Decided to try and make some tube flares
 

didnt get very far today but here is the start

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sheetmetal screws are for building purposes only. mounting will be hidden and smooth

lookin pretty good, cant wait to see how it turns out

im double posting. i got a bunch of fun projects on my build page. update it daily

Looking good, I am just finishing mine. I didn't cover my fender like you are though.

little extra armor never hurt anyone. i did it for armor and something solid to weld the tube to with out having to run it back to the unibody (even though i still might)

I got it. But I made mine to be bolted to the jeep. How did you form the sides to the side of the jeep?

I just put some bracing in ther to strengthen it all up. They are pretty strong.

Here's my kid standing on one.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...beflares14.jpg

ive seen those and like them. I am doing a set for a buddy when ever he has the money for steel.

I just cut out of 10ga and sheetmetal screwed it on. spot welded it. then took it off. it does contort the fender a hair but dont really care. I have the rears cut but not pieced together yet. I got called back to work so i am tring to get my suspention done before i go back tuesday. These and getting painted will be set back a few weeks now.

Check out my build page for more cheap projects

I will check out your page. What did you cut your 10 gauge with? I skininned the top of my flares with 16 gauge and I used a jigsaw with a bimetal blade in it. It worked well but kills the blades fast.

plasma is the only way to go. you can get a cheap northern one for $560. or you can go chinese and pick one up even cheaper just do your research. They are worth every penny. they will make you a god of metal.

atleast 40 amp also

I saw your flares on jeep forum i think. I look there but dont contribute much.

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Ah a plasma. That would be nice, maybe one day. I just got into all this stuff and really just started buying tools and all, so I gotta work with what I got for a while. I'm looking forward to your long arm build. That's one thing I will be doing soon. I'm reading all the posts I can find on them.

I also made some tube doors. They were actually the first thing I ever really fabbed. And they were made out of spare tire carriers. Cheap and easy. Here's a quick pick.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...tubedoors1.jpg

i dont actually own a plasma as of yet. will be my next purchase. I figure out everything i wanted to make, signed up at a comunity college night class for mig/plasma cutting, and cutt everything up there. Had to sit through 2 days of video and take 15min and prove to the instructor i could mig flat and vertical, then i got free reign to do what ever i wanted. best $200 i ever spent. he even offered me 2 jobs but they didnt pay enough

what bender did you use?

No bender. They were spare tire carriers off the rear of chevy s10 blazers. just had to clean them up a little and cut them to size. Had to make the hinge. But I have less then 100 bucks in them.

same as in build page but figured id show it on the fab also

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