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hey tom , did ya fab up your dimple dies yourself or buy them

This guy sells them.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =476300306

Had a productive day today. Many thanks to Blair who came up to give me a hand. Cheers Fella

tomsoffroad wrote:Had a productive day today. Many thanks to Blair who came up to give me a hand. Cheers Fella

You're welcome dude. I had a ball!!

tomsoffroad wrote:

Tom, just wondering how you are punching those nice circles in that plate

They're called dimple dies Cut a hole in the steel, slam in all in the press and voila

Cheers for the link tom.
How a you cutting your holes .so neat

Cheers mike

Cheers for the link tom.
How a you cutting your holes .so neat

Holesaws

tomsoffroad wrote:

Cheers for the link tom.
How a you cutting your holes .so neat

Holesaws

Do you use the cobalt ones on low speed with plenty of cutting fluid.

Batfastard wrote:

tomsoffroad wrote:

Cheers for the link tom.
How a you cutting your holes .so neat

Holesaws

Do you use the cobalt ones on low speed with plenty of cutting fluid.

a bit off topic but i find it makes a huge difference to clamp a bit of wood behind the steel to give the pilot bit of your holesaw something to "locate" in..

Nice work as usual Tom.

I just use the cheap Bahco holesaws with bugger all cutting fluid I've got some that would have cut through at least 500mm of steel.
I cut into a wooden block too.

Anyway that concludes todays lesson.............

tomsoffroad wrote:

Now that IS cool. Nice
Appeals to me
Awesome approach angle.

Cheers,

If your going to do alot of flaired holes, look at step drills... there are some that have a big enough step they will do 4mm thick.... bonus is you don't have to drop the speed on the drill press and you can hold your work by hand they also champher the edges of your hole
I made my dies to match the drill the one I"ve got is odd ball and dosn't do 25mm

Nice work on the guard bar..... how'd you attach it down at the slidders

Cheers Reece

look at step drills...

Well onto that one fella Yes I agree they are awesome.

Nice work on the guard bar..... how'd you attach it down at the slidders

They are welded to the sliders and bolted to the front and rear bar.

Looking flash

tomsoffroad wrote:

Are you turning the 60 Series into a hovercraft?????

Are you turning the 60 Series into a hovercraft?????

The front diff just fell out Dodgy engineering I reakon

tomsoffroad wrote:

Are you turning the 60 Series into a hovercraft?????

The front diff just fell out Dodgy engineering I reakon

Hmmm... I reckon someones trying to get further up that ramp

Hmmm... I reckon someones trying to get further up that ramp

Nah already own that For now

tomsoffroad wrote:

What are the rules re welding to a chassis, eg does it need cert if its for bullbar mounts?

To the best of my knowledge yes it does require cert. This truck already had an uncerted body lift so was destined to be certed anyway.

read up "http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/virm-in-service-cert-wof-only/docs/gen-3-vehicle-structure-v4a4.pdf"

You'll find a class MC (4x4's) don't need cert if its manufactured before 1 oct 03 for welding chassis of likes of bullbars, external rollcages or similar .
Of course if you getting cert, good idea to get it listed incase rules are changed at a later date.
Nath

PS- Terrano looks VERY nice. Just how I'd like mine looking, only with a winch hidden in bumper

You'll find a class MC (4x4's) don't need cert if its manufactured before 1 oct 03 for welding chassis of likes of bullbars, external rollcages or similar

Cool

PS- Terrano looks VERY nice. Just how I'd like mine looking, only with a winch hidden in bumper

Thanks. There is heaps of room in the bar to mount a winch. Just need to drill
some holes and chop a slit for the fairhead I think thats the plan down the line.

the 79 is coming in again for mods ,lol,
look forward to seeing those mods when it finishd
vince

the 79 is coming in again for mods ,lol,
look forward to seeing those mods when it finishd

Yip getting dropped off on Sunday

Finally got the bead lock together. Shame I can only afford to do one

Took this for cert last Thursday. Failed on the lack of swaybars All sorted, back for a recheck tomorrow

The Hilux is all certed Onto Nigels Cruiser.........







Much, much more to come

Nice bar work tom, love that style of double bar work, but then I could be a little bias
Got your txt yesterday but i've left my cellph at work

Nice bar work tom, love that style of double bar work, but then I could be a little bias
Got your txt yesterday but i've left my cellph at work

Cheers Tim. Your cage is the inspiration

Hi Tom, great work there mate have been watchin this thread for some time with interest. Ever wondered how much steel and tubing you'd go through in a year, a shit load I'd reckon.

cheers

Hi Tom, great work there mate have been watchin this thread for some time with interest. Ever wondered how much steel and tubing you'd go through in a year, a shit load I'd reckon.

cheers

Cheers Havent added it up, but yeah I'd say your about right

Bit more on Nigels Cruiser. Hasn't got such a big waist now