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    The trailer/boat combo is just a little over 5000 pounds total, which is why I'd like to eventually go to an aluminum version not to mention corrosion resistance as it will see a lot of saltwater use.

    I originally had the hitch from Tone which worked pretty good for a while, but began cracking at the welds. Rather than re-work a suspect piece I basically duplicated the design, which works well, with a little heavier material all plasma-cut and triple-passed all the welds using a Miller 251 and Steelmix gas.
    Over 20 years of Isuzu enjoyment...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe_Black
    I originally had the hitch from Tone which worked pretty good for a while, but began cracking at the welds. Rather than re-work a suspect piece I basically duplicated the design, which works well, with a little heavier material all plasma-cut and triple-passed all the welds using a Miller 251 and Steelmix gas.

    Soo, is there a Joe's hitch to hit the market in the near future?
    "You can live your life in a thousand ways,
    but it all comes down to that single day,
    when you realize what you regret,
    but you cant relaim and you cant forget."
    ----Trans Siberian Orchestra

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ruflyf
    Soo, is there a Joe's hitch to hit the market in the near future?
    LOL, no, I won't be offering anything other than the window-fix kit until my new shop is completed. We start laying out the foundation of the small shop Saturday, so after a several-year delay we're finally getting started.

    Once the big shop is done we'll see what I can throw together.

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    how is the window fix kit coming? im holding off on breaking the windows out of the vx completely until i try your kit

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    Quote Originally Posted by etlsport
    how is the window fix kit coming? im holding off on breaking the windows out of the vx completely until i try your kit
    Much better now that I figured out a better way to fab the prototypes and purchased some new tooling this past weekend. I'm doing a little bit on the project during a couple free evenings during the week, so hopefully it'll get "field trials" by next week. After that I'll try a couple different materials (delrin, nylon, hdpe) to see what will work best and be easy to fab.

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    hey joe, i just wanted to let ya know that i got the muffler and it sounds great....been turning heads left and right...
    oh and apparently my 4 wheeling isnt too good for the VX because when the guy got my old muffler off he just "had to show me" how much i had bent it up and restricted my air fllow...
    i think i gained about 20 hp from the "bent shut" old exhaust...
    thanks again..

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