New Armor Choices In Development - (more new pics)

STINGN · **Posted:** Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:16 am

Inc wrote:

JJsKJ wrote:

Tease.

X 1 Kagillion.

can you write that out in the number?

Boiler · **Posted:** Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:32 am

We planned on finishing the belly skid tonight but after about 5 hours of work we still have about 5 more to go. I think I may have to abandon the seperate frame and plate idea, which allowed us to use plastic, steel, or aluminum plate. It is just really complicated to fabricate. I'm going to have to make some changes either way.

Going out of town for the weekend in the morning, so I'll be unreachable for a couple days. I'll be back on this Sunday night....

Boiler · **Posted:** Sun Aug 30, 2009 4:34 pm

Had a great day yesterday. Took my skid up to IL and fit it to yellowcoyote's 18.5 gal tank with mopar hitch and it cleared everywhere as expected. Looks like it is ready to go. You can see it in the foreground of this picture. Looks like quite the mess of tools and parts...

I'll be posting a new thread with better pictures Asap.

Boiler · **Posted:** Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:42 pm

Well, here are a few pictures of the new gas tank skid. It looks pretty filthy, it needs a little clean up. Greasy hands and bolts and water make bare aluminum look pretty rank. I'm planning on polishing it and clear coating it this week when I get a 4 hour chunk of time. I figured I'd get some before pics up as well as try to stop being a tease...

Some notes about the design and construction:
-All parts are CNC waterjet cut and CNC formed
-All Weld Joints are made on both sides
-1/4" aluminum was used throughout
-The rear wall is connected to the sides higher than other skids. The corner triangles allow us to fit precisely between the tank and towhitches. There is about 1/4" gap between both our skid and the tank, and our skid and the hitch. This gives us a sizable advantage over other skids, as we can absorb a higher rear collision due to having more connected material.
-The front wall is shorter but still very beefy and protected by the rear axle.
-Gas tank skids will come bare unless additional arrangements are made. We can have them powdercoated, rattle can primed / painted black, polished and clearcoated etc, for an additional cost that is still to be determined.
-Price is still TBD. I haven't gotten non-prototype costing back from my waterjet guy yet. I should have something this week. They'll likely be somewhere in the $300 ballpark.
-They weigh 32 lbs and were designed to be the strongest gas tank skid available.

Inc · **Posted:** Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:47 pm

They need a hole or 2 for drainage of water. Other that that, it looks dang nice. How about a shipping quote to 89521...

Boiler · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:02 am

Inc wrote:

They need a hole or 2 for drainage of water. Other that that, it looks dang nice. How about a shipping quote to 89521...

Yeah we planned on drilling some but just kept forgetting too. I dumped 1/2" of water out of it when I took it off at the M&G. We already added some in the waterjet files. I'm going to put four 1/2" diameter half circles, one in each corner of each endplate.

I'll get a box and hit up UPS for shipping costs this week.

Inc · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:02 am

Also, something cool you can show potential customers would be a skid testing video, or a series of before, during and after pics. Mount up a skid on your or someone else's jeep, go out with camera in hand and record/snap you skidding across a rock, boulder or something large and hard, testing that skid out. That would give people an idea of how the skid will perform in real life situations. Just an idea.

cluelessklewer · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:57 am

we just need to start a boiler product section where we can go lust after his products, and when we get some extra money actually place an order :wink:

Boiler · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:48 am

Well, I'll have a website soon hopefully.

Mudder · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:14 am

Love it! Great job!!

ChileanKJ · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:12 am

Very nice job, make the holes with dimple dies

Boiler · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:16 pm

Drain holes or bolt holes?

We have the entire thing cut on the water jet so its easy to add or change things, just give it a new path.

Ms5490renegade · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:39 pm

when are you going to test this stuff? badlands halloween trip maybe? i want to see what it can go through

Boiler · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:18 pm

I'm not sure. Probably find some things to bump it into and ride it up onto relatively soon.

Ms5490renegade · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2009 5:28 pm

Boiler wrote:

I'm not sure. Probably find some things to bump it into and ride it up onto relatively soon.

if you dont make it off road this year, i'd be happy to test the gas tank skid for you.

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:37 pm

How much total shipped to 93535?

Boiler · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2009 8:59 pm

Ms5490renegade wrote:

Boiler wrote:

I'm not sure. Probably find some things to bump it into and ride it up onto relatively soon.

if you dont make it off road this year, i'd be happy to test the gas tank skid for you.

We'll see

JJsKJ wrote:

8)
How much total shipped to 93535?

I'll get shipping to the four corners and center priced this week and have answers for everyone by Friday hopefully.

mrpink417 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:05 pm

How much total installed at 45036? :lol:

Looks way to nice to scratch it all up. Sweet job!

p!nK

Boiler · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:20 pm

Free install if you come to Muncie (90 mins from you prob). Or wait til I bump into you again...

Really though this is so easy to install. I took mine on and off twice by myself with one knee. Doing it with a heavy hitch takes a few more hands or ingenuity.

KJ in CO · **Joined:** Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:06 pm **Posts:** 346

How much will this thing cost? Did I miss it somewhere? I would like mine polished and clear coated as well. That looks sweet just the way she sits right now. Let me now the cost and I can maybe pick up a 3rd job :shock:

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