Spook

Well I decided I couldnt spend the money to replace it so I ran out to the Home Depot to do a little redneck engineering... heres the results so far.

Before


After


This should work out for me for the meanwhile. Used some aluminum pieces, maybe it saved some wieght although I doubt it wieghs any less than that rusted out poopiety crap.

Spook
:reddevil

AGVI

Yeeeeeeeeee Haaaaaaaaaaaa!!! :party:

My69

Hey Spook:
It works for me. Good luck
MIKE

goofygrin

:thumbs: Look ma its shiney! :lol:

QuickVet

:cool:

Fevre

Remember it's only bubba to the next owner. :thumbs:

GTR1999

Looks ok. Repro's cost about $300. It can't be worse then the condition of the 75 I'm working on. It was rusted 1/2 way down. I rebuilt it with .040" sheet metal and 120 volt mig welder. Added a piece of 1/8" angle iron to the bottom for more support. Ground it down and painted it with POR15 and Satin Black-better then new for about $20.
Gary

Sharky Guam

It is not original looking. But it is very functional and will work much better than the corroded pieces.....

Looks like a very decent job. And it will last for a long time.

:thumbs:

Brutus

Are you aware of what happens when dissimilar metals are placed together in the presence of water? It's called electrolysis and/or galvanic corrosion. I hope you've considered this and realise that you could be asking for more corrosion than you already have now. Just trying to help. :rolleyes:


"All metals have potential energy in the form of trapped electrons. When influenced by electricity or chemicals, these electrons migrate from metal to metal (galvanic corrosion) or from metal to electrolyte (electrolysis), changing the composition of the metal and causing corrosion. A familiar example results when electrons migrate from iron, and iron oxide rust-is created."


"When placed in an electrolyte, different metals/alloys assume different corrosion potentials. It is this potential difference that is the driving force for galvanic current flow. The less noble material in the galvanic couple will become the anode and tend to undergo accelerated corrosion, while the more noble material (acting as a cathode) will tend to experience reduced corrosion effects. However, in some cases, chemical species produced at the cathode can degrade certain cathode materials."




[Modified by Brutus, 9:01 AM 9/2/2003]

Freepop

As long as he doesn't live on the coast or drive it in the winter, I don't see galvanic corrosion being too big of a problem as normal corrosion

Blankman

I would think as long as it's painted and the two metals aren't in direct, bare contact, there shouldn't be much to worry about. Would be a good idea to have it painted in general anyway.

Freepop

Correct. It would look better and the paint would act as a dielectric spacer, thus reducing the potential for galvanic corrosion.