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Bretto Member
Joined: Nov 24, 2010 Posts: 1390 Location: Orem, UT
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 10:05 am Post subject: Rubber sheet material source |
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Does anyone have a good idea where you can buy sheet rubber material. In my case right now im looking for some for the pads under the radiator. In the future, I'll be needing some for the tub as well. I was thinking about those rubber floor tiles or an old trucking mudflap? _________________ Brett
'51 M38
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RimfireJim Member
Joined: Feb 28, 2011 Posts: 148 Location: Escondido, CA
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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You want something with fabric reinforcement, not just plain rubber. I had the same thoughts, couldn't find anything even in McMaster-Carr, and wound up just ordering the prefabbed parts from one of the vendors. _________________ Jim M.
1952 M38 son-father project
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RICKG Member
Joined: Aug 31, 2010 Posts: 1744 Location: SO IDAHO
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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most old tractor-trailer mudflaps were fabric reinforced.
how bout checking with a trucking co or wrecking yard?? _________________ keep 'em rollin'
RICKG MC 51986 DOD 01-52, '50 CJ3a |
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Bretto Member
Joined: Nov 24, 2010 Posts: 1390 Location: Orem, UT
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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A split radiator hose might work.?.? _________________ Brett
'51 M38
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major519 Member
Joined: Dec 09, 2010 Posts: 90 Location: Nipissing Ontario
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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Old conveyor belting is indestructable... |
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Bretto Member
Joined: Nov 24, 2010 Posts: 1390 Location: Orem, UT
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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major519 wrote: | Old conveyor belting is indestructable... |
Ya I thought of that but they are usually pretty thick. At least the ones I used to have at the old house that I used for parking strips. They were 3/4" _________________ Brett
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BullRun Member
Joined: Mar 10, 2009 Posts: 459
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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Tractor Supply has fabric reinforced rubber belting used in rubber fences and stock yard applications. |
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bensunday Member
Joined: May 24, 2011 Posts: 3
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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Don't forget the PTO drive belts available at farm supply stores. |
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captw Member
Joined: Apr 20, 2005 Posts: 80 Location: Bailieboro, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 3:43 pm Post subject: rubber padding |
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Chris is right!....old conveyor belting works very well...I've used it for both radiator and multiple layers for underbody...W _________________ Wilf Alexander
R.R.#1 Bailieboro, Ontario
Canada
1952 M38CDN F-100822 CAR 52-31153
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BullRun Member
Joined: Mar 10, 2009 Posts: 459
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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So I found out while at Tractor Supply the material to get is "Hay Baler Belting". Comes in giant rolls for about $5 to $6 dollars per foot. A variety of widths. It is the belting used on round hay balers and probably available at any agricultural equipment dealer too.
Looks just like the original rubber pads and will probably last 100 years on a jeep. Tough stuff.
Probably needs cut on a band saw and very sharp drills to puncher it or a very high tonnage press and a die. |
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Boze Member
Joined: Aug 13, 2008 Posts: 93 Location: Bloomfield Twp., Michigan
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Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 10:48 am Post subject: |
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I used some left over pickup bed floor liner. Nice compression and reinforced with nylon. |
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Cacti_Ken Member
Joined: Apr 20, 2005 Posts: 1021 Location: Silsbee, Texas
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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I bought some of that hay baler belting from Tractor Supply too. That is some good stuff. _________________ Tropical Veteran
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RimfireJim Member
Joined: Feb 28, 2011 Posts: 148 Location: Escondido, CA
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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The ORD 9 calls out 1/8" material for some of the cushions and 1/4" for others. Does the belting come in both, or just the thin and you are double layering it? _________________ Jim M.
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wesk Site Administrator
Joined: Apr 04, 2005 Posts: 16365 Location: Wisconsin
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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Originally there was 1/8" with fabric reinforcement and a thicker 1/4" also with fabric reinforcement. Each consisted of only one hunk of material. Those thicknesses were a starting point. You determined what the actual field requirement was by rigging the tub to the frame. This often requires different thicknesses and the adjustment is made by doubling up and/or using rock hard shims. _________________ Wes K
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RICKG Member
Joined: Aug 31, 2010 Posts: 1744 Location: SO IDAHO
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:33 am Post subject: |
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I dropped my tub back on the M-38 this weekend. It almost appears
that my tub to frame to pedals alignment would be just fine w/o
spacers. (I havent gotten to hood/fenders/grille yet).
Question: is there any other purpose for the spacers other than
tub alignment? I suppose a guy would also have a better tub to
frame electrical ground w/o spacers. _________________ keep 'em rollin'
RICKG MC 51986 DOD 01-52, '50 CJ3a |
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