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Old Jan 8, 2014 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by kelly4
haha Saginaw's really not that big, maybe 40k people but my school has like 1500 kids so it's definitely the biggest one in the general area

Do you have a place there called Saginaw controls or panels? Something along the electrical field lines.
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Old Jan 8, 2014 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Chuck82
That's is the same mindset I have haha, but they fit fine with that method right?
haha yeah it worked just fine
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Old Jan 8, 2014 | 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 94XjSport94
Do you have a place there called Saginaw controls or panels? Something along the electrical field lines.
Yeah, it's right by my neighborhood if we're thinking of the same thing
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Old Jan 8, 2014 | 03:38 PM
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Awesome thanks for the tip...good job on the fab and welding of your rack. Ive always wanted to learn welding is on my bucket list
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Old Jan 8, 2014 | 03:45 PM
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no problem man, thanks! Welding is definitely a great skill to have
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Old Jan 9, 2014 | 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by kelly4
Yeah, it's right by my neighborhood if we're thinking of the same thing

Saginaw electrical enclosures or something like that I think... Anyway, they send us enclosures for what I build at work. That's cool it's near you lol.
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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 03:21 PM
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Over the past week or so I upgraded all of my speakers and also added a subwoofer, so now everything sounds great! I fixed the wires in the doors because my old ones had snapped, and then I replaced the stock door and soundbar speakers with some 5.25" JVC ones. The sub is an 8" pioneer and I built my own sealed cubby enclosure for it, and my amp is a 400w Boss brand one. Everything sounds so much better than before and I'm really happy with the setup and how it turned out



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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 03:31 PM
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Nice. Looks very clean.
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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 06:55 PM
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looks real good!
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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 08:40 PM
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thanks guys!
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Old Jan 24, 2014 | 01:06 PM
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I made a cardboard bumper template to test out my design. There's just a few minor changes but I'm really happy with it. I also ordered a 4'x8' sheet of 3/16" steel that should be here this week. I'm going to try to do most of this at school because we have a nice plasma cutter and mig welders. I still need to figure out the unibody brackets, but I think those should be pretty simple.



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Old Jan 24, 2014 | 01:10 PM
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Looks clean and effective! Not going to do a winch bumper?
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Old Jan 24, 2014 | 01:43 PM
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Thanks! I wanted a more low profile look so I'm just putting a 2" receiver on the front and once I get a winch I can put it in a cradle and use it on the front or rear
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Old Jan 24, 2014 | 01:53 PM
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Sounds like a plan!
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Old Jan 24, 2014 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by kelly4
Thanks! I wanted a more low profile look so I'm just putting a 2" receiver on the front and once I get a winch I can put it in a cradle and use it on the front or rear
Looks good, I have the same plan for a winch, I dont want to buy 2 but I am sure I can get myself into situations where I would need it front and back
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