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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 12:21 AM
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love the build, you have some pretty impressive fab skills.
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by sik_xj
love the build, you have some pretty impressive fab skills.
thanks bud..what hwlps me the most is just taking my time..im in no hurry to finish it, so being able to just tinker here and there makes it nice.
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 12:12 AM
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looking good man!
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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 02:30 PM
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Awesome work bud, keep it up
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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 01:01 AM
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thanks fellas,

radius arms are done and mounted, building the track bar and steering now..not to far off from being a roller!
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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 12:12 PM
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Hey did you make a build thread on your tubing bender? I know you asked if you should. i assumed you already made one
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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 06:14 PM
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Hey did you make a build thread on your tubing bender? I know you asked if you should. i assumed you already made one
Na..noone ever asked for one.besides..i dont really have any pics of it getting built...just built it in a day.But it works awsome..no issues at all.
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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Domaas
started the home brew shackle relocation brakets

here is the "base plate"

then burned on the mounting plates

some how i forgot to take i pic of the "stud" that goes into the original braket, but its 2.5x2.5 .250 wall.

all painted and installed

still need new shackels..looking for some 1.5"
Hey man I was thinking of fabing up some relocation brackets. What's the dimensions on those?
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 12:25 AM
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Hey man I was thinking of fabing up some relocation brackets. What's the dimensions on those?
i would have to go out and measure them, but the base plates started as 8x8 3/8, tube was 2.5x2.5 .250 wall and the shackle ounts were 2x8 3/8 cold rolled plate i think
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 12:26 AM
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arms..still need the track bar, gonna have to go back a few pages for info on the CM.

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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 11:12 AM
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Hey what kind of jack you using there. Looks like a low pro unit.
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Domaas
arms..still need the track bar, gonna have to go back a few pages for info on the CM.
Woah what size lift are those coils? Did you make your long arms?
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 05:21 PM
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Hey what kind of jack you using there. Looks like a low pro unit.
yeah, needed a low pro jack for the rest of the cars, it slides under the wifes c240 no prob but a tight squeeze under my M44..little short for the heep though.
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 05:22 PM
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Woah what size lift are those coils? Did you make your long arms?
They are 5.5 rubi coils to clear the 35's.

and yes..those are my arms.
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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 07:36 PM
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So when we gonna see dirt on it!
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