Make Tire Body Armor is a tailoring crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Tire Body Armor x1. It needs Tailoring level 6 and Maintenance level 5.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tire Piece | Used up |
| 4 | Leather Strips | Used up |
| 4 | Nuts and Bolts | Used up |
| 1 | any sharpknife | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any drillwood or any drillmetal or any drillwoodpoor | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any wrench | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any sewingneedle | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any awl | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any heavythread | Used up |
| 1 | any metalsaw or any boltcutters | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tire Body Armor |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Make Tire Body Armor recipe (Tailoring category). You need Tire Piece, Leather Strips, Nuts and Bolts, any heavythread and these tools: any sharpknife, any drillwood or any drillmetal or any drillwoodpoor, any wrench, any sewingneedle, any awl, any metalsaw or any boltcutters.
It needs Tailoring level 6 and Maintenance level 5.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Tailoring 8 and Maintenance 4. Reading Magazine: Outfit Apocalypse teaches it.
It gives 68 XP in Tailoring, 50 XP in Maintenance per craft.
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