cooters T bucket build

[cooter]

You did the whole procedure right. I would just use a thicker material. 1/8" 90° angle mild steel.

What gives stainless such great corrosion resistance also makes it not bond so well. It's slippery, so to speak.

Thanks man. I looked at your build and tried to do it right but couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. Round two should work.

 

[rubicon]

Good work Cooter. Enjoy watching our build. keep the pics coming.

 

[PotvinGuy]

Cooter, if I understand it, your lid will hinge at the rear edge, like mine. I use a pair of Dakota Digital linear actuators to open/close it:

 

[dan nichols]

those and nice brackets to hold the cover on stainless can be a pain to bend and not break your car is nice and as come along nicely

 

[cooter]

steel brackets look and work better. hope they hold. now i just gotta finnish the corners..

 

[choppinczech]

Looks great!

 

[one finger john]

Looks really good! Is the filler cap functional?

 

[cooter]

Looks really good! Is the filler cap functional?

Yes

 

[one finger john]

Show us how it works.

John

 

[Neshkoro]

Are you bending those brackets in a vise or a press brake? When bending thick material like that, it's better to use a punch with a larger radius. Maybe 1/8" or larger. In this case the size of the radius will not have any effect on the function. It will stop the stainless from cracking.

Bill

 

[cooter]

Are you bending those brackets in a vise or a press brake? When bending thick material like that, it's better to use a punch with a larger radius. Maybe 1/8" or larger. In this case the size of the radius will not have any effect on the function. It will stop the stainless from cracking.

Bill

I just wanted to bend it by hand to tweak it. They shattered. So I went to home depot and bought angle brackets out of steel. Problem solved

 

[Neshkoro]

There's always another way and you found it!

 

[rubicon]

Nice work Cooter. I like the looks of the gas cap.

 

[cooter]

R&D. From the words of a good friend. Rip off & duplicate. I stole his idea. Oh how I love simple function.

 

[EX JUNK]

R&D. From the words of a good friend. Rip off & duplicate. I stole his idea. Oh how I love simple function.

There's a name for that, cooter, it's KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) and I try to follow that religiously.

Jim

 

[cooter]

There's a name for that, cooter, it's KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) and I try to follow that religiously.

Jim

That's right.

 

[cooter]

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[cooter]

http://vid296.photobucket.com/albums/mm175/cooterspass/167_zpsaomlhd4e.mp4

 

[cooter]

best way to build these corners? cut pieces from scrap or sand corners back on angle and lay fiberglass mat and build it that way? im thinkin.

 

[choppinczech]

I'd flip it over and grind the underside areas to be built up to a gradual bevel. Attach any type of non-stick panel and build up corners with layers of oversized precut glass.