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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 11:32 PM
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http://bmrfabrication.com/INSTALL/F-BODY_PHR.pdf

what's the name of that thing he's using to hold against the fender? or can you just make something like this out of a nut or a bolt?

forgive me if i'm retarded and it's something that can be made out of anything
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A plumb i think
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plumb bop
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Plumb BOB lol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumb_line
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Close enough..
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Originally Posted by Joshiedoom
Close enough..
lol yeah , i was messin with slayer about BOP lol
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haha, i had a mental fart. i was thinking "is it a fishing bobber or bopper?" bopper sounded better at the time. f*ck it, im going to sleep
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Actually, the
Originally Posted by wtomlinson
thing he's using to hold against the fender
of the car is his finger.
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a plumb bob is good for going to a point on the ground or something but if your just looking for a straight line from one point down then a big nut tied to an end of a string would be just fine.
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Originally Posted by schmidtycamaro
Actually, the of the car is his finger.
do they sell those at autozone? jk i didn't actually think about what i typed when i posted this. got me on that one...
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I thought it was called a tape measure?
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Originally Posted by chevroletfreak
I thought it was called a tape measure?
I don't see a tape measure against the fender. I see a tape measure against the the wheel though.
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