PatK’s Class 5/1600

[DaKine]

#71842

So much awesome work going into this baja! 👍

[John Jones]

#71854

Gonna be stellar!!

Proud and Stubborn 👍🏻

[John Jones]

#71887

More thick aluminum!

Proud and Stubborn 👍🏻

[Pat K]

#71894

Yeah! Skid plate material, 3/16” plate. Can’t waist to scratch it all up in the dirt!

We will build it if it comes.

[Pat K]

#72045

Got a good start on the front skid yesterday. 

We will build it if it comes.

[John Jones]

#72059

Beast!!!  Can’t wait for the first race!!!!!!

Proud and Stubborn 👍🏻

[Pat K]

#72066

Front skids all trimmed up and fit.

 Bolted the rear on. Put some heat to it to bend it.

No go. Dang!

We will build it if it comes.

[MikeK]

#72096

Turn on just the acetylene and deposit soot on the part of the panel you want to bend.  Add oxygen for a neutral flame and burn off all of the soot. That will leave the panel annealed.  It should be soft as butter after that.  I’d use a large tip or even a cutting head since it’s so thick.

[Pat K]

#72100

Thanks Mike! I was hoping someone would chime in.

Tried the soot on the back side. Never got hot enough for it to burn off.  Larger tip is probably the key. Heat up that area a lot quicker. 

We will build it if it comes.

[Pat K]

#72222

Dzus tab fitting and welding for the splash panels up front yesterday.

Thanks MikeK!  Couple clamps and the cutting torch did the job to get the rear skid bent into shape.

We will build it if it comes.

[ColeB]

#72227

Nice Ass Pat!

race car is 🔥

[MikeK]

#72228

Glad it worked out. It’s amazing his soft AL gets after annealing.

[Pat K]

#72233

Trimmed up the tail end of the rear skid for a better fit.

Adding some sparkles to this ass today! Rear light bar mount fab. Brakes, signals, amber safety light, and blue/green safety lights all in one. 

We will build it if it comes.

[John Jones]

#72249

That light bar s baddass !!

Beast!

Proud and Stubborn 👍🏻

[Pat K]

#72559

Almost fell off the page. Not good!

Drilled a few holes to cut weight out of the light bar mount. Just about ready to weld in. 

We will build it if it comes.

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