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Offline smaug1911

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WTB: Scrap steel to fabricate rear tow points
« on: October 26, 2008, 05:24:43 AM »
Looking for some heavy duty steel that I could cut, drill, and weld to my bumper to make some good tow points. I'd like to put a shackle through it.

Anybody have something like that for free or cheap?
« Last Edit: October 26, 2008, 05:27:51 AM by smaug1911 »
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Re: WTB: Scrap steel to fabricate rear tow points
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2008, 03:52:37 PM »
Thickest I got is 1/4"...Not necessarily what you're looking for. I'd suspect you need something at least 1/2" or better...I think you can find them online for around 40 bucks though...
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Re: WTB: Scrap steel to fabricate rear tow points
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2008, 07:20:33 PM »
yeah...I'm just seeing what people have.

Theoretically, my bumper is an acceptable for towing, but I would like something better.
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Re: WTB: Scrap steel to fabricate rear tow points
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2008, 01:43:44 AM »
ah shoot let me look at the end of the steel i got for the R.T.I. ramp i think those same slugs of steel i was telling you about at the cruise day are in the ends of them. sorry bout that just now thought of it ill look tommorrow when its light.
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Re: WTB: Scrap steel to fabricate rear tow points
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2008, 03:24:10 AM »
I have some 1/2x2 and 1/2x4 flat bar that should work pretty well. About how much do you think you need?
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Re: WTB: Scrap steel to fabricate rear tow points
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2008, 03:32:15 AM »
Quote from: jmwendler on October 27, 2008, 03:24:10 AM
I have some 1/2x2 and 1/2x4 flat bar that should work pretty well. About how much do you think you need?

if you are offloading it, i'll take some for "Project Rear Bumper"
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Re: WTB: Scrap steel to fabricate rear tow points
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2008, 04:53:27 AM »
I am looking to make something either 3/4 or 1inch in thickness.

may just end up ordering a piece.
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Re: WTB: Scrap steel to fabricate rear tow points
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2008, 10:16:03 PM »
sorry took so long i looked last night. they are 1" thick i think 3" wide and about 3" long they would have been perfect except for the 3/4" hole drilled across the middle of them on the wide part. well i tried sorry.
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