Harold of the Rocks
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Andy in Pa.
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LOL... what XJ? He changes vehicles MORE than he changes his undies.
chedisme
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one last one jordan?
MrSimon
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Its a space station.
Yeah, the XJ is gone too .... I'm currently very much in the market for a family wheeler .... but anyway, this is your thread.
If you chop it, will you be putting a tailgate on it?
Yeah, the XJ is gone too .... I'm currently very much in the market for a family wheeler .... but anyway, this is your thread.
If you chop it, will you be putting a tailgate on it?
chedisme
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Im nkt sure yet about the tailgate. If i can find a way to make it work nice. Then maybe. I might just biuld a tube gate.
Andy in Pa.
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Who needs a tailgate? Its just another thing to get dented up when you back into another tree...
besides, that way you can throw all of your trash into someone elses Jeep (it might fall out of yours!!)
foxwar71
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any good updates on this thing? I need some inspiration so I can work on my own
chedisme
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None. I havent even been in the tent for a few weeks. I got some argon so i was going to start doing the stiffeners. But im having a hard time finding an adapter to connect the regulator to the special hose adapter that foruney uses.
And ive been broke as hell lately. Works really slow. I havent worked a 40hr week in over a month. So i cant even stock up on sweet parts.
And ive been broke as hell lately. Works really slow. I havent worked a 40hr week in over a month. So i cant even stock up on sweet parts.
foxwar71
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at least you have better excuses then me. Im just lazy and dont bother to work on mine and fix all the little odds & ends.
chedisme
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whoo! i think I just bought the adapter I needed from Fastenal.com so maybe the next time I get laid off for a day or two Ill start installing my stiffys
and you better never fix that robot dick I shoved in your back tube!
and you better never fix that robot dick I shoved in your back tube!
chedisme
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so Pizza fest got me all Super motivated so I finished stripping my drivers side frame rail and got the stiffener heldup to it. and I see how bashed in the rail is is going to fug up how the stiffener is going to seat against the rail. so I made so relief cuts and I figure after I get it tacked/partialy welded on Ill beat the parts I cut with a hammer to make them fit better then weld them too.
no pics because Im lazy.
also the piece for my welder came and either I dont understand how fitting sizes work or they sent me the wrong part. so still no mig setup. im really getting frustrated with this dumb shib.
I ordered this [FONT=Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif]1/2" Male Tube JIC 37[DEG] x 5/8" Male Straight Thread O-Ring Boss Steel Connector
and its 13/16 on one side and 11/16 on the other
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no pics because Im lazy.
also the piece for my welder came and either I dont understand how fitting sizes work or they sent me the wrong part. so still no mig setup. im really getting frustrated with this dumb shib.
I ordered this [FONT=Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif]1/2" Male Tube JIC 37[DEG] x 5/8" Male Straight Thread O-Ring Boss Steel Connector
and its 13/16 on one side and 11/16 on the other
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billyjp2
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post up as much info as you have on what connector you need. I stock thousands of them at work and hydraulics is what i do all day. I can get you a free one and mail it down.
chedisme
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thats the problem. Im not totally sure what I need.
here are the two sides I basically have to connect but Id like to skip the hose and go straight. from the regulator to this gehy adapter I have to use with my welder.
the ID of the gehy adapter is 1/2"
and the ID of the regulator is 5/8" and I think 16 threads per inch.
I thought a 5/8 to 1/2 male to male would work but then I get this POS in the mail and Im all confused. Its probably because one side is an O-ring boss fitting. but idk why that would make it so much bigger then 5/8?
twodoorXJ
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chedisme
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Where are we wheeling MDW?
Its an (underground) jeep thing, you wouldent understand.
billyjp2
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Thats not a JIC. Your best bet is probably gonna be a welding or gas shop instead of hydraulic fittings.
chedisme
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so I went to a welding shop looking for a fitting that would work. and they basically looked at me and said in a round about way, that I should have bought a big name brand welder from them and that they couldn't help me.
I checked a bunch of other places loews, tractor supply, home depot again, even my local plumbing supply place. no luck.
so I took the silver part off on the brass cap shown here
and it turns out its 1/4 28 threads. so I opened up the brass end of the hose with a drill bit, and threaded it. ended up with this
now Im going to back out and see how welding with gas is like.
I checked a bunch of other places loews, tractor supply, home depot again, even my local plumbing supply place. no luck.
so I took the silver part off on the brass cap shown here
and it turns out its 1/4 28 threads. so I opened up the brass end of the hose with a drill bit, and threaded it. ended up with this
now Im going to back out and see how welding with gas is like.
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