mgmetalworks
Explorer
Thanks guys!
MG Metalworks Van Build
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guidolyons
Addicted to Gear Oil
That ARB bumper looks slick. :sombrero:
Or "sick" depending on how old you are!
Cool, rad, outta-sight, awesome, off the hook, phat, bad, outta-hand, too much, kickin, b***hin, and..and...and uhmm, nice? Sure there's more.
DudeAbides
Observer
Very interested. Van shopping now and would prefer to start with a newer low mileage passenger van, which means RSC, but $6500 minimum price for a RSC compliant axle is a budget blower. Have heard it is easier to solve with the 05 and up axle.
mgmetalworks
Explorer
ARB makes a bull bar option for this bumper. I'm not in love with the looks of it though. Eventually I'll build something for myself, it's low priority right now.
Here's a pic of the ARB bar...
mgmetalworks
Explorer
Had a lovely appointment with a 300 ton Amada CNC press brake this morning....
The result:
For all the variables involved, I'm pretty stoked at the outcome. My CAD model is a 2013 model year, the mock up frame is a 2005, these are pretty complicated parts to form with some interdependent features that make things even tougher to get right...Not an easy task to get perfect the first time. All in all though, I have parts that will work (with a tiny bit of massaging) and progress can move forward.
BTW... before anyone asks... The small tabs on the ends of the parts are features I add in to the laser cut files so we can have a flat surface parallel to the bend line to set up against the back gauge on the press. Without something to gauge off of, you have a really hard time with accurate and repeatable bends. Once the parts are formed, you can snap the tabs off with pliers or knock them off with a grinder.
The result:
For all the variables involved, I'm pretty stoked at the outcome. My CAD model is a 2013 model year, the mock up frame is a 2005, these are pretty complicated parts to form with some interdependent features that make things even tougher to get right...Not an easy task to get perfect the first time. All in all though, I have parts that will work (with a tiny bit of massaging) and progress can move forward.
BTW... before anyone asks... The small tabs on the ends of the parts are features I add in to the laser cut files so we can have a flat surface parallel to the bend line to set up against the back gauge on the press. Without something to gauge off of, you have a really hard time with accurate and repeatable bends. Once the parts are formed, you can snap the tabs off with pliers or knock them off with a grinder.
mgmetalworks
Explorer
DudeAbides
Observer
Looking good. What lift height do you have in mind with the caster correction?
sixstringsteve
Explorer
Very nice. I love the doors you're opening for fellow van owners.
