Ammo Can Center Console

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Post by Airborne Bob » Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:13 am

Fellas, here's a source for some of those 40mm ammo cans ($15 each):

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/ZAA079-1.html
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Post by halftracknut » Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:22 pm

why not mount the can to the seat frames with small U-joint clamps???

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Post by DDTrustee » Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:37 am

I used sheets of white fiber insulkation sold by MSC Industrial and guled it underneath the tub with HIGH TEMP Silicone! worked great....but then NM does not have a lot of rain and I don't drive in crummy weather with splashing water etc!!!!!

Other way, which I did not use - NOMEX wrap (available from aircraft supply and MCS Industrial) on the exhaust pipe itself!
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Post by allanbashbury » Fri Jan 08, 2010 6:41 am

I would like to have one or two if you ever see the guy again.

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Post by Airborne Bob » Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:41 pm

Allan,

If you're on the east coast and feel like visiting the Aberdeen Meet, I'm sure you'll be able to get your hands on a couple of them.
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Post by willy » Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:31 pm

With the MG mount there is no room for a 20MM can.??
And I have my converter box in that space. :roll:
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Post by afmuskie » Sat Jul 31, 2010 7:32 am

Has anyone thought of maybe rare earth magnets to hold in place. They come in various sizes and pull weight. I was thinking about 1x1 cylinders. It'll lift it off the heat as well as gaining another inch of height. Put four down like legs and it about 400lbs of pull strength, still removable, but looks bolted in?

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Post by Rickf » Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:10 pm

I have thought of using those magnets for several uses, Do you know of a good source?

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Post by afmuskie » Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:43 pm

http://stores.ebay.com/Neodymium-Magnet-For-Less?_rdc=1

they have all different sizes, with pull lbs

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Post by afmuskie » Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:46 pm

oh yeah... be careful you don't put your wallet in the can near them though. They are strong enough to erase credit cards :oops:

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Post by Francis Marion » Tue Aug 03, 2010 6:58 am

If your vehicle has as much paint build up as mine does then you can expect to loose a lot of magnetic pull power. It doesn't take much offset from the metal to drop a magnets strength to a tiny fraction of its original strength.

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Post by Rickf » Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:26 am

I ordered some of the rare earth magnets, I will let you know. I know I have a magnet now that will put a hurting on a finger even through bondo. Ask me how i know.


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Post by Airborne Bob » Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:02 am

This one looks pretty good. Maybe I'll try them. $29.95 for 4:

http://cgi.ebay.com/4-Neodymium-N50-Mag ... ltDomain_0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Post by Rickf » Wed Aug 04, 2010 1:48 pm

Rickf wrote:I ordered some of the rare earth magnets, I will let you know. I know I have a magnet now that will put a hurting on a finger even through bondo. Ask me how i know.


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Post by Airborne Bob » Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:40 am

You might be able to get a Purple Heart for that one.

In 1969, John Kerry got something similar and he earned his 3rd Purple Heart for it and it got him out of Vietnam. Maybe he was trying to install Earth Magnets on his boat?
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