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Old Jun 18, 2015 | 10:08 PM
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Finished off my sliders today- this is the only pics I grabbed, right before I burned the mounts all the way on.

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Old Jun 18, 2015 | 10:39 PM
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Old Jun 19, 2015 | 02:41 PM
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Those look great to me. So the slider mounts right to the pinch seem?
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Old Jun 19, 2015 | 05:06 PM
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Looks good but I'd consider bolting all the way through the unibody, the self tapping screws will work loose over time and one good hit and they'll rip out.
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Old Jun 19, 2015 | 08:51 PM
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Yes- pinch seam and the frame.

Good call on the frame bolts- I had planned on going through and using a plate on the backside as well, but changed my mind.

I'm going to get some 3.5x1.25 angle and use the small leg as a mounting point for my tranny skid.

Just more iron... 😂
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Old Jun 24, 2015 | 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by xjmarc
Looks good but I'd consider bolting all the way through the unibody, the self tapping screws will work loose over time and one good hit and they'll rip out.
Not so, I have had mine on for more than 3 years and have pounded the hell out of them and they are as tight as the day I put them in.

Here are pictures of when they were first installed:

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Old Jun 25, 2015 | 10:38 PM
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He is right about the self tappers- They don't take impacts well and they are only as strong as the sheet metal they are going into. I broke quite a few of them before fixing mine- giant pain to redrill the hole they were in.

I would recommend making some unibody stiffeners and welding them to them. Knock two birds out with one stone. (you easily posses the skills if you made those sliders).

They look good man! Good work!
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Old Jun 25, 2015 | 11:12 PM
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...and here I thought this was a thread about delicious mini hamburgers, LMAO

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He is right about the self tappers- They don't take impacts well and they are only as strong as the sheet metal they are going into. I broke quite a few of them before fixing mine- giant pain to redrill the hole they were in.

I would recommend making some unibody stiffeners and welding them to them. Knock two birds out with one stone. (you easily posses the skills if you made those sliders).

They look good man! Good work!
Agreed!
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