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- Metro Detroit
Been slow at work so I built a gas can holder for the trailer 
Other What did you fab up today? A thread for the home fabricators!
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I now know why everyone who has made a waterbox like this says that you couldn't make and sell them profitably. But it came together ok. 
I just have to decide if I want to make a baffle or run it wide opened inside just like the superfreak box that I based this on. Then make sure the halves are clocked for optimal hose alignment and glue the halves together.
I just have to decide if I want to make a baffle or run it wide opened inside just like the superfreak box that I based this on. Then make sure the halves are clocked for optimal hose alignment and glue the halves together.
OCD Solutions
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- Rentz, GA
I can appreciate the effort but after seeing aluminum units split wide open, I can’t help but wonder how much structural integrity is required to make a unit that will stand up.?.?.?
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- Downers Grove
Yep the original superfreak carbon box that I have is wide open inside, if you hold it up at the right angle you can look right through it. I made this one from fiberglass scraps that were laying around as a test, but I will probably end up running it for a while. It is a lot stronger than I would have thought. I broke the pvc mold trying to get the halves to slide off it. I had the whole unit clamped in a vise and was twisting the waterbox off with a strap wrench. The side of the mold that was in the vise with the waterbox over it held up, but when I clamped the bare side of the mold in the vise it cracked before the other side of the waterbox released. By then I was long past the point where I thought the waterbox was coming off in 1 piece.
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Not so much,if it will blow,but when.
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- Downers Grove
After wrenching the box around trying to get the mold out of it I would be very curious to see what it would take to get it to blow out. I would bet that I could pour at least a couple ounces of gas in, hit it with an air hose, and then ignite it and the box would hold up. I`m sure its not as strong as my Tem built carbon version, but those aren`t exactly easy to find. I have only seen 2 go up for sale and I bought one of them, should have bought the 2nd even though I didn`t need it at the time.
Rushford_Ripper
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I finished up the new controller for my Stator test bench today.
I put everything on a cart so I can close in the moving parts for some protection in case of a rapid disassembly of parts while still having good access to both ends.
It now has a touchscreen HMI so once I’m all done with programming, everything will be done by fingertip.
I’ve been collecting parts for a couple years to bring about this latest version of controller. It has a proper PLC, a VFD and DC Voltage Transducers to measure the voltages from each coil circuit.
This will allow me to finally automate all testing functions and have the PC capture all the measurements and print out a detailed report with the specs as compared to the service manual.
I put everything on a cart so I can close in the moving parts for some protection in case of a rapid disassembly of parts while still having good access to both ends.
It now has a touchscreen HMI so once I’m all done with programming, everything will be done by fingertip.
I’ve been collecting parts for a couple years to bring about this latest version of controller. It has a proper PLC, a VFD and DC Voltage Transducers to measure the voltages from each coil circuit.
This will allow me to finally automate all testing functions and have the PC capture all the measurements and print out a detailed report with the specs as compared to the service manual.
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Awesome OCD, Love it!
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CHRIS@EZ-SKI
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- outterspace
so this wasn't today but this is a super mega duty drop hitch for the Ez-Ski Duramax . will be adding stabilizer bars with heim joints at a later date
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- the jetski grave yard
why even bother to make or use that? you might as well just put a piece of hose or tubing in there , since that unit does basically nothing
smokeysevin
one man with a couch
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- Houston
What did you tie the braces into? Just a cross bar on the frame?
Sean
Sean
CHRIS@EZ-SKI
Lions Among Sheep
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- outterspace
I'm not sure how he did it but mine are going to be adjustable length bars using heim joints and I'm going to weld tabs to the frame so that this can be removed at any time
smokeysevin
one man with a couch
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- Houston
You may look into these (https://www.4wheelparts.com/p/pro-comp-shock-mount-conversion-kits/9495) if you want a bolt on option. They are pretty beefy.
Sean
Sean
Big Kahuna
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That just takes you to a website.