What did u do to your raptor today?

[Bulletnjm]

Sweet thanks!

 

[TheWolf]

Can someone pm me the trick to removing the emblem? I'd like to take mine off to paint the bezel but I hear they break every time. I assume the emblem is way overpriced.

Put a small screwdriver in the bottom where there is a slot, push it in/up about and inch and then pull straight out, like pulling the emblem towards you. Do not pry it up, try and keep the gap the same all the way around as you pull directly back.

If the clip was not bent on mine it would not have broke. The other post was fine.

I think its just a matter of luck if it comes out without breaking a post.

Or just order a custom painted one for $99 and don't worry about breaking the ugly blue one.

 

[LekRap]

@CP RAPTOR maybe I just got lucky, but when I took my rear emblem off, I didn't break any of the clips/bolts. The only trick that I would give is to get a pretty skinny and long flat head screw driver and insert it in the little slot/hole under the emblem, it's right under the center of the emblem. Get the skinny screw driver as deep in that hole as possible (giggity) to get as much leverage as you can on the backside of the emblem. Try to pull as consistently as your can and don't jerk it (giggity) from the bottom. Get the leverage as centered as you can. I coulda just been lucky, but I'm one for one!!!

 

[Prybar]

Better pics...

In the welding pic previously TJ was Tig welding the brackets. That inside fillet weld is definitely not Tig welded. Did he Mig some too? And why?

 

[Jimbo]

In the welding pic previously TJ was Tig welding the brackets. That inside fillet weld is definitely not Tig welded. Did he Mig some too? And why?

We had to re-do them as they were too tall. If the bed were to flex it would have gone thru the glass. We broke them down and he just MIG'd them as doing TIG would have taken a long time to try and work it in that small area. It was a judgement call as I still had to head to Keith's for wiring. The back weld is TIG'd though.

 

[CoronaRaptor]

In the welding pic previously TJ was Tig welding the brackets. That inside fillet weld is definitely not Tig welded. Did he Mig some too? And why?

I wouldn't of noticed any of this shit. Good to know that you cant get away with anything on the forum, lol.

 

[Sinraptor]

Gave it a bath yesterday and looking at what needs to be done for my next upgrades

 

[t_j]

In the welding pic previously TJ was Tig welding the brackets. That inside fillet weld is definitely not Tig welded. Did he Mig some too? And why?

The gap in the brackets is just over an inch tall and there was very little space for my to get my 200A torch and #7 cup in the gap and work. Opted for mig on that one joint but it was still a PITA to get to due to the size of the torch and the angles involved. Had to have a LOT of stick out to get to the center hence the amount of splatter.

Not that anyone has any reason to question my decisions on methods when I made these for the price of a cup of coffee.

 

[Jimbo]

The gap in the brackets is just over an inch tall and there was very little space for my to get my 200A torch and #7 cup in the gap and work. Opted for mig on that one joint but it was still a PITA to get to due to the size of the torch and the angles involved. Had to have a LOT of stick out to get to the center hence the amount of splatter.

Not that anyone has any reason to question my decisions on methods when I made these for the price of a cup of coffee.

Yeah, a cup of coffee and I learned a lot about different processes and tooling. I like learning about all the equipment and how/why things are done which way.

Oh, and that was damn good coffee!

 

[The Macf]

Wife drove it to work and I quote "It's pretty awesome. Like it was a lion trying to get out of its cage"

Told her we needed a supercharger.