while but the concept is to have an enclosed trailer so my skis don't get sun damaged and when you get to where you want to go pull the skis out air up the air matIress , plug up the AC and bunk out for the night, lots of pics ahead. This build uses all the skills I have in one project, everything from Carpentry to welding and upholstery .

 

[WFO Speedracer]

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[WFO Speedracer]

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[WFO Speedracer]

And right about now is where it all starts to come together