yamaslut
kill it
- Location
- Daytona Beach, Florida
UHMW plastic would work really good...
Super Jet Aluminum wide rails?
- Thread starter Mr Bojangles
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Idok
F1pro
- Location
- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
how would you bond it?
Cannibal
Tasty Human
- Location
- Summit Lake, WA
I think you will be stuck using 100% mechanical attaching system with UHMW. Our local plastic place told me no glue will stick to it so I believe you won't be able to turf over it either.
Maybe a 2x3" aluminum angle? With some thing thick like 1/4" material, you could drill and tap so you end up with flush bolts on the underside. Probably sand both surfaces and thicken some epoxy with West 403 or something and glue them on as well.
If you don't want the full 2" or 3" dimension, you can rip them in a table saw.
Obviously to make the front curve, you will need to take small wedges out of the horizontal portion. Done right, then turfed over and you'd never notice.
This type of thing crossed my mind when I was thinking about wide rails on my SXR.
Maybe a 2x3" aluminum angle? With some thing thick like 1/4" material, you could drill and tap so you end up with flush bolts on the underside. Probably sand both surfaces and thicken some epoxy with West 403 or something and glue them on as well.
If you don't want the full 2" or 3" dimension, you can rip them in a table saw.
Obviously to make the front curve, you will need to take small wedges out of the horizontal portion. Done right, then turfed over and you'd never notice.
This type of thing crossed my mind when I was thinking about wide rails on my SXR.
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N3vrSat1sfied
Military Member
- Location
- Fort Worth, TX
The hull I got already had them cut off, that's why I'm putting them back on.
did you ride it first? A lot of folks like the cut rails like that. Notice this is very similar to the Superfreak. http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/105845-2011-Carbon-Superfreak-950-DASA
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yamaslut
kill it
- Location
- Daytona Beach, Florida
Cannibal
Tasty Human
- Location
- Summit Lake, WA
Aluminum you could rough and epoxy. Unless I got bad info, UHMW can't be glued or epoxied in any way.
If the OP want's strictly bolt ons, UHMW is some nice stuff to work with.
yamaslut
kill it
- Location
- Daytona Beach, Florida
he said he wanted to bolt it up... or at least I thought
you can buy a block of that stuff just like billet aluminum and CNC it to the exact shape you want
you can buy a block of that stuff just like billet aluminum and CNC it to the exact shape you want
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Mr Bojangles
Lord of the Dance
- Location
- Brevard County, Fl
JJC568, if you look at the freak, the front is smooth, but the rear does have rails
I am not gluing my rails on, I was planing on bolting them on every 6 inches. My new rails I drew up and sent off are 2" on the top, and 1" tall, and on the bottom of the rail they go to 3.25" like a Trinity.
I am not gluing my rails on, I was planing on bolting them on every 6 inches. My new rails I drew up and sent off are 2" on the top, and 1" tall, and on the bottom of the rail they go to 3.25" like a Trinity.
swapmeet
Brotastic
- Location
- Arlington TX
I considered doing this on my FX1 project and people were less optimistic about the results and my reasoning. I prefer working metal over glass as well.
Would you mount them underneath your existing rails to take advantage of the surface area for support?
This has me thinking again... My plan was to use something like 3" angle, 1/4" thick, and towards the rear bend/ flare it out to play with the ride.
I'm intrested in your results... good thread, thinking out of the box. I dig it.
Would you mount them underneath your existing rails to take advantage of the surface area for support?
This has me thinking again... My plan was to use something like 3" angle, 1/4" thick, and towards the rear bend/ flare it out to play with the ride.
I'm intrested in your results... good thread, thinking out of the box. I dig it.
Mr Bojangles
Lord of the Dance
- Location
- Brevard County, Fl
I am hoping for good results. I didn't think of using regular 90*, but that's ok.
I was planing on booting it onto the top of my curent rail and having a backing plate or washers on the bottom. I don't think it would have to much of a difference if it was on the top or bottom, I know my rails are thick compared to a stock hull so the only flexing would be on the angled part.
I was planing on booting it onto the top of my curent rail and having a backing plate or washers on the bottom. I don't think it would have to much of a difference if it was on the top or bottom, I know my rails are thick compared to a stock hull so the only flexing would be on the angled part.
yamaslut
kill it
- Location
- Daytona Beach, Florida
I would bolt them to the bottom... seems like it would be stronger