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heeroyuy01195 · 09-24-2009, 10:36 PM

This is looking promising :) Subscribed!

redn3ck · 09-25-2009, 02:34 AM

this sounds like a cool idea fer the yarii ppl!

Midon · 09-25-2009, 06:21 AM

Shouldn't be too hard to make one up. I be watching for this one

YAR1S · 09-27-2009, 06:38 PM

any news on the design?

RHDVIPbB · 09-27-2009, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by YAR1S

any news on the design?

Sorry. Had a busy weekend. Had an SCCA event. I rough sketched some ideas. Now I just need to make some measurements and get back under the car. I may not be able to get them powdercoated since the guy I use went out of business. I will search around though.

YAR1S · 09-27-2009, 11:14 PM

Sounds good to me.

RHDVIPbB · 09-30-2009, 12:49 PM

Good news everyone interested. I made an order for some metal. The design is done for now. I got all of my measurements done. As soon as I get to a scanner I will upload the sketches. I don't have to commit to just one design since I will be able to make almost all of my ideas pretty easily.

I will be making these at a very decent price. Still looking for someone to powdercoat them though.

heeroyuy01195 · 09-30-2009, 08:57 PM

Sounds good :) Would you be able to sell them uncoated at a lower price?

RHDVIPbB · 10-01-2009, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by heeroyuy01195

Sounds good :) Would you be able to sell them uncoated at a lower price?

well thats my plan. i figure most people here have access to paint or powdercoaters. Plus you could do it any color you want.

YAR1S · 10-03-2009, 12:50 AM

Can you post up the design(s)? I'd be VERY interested!

RHDVIPbB · 10-03-2009, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by YAR1S

Can you post up the design(s)? I'd be VERY interested!

as soon as I get back home to my scanner. I plan to start this week if my material gets here. I am prototyping one out of some scrap thin stock. Its easier to play with

YAR1S · 10-04-2009, 09:42 PM

Sounds good! Im sure everyone would be interested in these... they wouldnt have to be painted.... can you engrave the metal or just cut it?

RHDVIPbB · 10-05-2009, 09:38 AM

what do you mean by engrave? Do you want a word on it? If thats what you want then I don't have that tool anymore. However there is a guy locally that has the equipment and the software to put almost any design onto almost any material. I can talk to his son and see what could be done.
I don't have any plans to put anything on the metal, but I may etch my sn on the top part that mounts on the car where you would only be able to see it if when the hook isn't mounted.

YAR1S · 10-05-2009, 05:15 PM

Nah thats fine, It would be easier to have it plain....

What sort of metal would they be made of and how thick??

heeroyuy01195 · 10-05-2009, 09:30 PM

Will these by any chance be functional once completed?

RHDVIPbB · 10-05-2009, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by heeroyuy01195

Will these by any chance be functional once completed?

They should be. I am not going too thick, but I plan on matching the benen thickness. Now I will say that I claim no responsibility for them. I don't have the ability to test them in a lot of stress situations. The mounts and bolts will be big enough.

heeroyuy01195 · 10-06-2009, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by RHDVIPbB

They should be. I am not going too thick, but I plan on matching the benen thickness. Now I will say that I claim no responsibility for them. I don't have the ability to test them in a lot of stress situations. The mounts and bolts will be big enough.

Sounds good enough to me! If you don't mind me asking, what are you making them out of?

RHDVIPbB · 10-06-2009, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by heeroyuy01195

Sounds good enough to me! If you don't mind me asking, what are you making them out of?

steel. They will be one peice with a small weld at the bend for a little bit of strength. But that part won't be seen.

09-25-2009, 06:21 AM	#3
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09-30-2009, 12:49 PM	#7
RHDVIPbB Right beside you, wave Drives: 08 PBM Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 742	Good news everyone interested. I made an order for some metal. The design is done for now. I got all of my measurements done. As soon as I get to a scanner I will upload the sketches. I don't have to commit to just one design since I will be able to make almost all of my ideas pretty easily. I will be making these at a very decent price. Still looking for someone to powdercoat them though. __________________ 2008 Toyota Yaris Sedan. Pacific Blue Mica. Custom vinyl eyebrows, color matched interior trim pieces, Vios lip spoiler, 17" Maas rims 2010 Scion xB 7.0 Release Series. 1535 of 2000. Murasaki. Stock with TRD springs.

10-05-2009, 09:38 AM	#13
RHDVIPbB Right beside you, wave Drives: 08 PBM Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 742	what do you mean by engrave? Do you want a word on it? If thats what you want then I don't have that tool anymore. However there is a guy locally that has the equipment and the software to put almost any design onto almost any material. I can talk to his son and see what could be done. I don't have any plans to put anything on the metal, but I may etch my sn on the top part that mounts on the car where you would only be able to see it if when the hook isn't mounted. __________________ 2008 Toyota Yaris Sedan. Pacific Blue Mica. Custom vinyl eyebrows, color matched interior trim pieces, Vios lip spoiler, 17" Maas rims 2010 Scion xB 7.0 Release Series. 1535 of 2000. Murasaki. Stock with TRD springs.

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09-24-2009, 10:36 PM	#1
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09-25-2009, 02:34 AM	#2
redn3ck Drives: 2009 yaris sedan 5spd Join Date: May 2009 Location: memphis Posts: 20	this sounds like a cool idea fer the yarii ppl!

09-30-2009, 08:57 PM	#8
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10-05-2009, 09:30 PM	#15
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