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At The Helm · **Posted:** Mon May 12, 2014 4:15 pm

I used the term 'skid' loosely on this one. That is more of a guard against things from poking a hole in the radiator. Road signs (usually 1/8" aluminum) would not work at all as an underbody skid plate. 1/4" would work with the benefit of weight savings, but 1/8"-3/16" steel plate would be best.

Bmxer524 · **Posted:** Tue May 13, 2014 12:38 am

carlosburitica wrote:

Bmxer524 wrote:

Do street signs make good skids? Any cons about using them?

love this question.................

I already have a full set of skids minus gas tank and the radiator skid that is listed as a replacement part, I was just curious as I've heard them being used before. I just didn't know how well they hold up.

ATH, good to know. Guess they're better to be used to slide up and down things rather than taking an impact.

At The Helm · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2014 12:38 am

Tire carrier build...

candpliberty · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2014 11:42 am

Mr Helm, excellent work. Gas can rack? Is there a tube bumper in the works?

At The Helm · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2014 12:25 pm

Thanks Brother!
This one's going to a buddy, he does want a jerry can mounted on it.

Rear tube bumper? Hmm... Maybe. There's a lot of ugliness to cover up back there, might be tough with round tube..

candpliberty · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2014 12:50 pm

Parts of the stock facia with tube to make it protect and serve as a mount for all the other stuff!

At The Helm · **Posted:** Wed Jul 16, 2014 1:31 pm

Pretty much done
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(Dust cap on hinge not installed yet)

At The Helm · **Posted:** Wed Jul 16, 2014 1:36 pm

Close up of the locking pin to keep it open. That little bracket is a ramp that the pin slides up and automatically locks with the spring loaded pin.

candpliberty · **Posted:** Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:47 pm

Is that a step on the swing out?

JeepMorrison · **Joined:** Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:34 am **Posts:** 1236

Its a jerry can mount

Sent with the power of children's screams!!!

At The Helm · **Posted:** Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:18 am

Yep, its a platform so the customer can bolt a NATO jerry can holder to it. http://lexingtoncontainercompanysonline ... an-holder/

candpliberty · **Posted:** Thu Jul 17, 2014 10:29 am

Cool, you do some fantastic work. Are you in the business of fabrication?
My garage is 85% unaccessable as we put our house on the market and started packing. All the boxes are in the garage with a walkway all the way around a mountain of stuff the size of a Liberty.

At The Helm · **Posted:** Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:33 am

Thanks Candpliberty
I do all this on the side, working one or two days a week plus mornings aside from my 'day job'. A bumper gets shipped on average of every three weeks plus the racks, roof bars, recovery systems, and now the individual shackle mounts. Definetely keeps me busy. I started FB page under 'At the Helm Fabrication' but its basically the same thing as seen in this thread.

At The Helm · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:39 pm

Got a heavy box in the mail today...
Anybody know what this is?

candpliberty · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:25 pm

I know, I know! ooo,ooo, ooo! It will "slow you down"

candpliberty · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:33 pm

We sold our house and we'll be out of here in less than 30 days. Goodbye, Nevada! It's been 36 years! Hello, Illinois!

At The Helm · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:39 pm

Nevada will miss you!!
You have a new house lined up?

candpliberty · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:48 pm

Nope. We'll be living in Foxlake right on the lake with some family. No garage but the grandson works at a custom golfcart fab shop so I'll have someplace to hang. I haven't fabbed nothing in 3 months. I'm jones-ing to put something together!!!

lfhoward · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:31 pm

Atthehelm wrote:

Got a heavy box in the mail today...
Anybody know what this is?

The long metal piece with the holes has "SWAG OFF ROAD FINGER BRAKE" stamped on it. I have no idea what that is!

candpliberty · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:44 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bending_%28metalworking%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_%28sheet_metal_bending%29

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