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[QUOTE="FrankTheTank, post: 196714, member: 3401"] [B]GOT MY COIL BUCKETS INSTLLED AND TOURQUED DOWN. ON THE HOLES THAT I COULDNT GET A BOLT THROUGH I TAPPED THREADS INTO THE FRAME. AND AS ALWAYS I STICH WELDED THE BUCKETS INPLACE. ALSO THREW IN 5 SPOT WELDS. DILLED A 3/8 HOLE IN THE BUCKET, WELDED IT TO THE FRAME AND THEN WELDED THE HOLES UP. THAT THING ISNT GOING ANYWHERE. ALSO MOVED THE BRAKE LINE BRACKETS DOWN 2" TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE MORE PLAY WITH THE SMALL LIFT, DIDNT HAVE TO, JUST FIGURED I WOULD [/B] [ATTACH=full]75196[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]75197[/ATTACH] [B]GOT THE COILS IN, AND I HAVE IT SITTING AT THE HIGHT THE 2.5" LIFT WILL GIVE IT. SHOULD B PLENTY OF CLEARANCE FOR THE 35"S[/B] [ATTACH=full]75198[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]75199[/ATTACH] [B]ALSO THREW SOME WELDS IN THE RADIUS ARMS, IM STARTIN TO LEARN PRETTY GOOD HOW TO WELD THIS THICKER METAL WITH THE MIG, I HAVE ONLY EVER USED IT FOR SPOT WELDS AFTER SPOT WELDS AND SMALLER METAL [/B] [ATTACH=full]75200[/ATTACH] [B]GOT THE TOP OF THE FRAME RAILS PAINTED AND THEN I HAD TO USE UP SOME (I WAY OVER ESTIMATED WHAT I NEEDED) SO I PAINTED THE RADIUS ARMS AND THE DRIVE SHAFT AND PART OF THE REAR. IM GONNA PUT THE BED BACK ON AND SPRAY THE REST ON A LIFT. [/B] [ATTACH=full]75201[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]75202[/ATTACH] [B]SHOULD OF USED A PAIR OF GLOVES AND A TYVEK SUIT OR SOMETHING. I GOT THIS STUFF ALL OVER MY WHILE I WAS PINTING UPSIDE DOWN DOIN THE DOIN THE RADIUS ARMS AND THE DRIVE SHAFT. ALL OVER THE BACK OF MY ARMS AND EVEN ON MY FACE.. HAHA. THE PICTURE DOESNT DO IT JUSTICE. AND IT DOESNT COME OFF, IT HAS TO WEAR OFF. IT IS CHASSIS SAVER MADE BY MAGNETIC PAINTS. KINDA LIKE POR15 BUT SOPOSED TO BE BETTER BECAUSE YOU CAN PAINT OVER EXISTING PAINT [/B] [ATTACH=full]75203[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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