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Old 08-23-2010, 09:37 PM
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What do you guys think of the rear guards that i made???
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Old 08-23-2010, 09:42 PM
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i like it alot,how u make him?
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1/8in flat steel and cut it out with a torch and pop rivets
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thats cool,ima deffently think about doin that as my next project then
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it purdy easy too and way cheaper to do it yourself than to spend 200 and buy them.
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Nice. I've been thinking about doing that with some aluminum diamondplate I got realll cheap
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how long did it take to finish them?
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that would look good. Wont be as strong as steel but will help. I say GO for it!
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i did both sides and painted in about 2 hours
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it sounds like a good saturday project
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yea no doubt, if you do it, post it up with some pics
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yea deffently
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Wish I had thought of something like that before mine got all banged up.
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Did you have to form it to the body any? Looks like there is a gap at the bottom edge.
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I think it would look 100 times better if you formed it to the body. That gap makes it look unfinished to me.
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