Project: Danger Ranger

[AgPete139]

Never seen chain handles before. Creative. Gonna paint them or prevent the, from rusting further?

 

[spaz1879]

yes im going to paint them black make them look purdy.

 

[trail B2]

Your rig looks familiar mine runs the same colors inside i'm looking for A front bumper design but with A winch the reciever is good but winches are 92 pounds and Carrying one in the snow sounds terrible.Cut your aluminum diamond plate with A skill saw and A carbide blade.Dos'nt sound right but you'll never go back.the chains look cool but very annoying Rattling down some dirt road the smooth panels look good I really like those

 

[pickuptrucker]

nice fab what's the wall thickness on the bumper?

 

[spaz1879]

Your rig looks familiar mine runs the same colors inside i'm looking for A front bumper design but with A winch the reciever is good but winches are 92 pounds and Carrying one in the snow sounds terrible.Cut your aluminum diamond plate with A skill saw and A carbide blade.Dos'nt sound right but you'll never go back.the chains look cool but very annoying Rattling down some dirt road the smooth panels look good I really like those

thanks for the tip with the skill saw that grinder was terrible at cutting the diamond plate. hopefully i dont have to cut anymore anytim soon. i also thought about the chains but if there are not too bad ill leave them but if not ill well them up except the last link on each side so it can piviot.

nice fab what's the wall thickness on the bumper?

as for the im not quite sure the wall thickness i never really understud the measurements that people post on here, if you want i can post up a pic if i can find some extra laying around.

 

[pickuptrucker]

aw dont worry about it. it looks like pretty small tubing but i'm it is strong if you are using. you will find out if you hit a tree i guess!

 

[spaz1879]

yea hopefully i wont be hitting any trees

i got the exhaust all welded up and got the hangers welded and its all together. just need to get that paint.

 

[leumas12]

wall thickness is just the thickness of the metal that makes the tubing. Tubing is measured by outside measurement (or diameter if round) and wall thickness, so 1.5"x.120 wall round tubing has an outside diameter of 1.5" and the thickness of the metal itself is .120".

The chain handles look pretty cool, i like em. Do they hang loose or are you going to weld the links together? I would think they might rattle pretty bad if they hang loose but might be wrong

And if you havent, invest in an oxygen/acetylene cutting torch system. I used to cut plate with a cutoff wheel like that and hated it. With the torch its 10 times faster and WAY less work. Your cuts will look like crap at first but once you get it figured out you can make em look just as good as a plasma cutter

Looking really sweet man. Gonna be bad ass when you are done!

Sam

 

[spaz1879]

wall thickness is just the thickness of the metal that makes the tubing. Tubing is measured by outside measurement (or diameter if round) and wall thickness, so 1.5"x.120 wall round tubing has an outside diameter of 1.5" and the thickness of the metal itself is .120".

well thanks for clearing that up i always wonder that.

The chain handles look pretty cool, i like em. Do they hang loose or are you going to weld the links together? I would think they might rattle pretty bad if they hang loose but might be wrong

i was thinking about welding up the chain links but i figured if they make enought noise that i was going to weld the links and get a beefyboy magnet to hold them down

And if you havent, invest in an oxygen/acetylene cutting torch system. I used to cut plate with a cutoff wheel like that and hated it. With the torch its 10 times faster and WAY less work. Your cuts will look like crap at first but once you get it figured out you can make em look just as good as a plasma cutter

yea i have one just sitting i dont have oxygen in it because of me being broke as a joke, the tank is a rental 5$ a month.

Looking really sweet man. Gonna be bad ass when you are done!

Sam

thanks for the comment im starting to like the truck like when i first got it again even those its a bitch and i own it. haha

 

[tpking]

i would weld the links of the chain... hit a pothole and the chain smack your elbow lol

 

[spaz1879]

i would weld the links of the chain... hit a pothole and the chain smack your elbow lol

yea i never thought about that but i think there pretty secure the back half sits between the seat and door so i think that will help prevent bruised elbows

 

[spaz1879]

well not much of an update but i finally got around to picking up the paint for everything i think 4 cans is good. I also did some oil clean up that was fun but i did make a nice addition to my work space with adding a work bench with a tin overhang

just for all the people that hate jeeps

 

[lil red]

i like it actually, i dont mind my moms jeep(i used to dd it) i like it allot for nice days, but its nowhere near as nice as my ranger for crusing, just the seat is enough to sell me on a truck, lol

 

[spaz1879]

I picked up a new grill

old grill removed

hitch painted

here is the pipe thickness and starting of the caps

here it hangs before paint

 

[spaz1879]

well on my way to the inspection station the 2.9 was blowing up and is now ****ed there is now smiley that can express how pissed i am but im going to try and get a 4.0 priced out at a junkyard and see how much they want i was wondering if you guys could tell me what is the hardest part about getting the 4.0 to fit in the 2.9's spot. i have read a bunch of threads and searched it. just wanting some input. i have the fm146 with the brand new clutch and stuff with not even one mile on it. THANKS!