Author Topic: Fabricator For Hire (Read 2420 times)

HeliMike · « **on:** November 04, 2005, 06:36:46 PM »

Howdy y'all.
My bro who is a KICK ASS fabricator/welder has just been cut off of working overtime at his day job ]

. Seeing as the guy JUST bought a house a few weeks ago and needs the overtime income to pay his mortgage he now has to rely on doing side jobs in his home shop. He's got the ability and most of the equipment to do almost anything you can throw at him and he's also a VW nut like all of us.
Rust repair, Custom Roll Cages and tube chassis, bush bumpers, nerf bars, pan sectioning (Shawn

) and body mods to name a few.

Basically the guy can do anything you need and he likes what he does so he does a BEAUTIFUL job.

Rates depend on what you want done and how fast ya want it.
If anyone has some work they want done and haven't farmed it out yet please drop me a line and I'll get you in contact with him.

I'll be posting some pics of some of the work that he's done within the next couple of days.

Cheers!
-Mike

HeliMike · « **Reply #1 on:** November 04, 2005, 06:43:00 PM »

Actually, here's some work he's already done:

Narrowed beam, new pan head and complete resto on this pan that now belongs to Bugsmell:

James Buchan · « **Reply #2 on:** November 04, 2005, 07:09:09 PM »

Does hey do aluminum? Tig?

doubledoor · « **Reply #3 on:** November 04, 2005, 07:14:01 PM »

I am a \"B\" ticket welder and i do alu tig at my home shop.
What did you have in mind??

HeliMike · « **Reply #4 on:** November 04, 2005, 07:54:21 PM »

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Does hey do aluminum? Tig?

Aluminum yes. Tig no. At least not yet.

James Buchan · « **Reply #5 on:** November 04, 2005, 08:00:42 PM »

I will need a custom exhaust pipe for my turbo (stainless) and a wastegate outlet pipe made in the next month or so.

ALso a couple other odds and ends done.

I used to be able to do most of it myself BUT I am no longer on afternoon shift at work so....

doubledoor · « **Reply #6 on:** November 04, 2005, 08:24:11 PM »

how come you asked about alu if you are building in stainless?

James Buchan · « **Reply #7 on:** November 05, 2005, 08:56:18 AM »

I have small stuff in AL to do but the larger projects I want in SS

CHEECH · « **Reply #8 on:** November 05, 2005, 09:51:32 AM »

Mike , I`m going to need the frame head changed over to link pin and I need the pan shortned as well

I will get in contact with you when I`m ready

doubledoor · « **Reply #9 on:** November 05, 2005, 10:10:31 AM »

no problem just let me know when B)

HeliMike · « **Reply #10 on:** November 05, 2005, 10:49:52 AM »

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no problem just let me know when B)

He was talkin' to me my friend.

And no offence doubledoor, but I started this thread to help out my bro not you. I respect the fact that you're a fab'er and a VW guy too but like I said I'm trying to get work lined up for him to help him make his mortgage payments. Again, no offence to you personally just wantin' to help a brother out, but you're kinda steppin' on my toes in the process.

And Shawn, when do you figure you'll need that pan work done?

egspot · « **Reply #11 on:** November 05, 2005, 01:44:25 PM »

Where abouts is he located. In case I have some $$ and need something done.

Emilio

HeliMike · « **Reply #12 on:** November 05, 2005, 03:05:22 PM »

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Where abouts is he located. In case I have some $$ and need something done.

Emilio

Abbotsford. Just off of the McCallum exit.
Your other option is to leave it with me (I'm in Surrey) and I take it to him because I'm usually there every other week and I don't mind helping out either way.

