UJOR Build Thread

[tgreening]

Those hold 17,670 pounds each, so one bolt ought to do it

Eight will hold 141,360 pounds, so you are good for a van with a bit of a safety factour

:beer:

That might be what the paper says, but they'd have to prove it to me. I've had a 140,000# chunk of steel in my shop, so I know what that looks like, and I'd never trust it to a handful of 1/2" bolts, grade 8 or no.

 

[luthj]

It might be hard to believe, but 8 bolts about 1/2" diameter hold a CF6 turbofan engine onto a B767 Aircraft. Those engines can make up to 50,000lbs of thrust.

Its counter intuitive in many cases. But a properly loaded bolt has enormous strength, especially when you compare it to metal structures loaded in bending.

Normally hardware used for lifting has a very large safety factor built in. For example 1/2" wire rope can handle about 25,000lbs before breaking. When used for lifting applications a safety factor of 5 is recommended, so the max lifting weight is limited to about 2500lbs.

 

[ujoint]

Bam, springs hit the floor so they went in immediately. Then the axle so we can measure for shafts!

 

[tgreening]

Bam, springs hit the floor so they went in immediately. Then the axle so we can measure for shafts!

Dude you've got to stop posting so much cool ******** that I don't have yet. I've only got so much garage space.

 

[expedition4x4]

just noticed Chris but does that bus have 2 front Ford emblems?

 

[ujoint]

Dude you've got to stop posting so much cool ******** that I don't have yet. I've only got so much garage space.

Please accept my apology Its kind of my job!

just noticed Chris but does that bus have 2 front Ford emblems?

Yea, the grille has been swapped to a later model.

 

[ujoint]

One piece at a time, UJTeam van is coming together. Sent it back to have the wrap finalized, hope to have it back and on the lift early next week.

 

[bknudtsen]

That's pretty cool right there^^^

 

[Bbasso]

Final touches on the OBS, feels good to be done! Going home soon, adding miles until then.

Saw this and had to share...

 

[Lunchbox2]

Bam, springs hit the floor so they went in immediately. Then the axle so we can measure for shafts!

***DROOOOOOL*** I have a soft-spot for short-buses. I got a feeling that I'll be building a LUNCHBOX 2.0 here one of these days...

 

[mk216v]

Chris, what are the interior plans for the Wonder breadbox?

 

[ujoint]

Saw this and had to share...

You talking about yourself?

***DROOOOOOL*** I have a soft-spot for short-buses. I got a feeling that I'll be building a LUNCHBOX 2.0 here one of these days...

Yea this thing is pretty sweet. Can't wait to make lunch runs in it all next week!

Chris, what are the interior plans for the Wonder breadbox?

Customer is doing it himself and plans to live out of it for a while. Plenty of room for a nice camper setup and this thing was light! under 7k stock.

 

[Bbasso]

Old indeed, but still got a few years left lol

 

[Capital E]

One piece at a time, UJTeam van is coming together. Sent it back to have the wrap finalized, hope to have it back and on the lift early next week.

Awesome!! What size?

 

[ujoint]

35/12.50/18