erbilabuc Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 Ok let me start off by saying that I had a broken rib while I was doing this and I never realized how much a broken rib can affect normal every day shit like uhmmmm breathing. So after sitting around all week and being bored I thought I was good enough to at least sit down and cut some metal but I was wrong. Materials are 4 foot piece of 1/8 thich by 1 1/4 wide zinc plated steel Cut off wheel extra stock pegs 4 bolts, 8 washers and 4 lock nuts total cost was about 16$ either get a descent braker or do what I did and get a torch and heat up the metal and make the appropriate bends after making the bends figure out at what angle you want your kick-ups to be at. Some people prefer different angles. I made mine as close to the IMS design as possible. Once you figure it out where you want them then clamp them in place and weld After you wel you can choose to grind down the welds or do like I did and bondo over them for a smooth appearance. Then you figure out where the holes need to be. As you can see I had to wallar out my holes because I couldnt bear the pain and measure at the same time. You can paint them or leave them raw, I painted mine with black bed liner stuff but then decided grey metallic was a better choice, notice I didnt feel like sanding the bedliner stuff because my rib was telling me it was time to quit. bolt it in place here is a better pic of the finished product Ok this can be made out of one entire piece of metal without any welding but you will need a pretty strong brake to bend the metal. I cut the teeth before welding but there were so many teeth to cut that I started getting stupid. If my rib wouldnt of hurt so much I would of taken my time instead of rushing it. It looks descent in my opinion and it does the job. Oh and I also put an extra set of pegs to make "double row" or "extra wide" pegs. If it doesnt look good then at least it was a learning experience cus I didnt think I was going to be able to pull this off at all. Opinions please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 i definetely think its a good low cost alternative to ims pegs. i know that i would never spend 200 on a set of pegs, but thats just me. only thing i would do is make them look al ittle cleaner. i can see how tho with a broken rib you just wanted to get them done. i say job well done. also i wouldnt be surprised if someone here wants a set of them. pretty good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuff Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 Nice job dude! Turned out pretty good for havin a bum rib Thanks for sharin the info, gonna have to do a set of my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruff_rida69 Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 damn good job! I did mine kinda like that but I used metal fence post "had it lying around and got bored" but I like them and they work alot better then stock, they don't look as good as yours though I'm not the greatest welder, I'll get a pic of mine tommorrow though, Hope your rib fells better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erbilabuc Posted February 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 well there were people asking ridiculous prices for altered stock pegs like "BANSHEE962000" that wanted like 50$ for a set of pegs that had been all cut up and made double row and I thought that was crazy. heres the price list extra set of stock pegs - 12$ shipped on ebay piece of metal 4'x1.25 and 1/8" thick -3$@ home depot 4 bolts - 45 cents 4 locknuts- 79 cents 8 washers - 20 cents add it up with a little time and it comes out to about 16$ which is not a bad deal for a much more comfortable ride and the safety you get from the kickups. As soon as my rib heals Im either going to clean these up a little or make new ones. Like I said before that you dont have to weld as long as you can find a strong break or maybe a torch to heat the metal up with as you try to bend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erbilabuc Posted February 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 I decided to bump this because after a 7 hour period of drag racing the paint held up and is completely dry now and tough as nails. No flex at all in the kickups or the pegs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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