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Building a drop in

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jibmaster_josh
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me and my friend Chris (publicenemy_14) are building a drop in. we planned it all out tonight, and drew diagrams and shit, and actually used math to help us. it is going to be 5 feet tall, and will feature a ladder, and a drop that is 56 degrees to teh ground. we also plan on making it semi collapsable. is that too steep? ill get the pics we drew up for it uploaded sometime tomorrow. any tips for making it weather proof?
Jul 2 2007 11:26PM
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ILoveOhio
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Ok I made mine 6 feet tall and i is too slow for a summer set up. If you have the ramp at 56* or so, you will need a tranny at the bottom. A piece of plywood or snow will work. I've also seen short ass drop ins works good.....maybe others will have input.
Jul 2 2007 11:29PM
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jibmaster_josh
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^yeah we are gunna have plywood. probably wont use it much for summer setups, but it will come in handy for winter backyard sessions/urban.
Jul 2 2007 11:30PM
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_Joe_
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it should work good, i have a five foot tall one with a ladder on the back and like a 50 or so degree ramp,so like the same as yours, and it works good
Jul 3 2007 12:32PM
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luke8
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i build one of 2,5 meters, check
http://www.xs4all.nl/~acryl/PG01_M042.mpg
Jul 12 2007 5:27PM
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luke8
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http://www.xs4all.nl/~acryl/jib1.mpg
http://www.xs4all.nl/~acryl/jib2.mpg
Jul 12 2007 5:40PM
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MadSteezin
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This is what i came up with your measurements. if im wrong with the angle 65 degrees was way too steep. 65 degrees was like for an urban setup or snow setup.
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=c731f5edc1905f0e6f11d80281720c4
Jul 20 2007 5:49PM
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