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Well I decided to stay with my original counterweight, after mocking it up last night I liked the look of the camshaft from that Detroit Diesel hanging up there. That with the semi smoke stacks just look cool and the door opens really nice, it balances perfectly at the half way point and makes a...
THat's awesome! that is the exact size of my tank I believe. I'm still thinking about how I'll do the door, I have my hinges welded on REALLY good already but could grind them off and use something like this eventually. Is the door heavy to open, mine is a bear to lift, 1/4" steel on my tank...
THat is a cool hinge design, so does the hinge part on the door slide in that channel then and just bind to stay open? I'm a little perplexed on how that works exactly but looks awesome!
Yes on the bottom part of it I'm still need to cut an angle to it, it also needs to be up a little higher in the cooking chamber I think but not much.
I'm really struggling with how to make it look good with the counterweight though. Any thoughts on car hinges welded on the inside that have the...
So I have the firebox all ready now, just need to build the door
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The reverse flow plate is nearly complete, one piece to weld in yet.
I was all good up to this point. I welded on my arms for the counterweight. Problem is I'm not sure if I like how this looks. I love the freightliner...
Well this weekend I hit it pretty hard. I'll add some more pics tonight but I have it all welded up to the trailer now. finished my lip around the door and the firebox sides and grate. Also built the reverse flow plate and a piece of angle iron down the middle with a 1" pipe through the bottom...
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