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Originally posted by Bucksaw View PostGot my first question for you. Do you guys integrate the factory fuel filler neck of us aftermarket ones?
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Well, I tried to get some pics loaded, but the wife took my phone charger today and my phone ran out of juice before I could get some updated pictures. I took some of what we started with today, but I will have to get more tomorrow of how we ended up.
Just to tease, we did get most of the cross supports in and mounted the fenders. But, I only tacked one fender in and forgot to weld it in, so I hope it holds until I get back to school.
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Got enough of a charge to upload what pictures I did get, but it was too dark to go take more.
Here is the front mount. The grade 5 bolt is just for mock up because the hole on the driver side of the frame is smaller than the passenger side so my 5/8" grade 8 wouldn't fit. Had to settle for a 9/16" grade 5 for today.
Rear mounts using factory receiver hitch mounting bolts and new grade 8 nuts.
Here is the last pic I got before the phone pooped out. Got the cross braces in and the fenders mocked up. Still have a long way to go.
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New pics of today's progress. The air compressor went down so we couldn't cut the bed sides. So, we welded in the braces and the rub rail to stabilize the fenders and check their fit. Then we added the hitch and began working on the rear. Just hope we can get it all done and painted by Show Time.
Still have a lot of bracing to do, build the tool boxes, doors, sides, cut the floor, build the headache rack, and then finish weld everything in and clean up all the welds. Then its Got to be cleaned and prepped for paint, then wired for lights. Whew!!! Got a long way to go.
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Originally posted by fullsizeaggie View PostBet your fine. These were for landscape trucks so they needed to be over engineered.
Do production beds use 1/8" floor plate or 14g? Thinnest I could get was 1/8", but I don't think I would have wanted to go thinner.Last edited by Bucksaw; 09-16-2016, 08:35 PM.
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