I posted this over on the 67-72chevytrucks site but not sure how many cruise that board so I'm posting it here too.
Some may remember the old post I made when I made a lift to raise the Blazer's top to the roof of my garage.
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109367
I have since given that set-up away and moved from California back to my home land of Canada.(I had no room for it in the move anyway)
Anyway years have past,new house it bought,kid's are old enough...etc. Thought it was time to design a new lift.
I'll start by thanking my Grandfather. He came for a visit and I put him to work...oh ya...he's 93,94 in July.
Here are a few pic's of the 93 year old fabricator.:metal:
His sight and hearing isn't very good,but he get's the job done.
Here he is with my son.3 years old and 93 years old.
Anyway...enough gloating....onto the build.
I started this version of the lift the same way I did the last.
I welded together some .125 walled square tubing in the shape of and "I".
I may have to shorten the main center section but it's approx 6' long. the two end pieces are about 2" wider than the top.
The tubing my Grandfather cut go in the ends at each corner.
I applied some spot welds to help center it in the sqare tubing as it was about 1/4" too small.
Then I tapped it into the square tubing.
Crappy pic.
I left the round tube protruding about 3/16" out from the end of the square tube.
Welded it up solid and ground it smooth.
Next I got to try out my new toy.
It's a cheap China bender but good enough for what I'll use it for.
I had some 3/4" round bar that I used to try it out.
It took a "little" effort to bend it cold but I don't have a torch to heat it up with.
Final bends done but not cut to size yet.
The will be the "arms" that will hold the top.
cut some 1/4" flat stock to about 3"x4" and drilled a 3/4" hole in the end and tapped the round bar into it.
left it protrude about 1/8".
After squaring things up I zapped the feet to the arms.
To be continued...
Some may remember the old post I made when I made a lift to raise the Blazer's top to the roof of my garage.
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109367
I have since given that set-up away and moved from California back to my home land of Canada.(I had no room for it in the move anyway)
Anyway years have past,new house it bought,kid's are old enough...etc. Thought it was time to design a new lift.
I'll start by thanking my Grandfather. He came for a visit and I put him to work...oh ya...he's 93,94 in July.
Here are a few pic's of the 93 year old fabricator.:metal:
His sight and hearing isn't very good,but he get's the job done.
Here he is with my son.3 years old and 93 years old.
Anyway...enough gloating....onto the build.
I started this version of the lift the same way I did the last.
I welded together some .125 walled square tubing in the shape of and "I".
I may have to shorten the main center section but it's approx 6' long. the two end pieces are about 2" wider than the top.
The tubing my Grandfather cut go in the ends at each corner.
I applied some spot welds to help center it in the sqare tubing as it was about 1/4" too small.
Then I tapped it into the square tubing.
Crappy pic.
I left the round tube protruding about 3/16" out from the end of the square tube.
Welded it up solid and ground it smooth.
Next I got to try out my new toy.
It's a cheap China bender but good enough for what I'll use it for.
I had some 3/4" round bar that I used to try it out.
It took a "little" effort to bend it cold but I don't have a torch to heat it up with.
Final bends done but not cut to size yet.
The will be the "arms" that will hold the top.
cut some 1/4" flat stock to about 3"x4" and drilled a 3/4" hole in the end and tapped the round bar into it.
left it protrude about 1/8".
After squaring things up I zapped the feet to the arms.
To be continued...
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