Bobs 2024 Build Off Build

[bob58o]

Well now my holes need adjusting.
The 5/16” bolt now only fits by threading it through the straightened tab. And the holes aren’t really aligned any more.

And tightening down nut on top of the weld doesn’t really work either. Not sure how it was supposed to work. Maybe an Allen head type bolt, which puts me back into adding threads to the frame.

Or just grind down the weld?

 

[bob58o]

Does a gas tank really need to be removable?
I wouldn’t mind just welding it to the frame.

 

[Whitetrashrocker]

Drill and bolt all the way through the frame.

 

[bob58o]

This will do. I really do hate undoing things. lol

 

[bob58o]

Good enough for me.

 

[bob58o]

Is Gorilla Super Glue the best for sticking metal to wood? It’s what I have.

Wood glue is no good apparently.

 

[bob58o]

I do like this YouTube channel too.
Shout out Project Farm.

This guy does all the tests I would want to do so I don’t have too. From spray paint to jeans. He tests just bout every product most people use in the garage.

 

[ezcome-ezgo]

Is Gorilla Super Glue the best for sticking metal to wood?

Might be the best option, but personally I would not rely on the connection to keep me alive or injury free. If you can deeply score the metal, can get the wood slightly damp and can clamp the 2 surfaces together, I would use regular Gorilla glue or some other brand of polyurethane glue. It will bind itself to the irregular and or wet surfaces (the water helps it creep into the material).

 

[bob58o]

Might be the best option, but personally I would not rely on the connection to keep me alive or injury free. If you can deeply score the metal, can get the wood slightly damp and can clamp the 2 surfaces together, I would use regular Gorilla glue or some other brand of polyurethane glue. It will bind itself to the irregular and or wet surfaces (the water helps it creep into the material).

This is for the brass into plywood threaded insert. I hope the threads do most of the work and the glue is mostly for the smells.

 

[bob58o]

I should have a drill block thing later today to help make holes perpendicular to the plywood.

I tested out an insert in some really soft door casing stuff.

 

[bob58o]

How about tire bead sealant stuff?
Do I need something like that? Ive about spent all my imaginary budget and starting to think about what else I need.

I’ve never put a tubeless tire on a rim. I’ve only watched videos of setting beads with aerosol can flame throwers.

Do I need some sort of adhesive? Or just a lubricant?

 

[Whitetrashrocker]

Man your worse than my wife about over thinking.

Tubeless tires, just clean the rim and bead. Air it up. It holds.

 

[bob58o]

 

[ezcome-ezgo]

This is for the brass into plywood threaded insert.

Even better as the polyurethane glue expands as it cures.

 

[bob58o]

Tire on rim.
I’ll try to fill it tomorrow.

 

[bob58o]

Wish I was good at art.

 

[Master Hack]

If yer hole is 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 etc (one of the real common sizes,) get a forstner bit.
lt will make yer hole smoother, more even and less splintering when it goes through.
Probably less chance of ripping out padding in the seat. Cuz its easier to control.
It makes drilling yer hole much more pleasurable.

 

[Denny]

Because when you drill a hole you want it to be pleasurable for you. Splinters anytime are bad!

 

[bob58o]

So Walmart had 6 pack of Rusty Metal Primer rattle cans for $6. It was gunna be $7 for a can of self etching primer.

 

[bob58o]

I’m not sure why videos made me think I needed tricks to set the bead. No fire. No ratchet straps. Just my portable bicycle air pump / battery bank.

Tire doesn’t give max psi but says max load of 400 sumthing lbs at 36 psi. Holds air for now.