Hillbilly · « **Reply #13 on:** November 06, 2005, 08:46:14 AM »

Rollbar......... could he duplicate this in thick wall 2'' pipe ? what is the sharpest radius that he can bend?

just curious at this point...Thanks Bill

Bruce · « **Reply #14 on:** November 06, 2005, 10:00:29 AM »

FYI, if you are ever planning to go to Mission to try a few passes, they won't let you run with that roll bar. Bends must be mandrel bends, not from a muffler shop.

doubledoor · « **Reply #15 on:** November 06, 2005, 10:12:02 AM »

Gutterslug I was just trying to help a fellow vw builder out with the tig work since you said NO your bro cant do it.Not trying to piss anyone off

silas · « **Reply #16 on:** November 06, 2005, 12:37:20 PM »

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FYI, if you are ever planning to go to Mission to try a few passes, they won't let you run with that roll bar. Bends must be mandrel bends, not from a muffler shop.

it's ok bruce. i'm pretty sure bill is an on road/off road kinda guy. he's more into get bent out of shape in the mud than on the track.

just out of curiosity, i wonder how those 31x15.5x15 tires would grab at the line.

HeliMike · « **Reply #17 on:** November 06, 2005, 05:09:06 PM »

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Rollbar......... could he duplicate this in thick wall 2'' pipe ? what is the sharpest radius that he can bend?

just curious at this point...Thanks Bill

Absolutely could copy that and then some.

We did one pretty similar to that actually. We used 1.5\" thick-wall tubing though if I remember correctly. 2\" was a little much and would distort more than the 1.5. We didn't use a mandrel bender though. What we did do however, was pack the tube with sand which kept distortion down to a minimum. I think the most it distorted was not even an 1/8\" on a 90 degree bend. It took minimal effort to knock the die off the pipe after the bend. Once it was painted you could hardly even tell. Like what Bruce touched on though, it may be whorthwhile to check the legalities if you plan on draggin' it. And if worst comes to worst have the 4 bends done by mandrel leaving the uprights long so they can be modified afterwards and have him do all of the fitting and welding after the fact. Somethin' to chew on

Hillbilly · « **Reply #18 on:** November 06, 2005, 08:26:00 PM »

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it's ok bruce. i'm pretty sure bill is an on road/off road kinda guy. he's more into get bent out of shape in the mud than on the track.

just out of curiosity, i wonder how those 31x15.5x15 tires would grab at the line.

Yea off road only....I can see it though..all 4 wheels comming off the ground in 1st..them tires howlin like a hurt dog in 2nd then if the ole tranny was still there hurtling down the track (all 2000 lbs of it ) at about 55 miles an hour in under 22 seconds................EAT YOUR HAERT OUT........ :lol:

Hillbilly · « **Reply #19 on:** November 06, 2005, 08:42:35 PM »

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Gutterslug I was just trying to help a fellow vw builder out with the tig work since you said NO your bro cant do it.Not trying to piss anyone off

..err ..you posting time and sequence of said post could suggest otherwise...........just an oops would of been sufficiant you don't need to justify it. So do you have a mandrel bender? See your new around here welcome aboard . Be sure to post some pics of you right hander up for us to have a look at. you will find most of the guys her are fairly cool and helpfull.
Bill

Hillbilly · « **Reply #20 on:** November 06, 2005, 08:50:55 PM »

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FYI, if you are ever planning to go to Mission to try a few passes, they won't let you run with that roll bar. Bends must be mandrel bends, not from a muffler shop.

No plans for mission

but am curious ,is not a mandrel bend a set inner radius and the pipe is forced into it by an outer set of plates ? both plates having the correct inner diamiter of pipe being bent ?
thx Bill

UPM1 · « **Reply #21 on:** November 07, 2005, 08:41:07 AM »

I can do 1.5\" mandrel bends and the notching for you guy's. I also carry the ERW and DOM rollcage tubing in stock.
Chris.

HeliMike · « **Reply #22 on:** November 07, 2005, 11:57:46 AM »

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I can do 1.5" mandrel bends and the notching for you guy's. I also carry the ERW and DOM rollcage tubing in stock.
Chris.

Thanks Chris I'll remember that!
When we need some mandrel bending done I'll get a hold of ya.

Author Topic: Fabricator For Hire (Read 2420 times)

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