PDA

View Full Version : open beam surgery...

welshj
04-08-2007, 09:23 PM
Started working on something today...

I've been trying to figure out how to do this for awhile, then I saw this on the airkewld site:

http://www.airkewld.com/parts/prodimages/Picture-014.jpg


So, I started out by stripping down an extra beam...

Then I narrowed it four inches. I currently I have the beam back together, and now I have to cut and reweld the framehead mounting brackets.
I have the side plates drawn out on a pattern, and tried cutting one today. But I don't have the proper equipment to do so.

I'm using 1/4 inch plate for the bag brackets. Wore out three or four jigsaw blades just trying to get there... no dice.

I'm gonna run out to the welding shop out here on 195 and see if they'll cut the brackets for me.

Then I just gotta weld 'em up, and narrow the tie rods to match!

wish me luck.

joel
Huck
04-11-2007, 08:21 PM
Joel,

I thought you were using one bag for the front. I gotta admit, that beam looks good! Good to see you working on Lump.

Later!
welshj
04-11-2007, 08:43 PM
Thanks brother!

I've actually gotten quite a bit done in the last couple of weeks.

That beam in the picture does look nice, huh?
:D

I'm hoping mine comes out just as nice...

good to see you still hanging around the site man!
Got another dub yet?

joel
i_am_cool_fred
04-12-2007, 10:47 AM
i hope you have been taking pics of the process and plan on posting them, that seems very interesting. and i would love to see how it was done.
Huck
04-16-2007, 09:00 PM
Thanks brother!

I've actually gotten quite a bit done in the last couple of weeks.

That beam in the picture does look nice, huh?
:D

I'm hoping mine comes out just as nice...

good to see you still hanging around the site man!
Got another dub yet?

joel

I bought a Passat, I've never had a watercooled. It's a nice car, I love it. We moved up here and bought a hundred year old house so we have been doing alot of work to that. We have a garage but I need to re-roof it once thats done, I will be able to have a place to put one. I will probably have to put a bathroom on the first floor then I will get my project. Will be looking for a bus next, only saw one up here on the road and one for sale. I will probably have to find one down south and have it shipped or drive it up.