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Nice garage rack too by the looks. Multi purpose!
I want to hang my bikes over the tailgate but also have a hard tonneau cover to secure my things when I take the bikes out. Otherwise I would have made something like yours.
Inspiration came from bak flip. Nearly put down $2.5k for a blueys roll top but thought a bak flip would be better. Apparently nobody makes bak flip style covers for falcon utes.. So here I am. Steel has cost about $50 so far so the missus is happy.
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I found this while trolling for old pictures of my first STP. Back in 2012, I was living at Nunnu's and used his stick welder to make Dexter a basket holder so he could come on beach rides along St Kilda to help me pickup hot girls. It worked until they got closer and saw my hack job stick welding!!
Flow-Rider
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Safe working load of 1 gram.
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This is the hacks thread not the oh&s M8!
ForkinGreat
Knows his Brassica oleracea
You could get Gripsport to weld up a nice bracket dooverlacky for you, so you can attract the hot chix. Hot chix appreciate welding skills. :llama:
Dexter's wingman game is tight, but you are cockblocking yourself with crappy welds.
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I've since improved on the welding front and obtained a full time chick. Dexters' wingman game continues to be on point.. I've just got the missus cockblocking me now.
Flow-Rider
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Dog says it passes deflection test and gives his 5 paws of approval.
The Duckmeister
Has a juicy midrange
I dunno, his expression in the last pic suggests he's not entirely convinced.
This looks amazing, what is the top sheet made from?Nearly finished.
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Used this aluminium sheet panel stuff. It's got a rubber inner wrapped in thin aluminium used on trailers and caravans and signs. Can't remember where I bought it from but it might have been these guys in Sunshine.
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Ever had to use it out on a ride?
Unfortunately yes, it's a winner. Attaches to cable guide mounts, solid as.
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For those wondering how a helicoil works.
Long story short, I bought a Hope 4 Pro rear hub from CRC, laced and trued it to a rim, taped and tyre fitted tubeless. Attempt to fit the rotor and one of the holes was slightly bigger than the others. Hope didn't want a bar of it and CRC are absolutely hopeless.. "we know you want to get back on your bike asap!" - Chain Reaction Cycles. A week later and nothing so I decided to fix it myself.
Setting up for surgery!
Drilled out the hole to fit the helicoil. I was worried it might make the hole too thin towards the outer but it looked ok.
Tap went in nice and easy.
Nurse, helicoil please!
Snapped the end off helicoil.. and that was that. Bolt went in just like new and tightened up nicely.
Long story short, I bought a Hope 4 Pro rear hub from CRC, laced and trued it to a rim, taped and tyre fitted tubeless. Attempt to fit the rotor and one of the holes was slightly bigger than the others. Hope didn't want a bar of it and CRC are absolutely hopeless.. "we know you want to get back on your bike asap!" - Chain Reaction Cycles. A week later and nothing so I decided to fix it myself.
Setting up for surgery!
Drilled out the hole to fit the helicoil. I was worried it might make the hole too thin towards the outer but it looked ok.
Tap went in nice and easy.
Nurse, helicoil please!
Snapped the end off helicoil.. and that was that. Bolt went in just like new and tightened up nicely.
