Wooden Side Rails

[SAM. C.]

Hi All

Has anyone got any technical drawings for the wooden side rails for a 710M?

Any format will do.

Cheers

Sam

[Twebba]

If you look in the Yahoo Groups website, there are 2 sources:

The first is in the Photos section titled "Side rubrails" - posted by Hawkwind5USA. This drawing does not account for the 1/4 inch straight part at the base. (Compare these 2, you'll see what I mean)
http://tinyurl.com/39otsb

The second is in the Files section labeled "Pinz Wood Rail Dimensions.jpg" - posted by Matt Shepardson.
http://tinyurl.com/3a6g9s

Your best bet is to work from the specs in both to get the overall-picture of what to cut (with a little fudge factor). Trust me, no one's going to test you on this.

In order to view the links, it's best if you're already logged into the Yahoo Groups site.

- Good luck!

[Scooter]

I thought that the hole positions were not exact and more done on the fly when installed on the truck. I would check the locations before putting in any holes in the new part.

Scooter

[russ]

I believe they actually used a jig at the factory to keep them all identical. Spacing is the same between all vehicles I've seen. I have made them for 710Ks and Ms and it's pretty easy to do once you have the process down. I've used Trex and another brand of manufactured wood that Home Depot had.

[todds112]

I believe they actually used a jig at the factory to keep them all identical. Spacing is the same between all vehicles I've seen. I have made them for 710Ks and Ms and it's pretty easy to do once you have the process down. I've used Trex and another brand of manufactured wood that Home Depot had.

That's an awesome idea. I was thinking about some kind of heavy solid rubber (even if the shape isn't exactly right. But using the Trex stuff would last foreever too.

[russ]

Trex and the other manufactured wood products have pretty good compressibility. They have no structural strength but don't need it for a rub rail. Big thing is they don't rot. One of my original rails was growing mushrooms!

[dougj]

its actually a good idea to take them off from time to time, and inspect the metal. the rub rails have a tendency to well... rub... against the base metal, and to trap moisture. in short. a common rust area is under the rub rail.

[krick3tt]

After crushing mine I replaced them with 1 inch by 2 inch steel chanel. Held them off the body with 1/8'' alum washers. I will use them later to add a rack and use the rails as a base for the supports. It is not 'stock' but it seems to work. I thought about Trex, I have seen it done and they look good.

Cheers,
Morris

[Hawkeye Pinz]

When I bought my 710 M about a year ago the rails were pretty rotten. So I took one off the truck, used it as a template and made a new set out of Trex. They look pretty good and shoud last for quite awhile.

[springhill]

I bought the rubber rails from CWR and have been very happy with the result. I don't remember the cost, but the hardware is first rate and the rails will absorb an impact better than wood.