Race ramps

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Made some ramps for my race trailer. Just some spool gun stuff. Really my first aluminum project. Turbine die grinder with a carbide burr was my best friend on this project.Extension before diamond plate.Main section before plate, kinda fuzzy pic.Just about complete and ready for installation. I placed the frame over the diamond plate and heated the plate with a tourch to make it expand as much as possible. I quickly tacked (heavy tacks) the plate to trap the tension. This seemed to prevent the dish panning between supports I have seen on other ramps. Plate would actually ring it tapped in the center.And the finished project. After all the work I put into these I will be replacing them over the winter. Car has been modified a bit and the extension is a wee bit too high, front spoiler scrapes a bit.
Reply:Nice.
Reply:uhhh that is some awesome looking stuff!  I would love a folding motorcycle ramp that looked like that!
Reply:Nice looking ramps!  The side ribs look like solid bar with lightening holes - should be plenty beefy!  Must be a heavy race car.I'm interested to hear more, and see pictures of your turbine die grinder.  Or any extra info on how the turbine motor compares to a standard rotary vane air motor in "real world usage"?I found a scraping air dam on mine was avoided by backing the car up the ramps, rather than driving straight in.  Just something you might consider.
Reply:Originally Posted by jakeruNice looking ramps!  The side ribs look like solid bar with lightening holes - should be plenty beefy!  Must be a heavy race car.I'm interested to hear more, and see pictures of your turbine die grinder.  Or any extra info on how the turbine motor compares to a standard rotary vane air motor in "real world usage"?I found a scraping air dam on mine was avoided by backing the car up the ramps, rather than driving straight in.  Just something you might consider.
Reply:Originally Posted by jakeruNice looking ramps!  The side ribs look like solid bar with lightening holes - should be plenty beefy!  Must be a heavy race car.I'm interested to hear more, and see pictures of your turbine die grinder.  Or any extra info on how the turbine motor compares to a standard rotary vane air motor in "real world usage"?I found a scraping air dam on mine was avoided by backing the car up the ramps, rather than driving straight in.  Just something you might consider.
Reply:Very nice looking work, well thought out. Did you drill all the holes in the  1 x 3 stock?Gord
Reply:Originally Posted by gordsgarageVery nice looking work, well thought out. Did you drill all the holes in the  1 x 3 stock?Gord
Reply:Originally Posted by Sputter FizzleThanks3/4 carbide end mill, 2 flute. 20 hp/10,000 rpm with corkscrew motion. 13 gal/min flood coolant and maybe 3 seconds per hole.
Reply:Nice clean project. Just curious, would a punch and flare on several thinner sheets of aluminum have been cheaper than a 1" thick piece drilled 100+ times?At work we have a set of pallets that are made of 20 gauge steel with flared holes throughout. They're the bees knees.I can remember in the 7th grade my mom said "people will offer you drugs" by the 10th grade I was like, "where the hell are these people?"
Reply:real nice!Ya gotta spend money to make money!
Reply:Originally Posted by joefitzNice clean project. Just curious, would a punch and flare on several thinner sheets of aluminum have been cheaper than a 1" thick piece drilled 100+ times?At work we have a set of pallets that are made of 20 gauge steel with flared holes throughout. They're the bees knees.
Reply:Gotcha, Just curious. I'm not much of a welder either, I wish I had more time to practice but we all know how that goes. Drive safe Sputter Fizzle!I can remember in the 7th grade my mom said "people will offer you drugs" by the 10th grade I was like, "where the hell are these people?"
Reply:Originally Posted by jakeruI'm interested to hear more, and see pictures of your turbine die grinder.  Or any extra info on how the turbine motor compares to a standard rotary vane air motor in "real world usage"?.
Reply:Nice work and great pictures!Brilliant the way you tensioned the ramp by heating it before welding.First time I ever heard of "turbine" air tools, I will have to look into them."The reason we are here is that we are not all there"SA 200Idealarc TM 300 300MM 200MM 25130a SpoolgunPrecision Tig 375Invertec V350 ProSC-32 CS 12 Wire FeederOxweld/Purox O/AArcAirHypertherm Powermax 85LN25
Reply:Wow, nice job.Working on cars and bikes is my hobby, learning to weld the pieces together is my quest.