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tractorboy16
13th Apr 2005, 21:54
Hi,

I recieved my waffle borads the other day from swansae 4x4.

(Thanks alot, they were great)

and had to mount them. As i finished my DT project at school a week early as well i had time to quickly knock these up.

Bent some 2 mm steel to the shape and welded the rear brackets on.

then welded some 3 mm steel on the back to strengthen them up.

Bolted down to the floor. i used 5 bolts which is a bit over the top as iv stil got to paint them but it shall take me about 30 mins to actually get them off!!!!

To secure them in i have put a 150mm coach bolt in and tightened it up. This has crampt them in.

To secure them to the vehicle aswell i have a chain and pad lock.

When off roading i shall just take the chain off and undo the bolt to finger tight so they are easily accessible or take the bolts rite out and put a piece of bungy over the top.

Pics below.

Me xxx
R0Y
13th Apr 2005, 21:56
Wanna resize your piccies please, not everyone has BB or widescreen monitors:D
tractorboy16
13th Apr 2005, 21:58
oups, soz il; do it in the morning as got to go, bare with me
Cocky Lil Guy
13th Apr 2005, 21:58
Looking good James, even if the welds are a bit messy :P
R0Y
13th Apr 2005, 21:59
We'll get there eventually:D
RPGreg2600
13th Apr 2005, 22:47
Hmmpphhh.... So you completely removed the pics because a few people are still stuck with dialup?? (sorry bhod)
R0Y
13th Apr 2005, 22:51
Yes i did remove them in anticipation of TB reposting them in a resized format.

At the end of the day if you want the forums to carry on running as fast as they do and reduce page loading times sacrifices like this have to be made. We could always enforce a size limit and maximum storage of images per person, just think of the comments we'd get then.
Pete H
13th Apr 2005, 22:55
Yes i did remove them in anticipation of TB reposting them in a resized format.
And with the possibility of his sister posing with them :D :D
RPGreg2600
13th Apr 2005, 23:13
Yes i did remove them in anticipation of TB reposting them in a resized format.

At the end of the day if you want the forums to carry on running as fast as they do and reduce page loading times sacrifices like this have to be made. We could always enforce a size limit and maximum storage of images per person, just think of the comments we'd get then. .

:D
tractorboy16
14th Apr 2005, 08:17
Hi,

Sorry about the sizes of the pictures.

Small 800x400 as requested are here. I would have posted them last nite but mum was getting anoyed so had to go. Sorry.


So. here they are.
R0Y
14th Apr 2005, 08:30
Cheers James, now that i can actually see them they look alright, any plans to finish them off properly though:p ? (slight dig for having a digs sake as my welding wouldn't be any better anyways:D )
tractorboy16
14th Apr 2005, 08:37
hehe,

No worries.

Yer. Il be either priming and black spray paint or i may bitchamin them as the is the strongest stuff reaally and i have atin of it already!!!

I was going to finish them the other day but after putting the ten bolts in the secure them in i didn't feel like taking them out again!!! plus it was 9 oc and dark!!!

Me xx
Son of 669wood
14th Apr 2005, 18:36
Call me thick but what do they actually do :rolleyes: ?
Cocky Lil Guy
14th Apr 2005, 19:39
Waffle Boards or the holders?
tractorboy16
14th Apr 2005, 20:04
Call me thick but what do they actually do :rolleyes: ?


The holders do the most amazing thing of holding the waffle boards and the waffle boards

they are a sand ladder, bridging ladder all combined. Used for any thing from putting down to get traction, making a bank less steep so you can get up it.

Putting over small ditches (small as there not very long)

I use them for my off-road course and shal soon be using them to drive up the bonnet of two cars. Got one. just need to find another, or crash my fiesta!!! (il try find another first)

me xxx
Snagger
14th Apr 2005, 20:58
shal soon be using them to drive up the bonnet of two cars. Got one. just need to find another, or crash my fiesta!!! (il try find another first)

me xxx

Umm, why? Sounds like a strange way to break something on the 88.

Make sure you fitt some kind of barrier between the waffle holders and tub (rubber or butyl liner), and isolate the washer on the underside from the tub panel with Tiger Seal or Mastic or you'll very quickly have a problem with electrolytic corrosion.