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Custom made Ramco Arms [message #272207]

Tue, 17 February 2015 19:45

kerry pinkerton

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Registered: July 2012
Location: Harvest, Al

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At the last GMCMI rally, I picked up a set of RAMCO heated/power mirror heads for 50 bucks Shocked

Ramco sells arms that fit our coaches but I decided to make them just to be different and because I can. I won't go into the metal shaping aspect.

I started out by making the plate that fits on the coach, drilled the 4 holes for the bolts, machined the socket for the top, and then cut and welded some 1/4" aluminum for the internal structure. You can see it all welded up in the background below. In the foreground is the inside piece, this particular shape is an 'anticlastic' curve, sometimes called a double reverse, or potato chip. It's the most difficult shape in metalshaping and this was compounded by the need for indentations to clear the bolt heads.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6725/medium/IMG_20150104_194607_258.jpg

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/mirror-bases/p56984-custom-made-bases-for-ramco-mirrors.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6725/IMG_20150217_182804_155.jpg

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/mirror-bases/p57266-img-20150217-182804-155.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6725/IMG_20150217_182816_848.jpg

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/mirror-bases/p57269-img-20150217-182816-848.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6725/IMG_20150217_182834_923.jpg

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/mirror-bases/p57272-img-20150217-182834-923.html

They're not quite finished. I still need to do a little sanding and decide if I want to paint them or put a brushed aluminum finish like some of the other stuff on the coach.

Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L

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		Custom made Ramco Arms By: kerry pinkerton on Tue, 17 February 2015 19:45
		Re: Custom made Ramco Arms By: rcjordan on Tue, 17 February 2015 19:48
		Re: Custom made Ramco Arms By: kerry pinkerton on Tue, 17 February 2015 19:50
		Re: Custom made Ramco Arms By: rcjordan on Tue, 17 February 2015 19:56
		Re: Custom made Ramco Arms By: kerry pinkerton on Tue, 17 February 2015 20:01
		Re: Custom made Ramco Arms By: rcjordan on Tue, 17 February 2015 20:10
		Re: Custom made Ramco Arms By: cbryan on Tue, 17 February 2015 20:21
		Re: Custom made Ramco Arms By: kerry pinkerton on Tue, 17 February 2015 20:46
		Re: Custom made Ramco Arms By: rcjordan on Tue, 17 February 2015 20:51
		Re: Custom made Ramco Arms By: Broham on Tue, 17 February 2015 23:19

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