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The Duck Build.

1973steve

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Would you let me know what size steel and how much you used to build that frame dolly (cart) and the measurement. I would like to build one to. Thanks
 
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englewoodcowboy

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I bought 1 21' stick of 2" x 4" x 0.125" hot rolled steel box tube. Depending on your caster/wheel size, make it 30" from the floor to the top of the frame horn. Make sure you leave at least 6" of horn to go into your frame. I had about 5' left over. You can make the base as wide as you want. Also be sure to buy bolts and through bolt the dolly to the frame that can and will slip out if you don't.
 
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englewoodcowboy

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Thank you. I have not been getting the time to work on it like I had planned this week... too many fubars with work to deal with but sunday has been put aside for it. Ive got a lot to do to keep my planned schedule in tack
 
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englewoodcowboy

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I know it doesn't look like much but at least I'm moving on my bronco again. Tomorrow may see some more....
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Mountain Ram

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Progress- however slow... Is still progress my friend!!

You haven't tossed that bed floor have you? Last weekend got a little crazy and I completely forgot. I am out of town this weekend, but if you don't mind holding on to it- I would be appreciative!
 
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englewoodcowboy

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Its not going anywhere.. Just holler at me when you get a chance and come on by. I can't believe it took this long to actually get back on it. I hadn't touched it since SC due to all of the other things that popped up...my truck issues being the major thing. I at least got one piece fabbed and welded in, have the other door post to do as well and the rest of the 4 or 5 patches are all straight pieces with no fancy curves so they should go much faster than the door post. I think I have about 2 hours into that patch, bent it as close as I could then tack and hammer, repeat till it fit like a glove. Still have to grind it but it is there!
 

Mountain Ram

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You don't have any old door post chunks laying around too do ya? I have a small rot hole in each back door post that will need to be filled in...

Thanks again!
 
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englewoodcowboy

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That's what I'm working on now myself and I am making the repair piece from scratch. Not too hard to do, just a little time consuming. If you need some 18g, I have plenty of that too as well as all of the proper gauge sizes used on the bronco. I bought full sheets of each.
 

Bator

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Yep great looking build, the posted info on the frame dolly is great. I think I now have my weekend project.
 
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englewoodcowboy

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Glad I could help. I'm even more glad I will be working on it again tonight. A couple week break was nice but I forgot just how therapeutic working on it really is.
 
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englewoodcowboy

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I got a little more done tonight. Cleaned up my welds on the patch I made last night and cut the last bit of rot out I hope on the rear corner. I enjoy the fab work etc. but apparently tonight I enjoy doing it so much that I have to make one part twice. I recreated the whole rear corner piece to only figure out after I was done that it felt too light compared to the rotten piece. I cut back into good metal and put my gauge on it to figure out I made my repair piece out of 18g and it should have been 16g. So I have some good practice and tomorrow sometime I will fabricate the piece all over again out of the correct thickness...

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englewoodcowboy

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Here are some pics so far. The first attempt with the wrong gauge and second attempt with the correct gauge ready to be welded together.
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Bferrari

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What are the gauges of sheet metal that you have used during your replacements? I too plan on purchasing full sheets, just wondering which gauges to get. BTW .. you are straight up killin it! Keep up the good work.
 
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englewoodcowboy

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14g is what the floor braces are, 16g is certain structural areas, 18g is the majority and some 20g. If you don't have to buy whole sheets, 1/4 sheet of each would be plenty unless you are planning to fab whole panels.
 
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englewoodcowboy

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A little more accomplished. A side by side of the rotten piece and my new piece
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Bator

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Really nice progress your making, mine has taken me way more time than I even want to admit to myself. Oh well its fun and frustrating at the same time. What size casters did you use on your frame dolly? Does Harbour frieght carry them?
 
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englewoodcowboy

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I bought my casters at tractor supply. I think they are 5". My shop floor has some hefty gaps between the slabs so I went with larger wheels for that.
 
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