TECH: The MODIFIED has a FRAME...almost finished it LAST NIGHT!

Just about. The bend, however simple, really adds something to the look of the frame. It gives it some sort of legitimacy.

 

I got a little more done on the ch***is.

The front perch




Mock up of how it should sit

 

Very nice, Kirk. Like the front cross member install as well.

You got some purdy welds there too.

 

I did have some help.

 

great pic KIRK. you'll have to break that one out for her high school graduation party in a few years. everyone should get a kick out of it.


ch***is is lookin good too.

 

Damn that looks nice

 

Man,that is some purdy welding there!I wish i could weld like that.Nice work for sure.

 

great job......nice welds. .....priceless pic with your little one. ........they grow up so fast...enjoy ....cheers, Bert

 

Work of Art, Man. Highly inspirational.

Deluxe

 

That looks great. When you did your front cross member, how much did you leave hanging out front to fold back over the round stock??

 

nice work on the frame!

 

Now we know who's really doing the work...

 

very nice kirk! i have a question for you, i will be fabricating a frame in the near future and i also want the "pinch" in the front, so how thick was your cut in the frame to achieve the pinch?

 

Damn Kirk! that's cool as hell. man i need to learn to weld like that, weld good period. Man, you're daughter's getting big man- wow. they grow up fast, my son's gonna be 12 this January! yikes! he's watching "teen" t.v. shows now...god help me

 

I can measure when I get back home, but it was literally the width of the cutoff wheel in my chop-saw. So, maybe 1/8th?

 

I,m drooling all over your welds....your shop...your life ....ya *******....

Keep up the good work!!!!!

 

I'm popping this back up for TECH WEEK. I'll be doing more this weekend.

 

I'm amazed !!! Looks great to me.

 

K looks great, maybe it was the good guys that inspired you.? How long have you been welding?

 

I've been weldng for about 10 years, but I have only been welding properly for about 4. I took a full-time semester at the local community college (day and night cl***es) and got to certification level in MIG and ARC. I learned how BAD my welding was. I had thoughts of a career change but fell into the Goodguys thing instead. Definitely for the better.

 

I don't remember exactly. I cut a piece of wire to fit the open end of the tube and then measured it. That's the amount of "tab" I left hanging out.

 

Hey Kurt, not sure if you'll see this for awhile. But I was wondering if you angled the frame twice. I drew a pic to show better my question. Top view. Or if you could post a top view of the frame that would be way cool.

 

It's similar to the first illustration except that the front part of the rails are not parallel, they just taper at a slighter angle than the rear half.