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  1. BlimeyCabrio

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    #8 BlimeyCabrio, Jan 7, 2014
    Ahhhh. There's your problem. It's a BMW.
     
  2. Crashton

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    #20 Crashton, Jan 7, 2014
    The possibilities are endless. :cool:

    Industrial strength donut holder..... :donut1:
     
  3. Metalman

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    #19 Metalman, Jan 7, 2014
    [​IMG]

    Or.... a slight spinoff....

    MINI lightweight "Racin" trailing arms in aluminum....:beer

    Rally fog light mounts....

    Short people seat risers....

    Short people pedal extenders....

    Jack stands for Jack....

    Dash mount for Iphone....

    F56 "Racin" tow hook bumper mounts Front or Rear....
     
  4. Metalman

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    #26 Metalman, Jan 7, 2014
    Naw... Going with the well worn patina of natural steel thats working for me makin a profit for the company.... It'll look even better as time and use influence the finish....:Thumbsup:

    But then again..... Maybe a bunch of red stickers..... Yeah, red stickers....
     
  5. Metalman

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    #36 Metalman, Jan 14, 2014
    No, I don't want to rub it in....
    I probably got 30 years use out of this part, granted I had to weld it up probably 4-5 times.
    I just came to the conclusion I could make the part better out of cold rolled steel and much quicker. I'm sure the OEM manufacturer had reasons for the direction they took, which are probably different than the direction I took. That doesn't necessarily make us each wrong....:)
     
  6. Nathan

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    #30 Nathan, Jan 7, 2014
    Yeah but if red they won't know it when a finger gets lopped off.

    Better slow and have all digits than stylish, quick and nicknamed Stumpy.
     
  7. wmwny

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    #35 wmwny, Jan 14, 2014
    Send the broken piece to the company with a note to check their quality control...and a "Thanks, but no thanks" reply. :devil:

    BTW, GRRRRREAT job on YOUR replacement design! :Thumbsup:
     
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    #39 Ernesto, Jan 14, 2014
    If your stripper plate bracket needs to be that heavy duty, I don't think I want to know what kind of strippers you have out there ;-)
     
  9. Metalman

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    #40 Metalman, Jan 14, 2014
    Heavy duty corn fed strippers..... FTW:D
     
  10. Dave.0

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    #42 Dave.0, Jan 14, 2014
    (Shakes head and walks away from that one) :cryin:
     
  11. Metalman

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    #10 Metalman, Jan 7, 2014
    Ordered up a couple of handsome chunks of cold finished 1018 steel 1.25" x 4" x 12" and 1/2" x 3" x 12" that came in from McMaster-Carr... My cost for raw material so far...... $60.00:D

    Doing a little cutting and scribing..... Getting the layout started....:D

    [​IMG]
     
  12. Metalman

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    #13 Metalman, Jan 7, 2014
    :prrr::prrr::prrr::prrr:
     
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    #17 Crashton, Jan 7, 2014
    A couple of those would make a right fine plow mount for your MINI. :ihih:
     
  14. Metalman

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    #21 Metalman, Jan 7, 2014
    I'm thinkin sexy Furarrie aero style mirror mounts....

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    #22 Dave.0, Jan 7, 2014
    If I toss it out my window it could be an F56 ugly bumper removal tool. :D
     
  16. Metalman

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    #34 Metalman, Jan 14, 2014
    Welp.... Just got the quote for the OEM replacement part..... 12 weeks delivery and $1,800.00.....:Thumbsup:
     
  17. Metalman

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    #38 Metalman, Jan 14, 2014
    Yup...... Material + labor = $660.00:beer
     
  18. Metalman

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    #45 Metalman, Jan 15, 2014
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    #2 Crashton, Jan 6, 2014
    How about drilling some holes tapping them & bolting some straps on to strengthen it up a bit? Justa thought.
     
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    #3 MCS02, Jan 6, 2014
    Sounds like they will be working up a BIG bill! Man that sucks :mad2:
     
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