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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 12:11 AM
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Wow!!! Crazy!!! Coming along nicely. So those are the brackets your going to use or are they temporary??? Wasn't sure if you were getting a set laser cut...
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 12:16 AM
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Naw I'm using these, I wish I had the patience to wait for laser cut, a lot less work, but oh well, little extra work and they work just as good. No reason to get another set, I just ran out of steel tonight so I couldn't cut the last 6
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 12:24 AM
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Bummer... I hate running out of material in the middle of something
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 08:31 AM
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it's ok, I just picked up another sheet
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by GMracer
it's ok, I just picked up another sheet
Uh oh... Now your gonna have to post progress pics tonight.
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 05:49 PM
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dude your crazy! this stuff is amazing! please explain what your doing with the chalk line(the string)?
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 06:06 PM
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^^ to me it looks like its a mock up of the drive line. from the tranny to the rear. But I could be wrong.

But awsome build! Keeps us up todate on the build! I can not wait till its done.
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by joehawkz71
dude your crazy! this stuff is amazing! please explain what your doing with the chalk line(the string)?
yep just to see where the driveshaft would be roughly height wise so I can build a loop, pics tonight
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 10:48 PM
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Grabbed another sheet of 3/16"
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Built my upper link mounts, going to gusset behind them otherwise they are basically done
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As you can see here the holes I drilled on a 25" radius (same as bar length) no need to re thread as I adjust my bar angles
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bad *** man. i weld for a living and i was just wondering if you ever considered using a flux core wire, for some of your thicker applications to ease up some of the grinding that you do?
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