Example build. Sample data that shows how Fabbed logs a real project. The builder, car and numbers are illustrative.
Start your ownBuilding something?Log the parts you make, not just the ones you buy.
Start free$2,450 retail price of equivalent parts − $618 materials & consumables.
+ $450 planned across 1 part, not counted yet.
MIG 21 V / 320 ipm on .120 wall. Tacked on the frame, finished on the table.
Powder coat was $90 at a local shop.
Finish bumper welds
Design the spare tire carrier
Order trailer spindle
Done Oct 3
Sliders powder coated and on
Satin black, 12 hours of fab and $90 of powder. Stood on the kick-outs and they don't flex.
Finished
Plasma cut, MIG welded, powder coated · 12 h · $300 · saved $350
Checked off Order trailer spindle
Swing-out hinge design
Going with a trailer spindle for the hinge. Two tapered bearings, greaseable, cheap to replace.
Installed
$1,220
Installed
$1,030
Third-gen 4Runner for long trips on dirt. Armor is all homemade; the stuff I can't make gets bought.
Shop: Plasma table, MIG, chop saw