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    Cool Custom Stainless Steel Rock Sliders

    Last year I saw Tomdietrying's cool sliders a la Swordy design (I'm pretty sure it's Swordy... if not, sorry, but I thank-you for the idea ). and thank-you Tom again!

    I wanted a set for this year's Moab.


    Based on some pics Tom sent me I did up a layout:




    then followed up with a wood mock up out of 2x4:







    and I had a local weld shop fabricate a pair based on my wood mock up. (Same shop I used for the aluminum skid plates).





    I had the connection plates drilled so I could bolt them on if I couldn't find a welder in time before Moab (I got these sliders 20 HOURS BEFORE I WAS LEAVING FOR MOAB! - the shop waited too long to start them.. )

    Since it was a bit of a rush, the weld plates were a tad off on alignment, so the welding got a bit ugly. The last arm at the back also had to be heated and bent to fit a bit better... oh well, no one but me spends time under there anyways...

    Word of note, it's not easy to bolt through the frame on the passenger side due to the brake lines running behind the frame! I tapped a few holes into the frame to fit the sliders on before welding on that side - the drivers side I drilled through and through the frame.


    I think the welds were still cooling a few hours before we left for Moab on Sat. morning.



    I think the stainless goes well with the ebony and aluminum rims, skids and the future XPedition roof basket.

    They are a bit beefier (and heavier) than I expected as the SS HSS wasn't available in 1.5" x 3.5" (dimensional lumber size of my mock up) so the shop up sized to 2"x4". In hindsight, it could have worked well with 1"x3" HSS. and it would have knocked off a few pesos too!

    I chose stainless steel for aesthetics as well as to avoid repainting the "wounds". The price I got for powder coated carbon steel was $700, and stainless was $1,000. I dug deep for this one due to the long term benefits. Stainless is also a harder than carbon steel, and may just bite that rock back.

    One of the cool side benefits of sliders is it make it much easier for someone to get leverage with their foot to push their way into the back seat.


    Cheers.
    Last edited by Kenny : 04/23/2008 at 08:09 PM

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    kenny,
    hey, the sliders DO look good with the front skidder, and rims.
    also commend you on your mock ups, and planning.......
    great job, looks sharp!
    dont you love it when a plan comes together.........

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    That looks great. I want that kind. :_drool:
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    Talking

    Hey, since my front skid plate is just a plastic "fake", can I mount your wooden rocksliders too? Then I can climb over styrofoam boulders on movie sets!!!

    Um...I'm kidding, btw...
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    Thumbs up

    :_drool: Mmmmmmm...BEEFY

    My girly sliders felt so inadequate in the presence of the Stainless Monsters...

    Nice job as always, engineering RULES !

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    Red face engineering for yourself = overkill..

    Quote Originally Posted by Ldub
    :_drool: Mmmmmmm...BEEFY

    My girly sliders felt so inadequate in the presence of the Stainless Monsters...

    Nice job as always, engineering RULES !

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    Nice work, that's what I do for a living. Desinging fabricating and welding. Those look awesome!!!
    Sold the VX 11-21-07. It was fun while I had it!
    Thanks for all the help.

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    Thumbs up

    Kenny,
    Terriffic planning and great work! You definitely improved an already great design.

    Not to put pressure on you, but what can we expect next year at Moab?

    Peace.
    Tom
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    oooh! the pressure! come clean! what's in that bag of trix?

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    Looking nice!

    The only thing holding me back from doing something like that is the fear of singeing my leg!
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    Quote Originally Posted by biju
    oooh! the pressure! come clean! what's in that bag of trix?

    -biju.


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    Even before I got my sliders, I wanted them painted silver to match my rims and basket - I might still do it since they are sitting on my garage floor. I do like how they match the sheet metal too though. I noticed yours during the convoy but thought they were aluminum. I really dig your methods for a template - nice work!
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    how much did they charge you for those Kenny?

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    Quote Originally Posted by phxsunfan
    how much did they charge you for those Kenny?
    $900 for suppy and $50 for install. It would have probably been about $650 if I went to 1"x3" HSS and let them coordinate the connection rods. It was time consuming for them to make all the angles as I had them in my template.
    And they still screwed up a bit on alignment...

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    Hey Kenny you got the template ..so we can have some made for ours VXs...

    wow they look good
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