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Old 01-12-2020, 06:42 PM
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Doing a little project in the shop
1965 Olds with a healthy big block
I'm putting a handmade sheet metal 9" housing with strange internals
Ladder bars with DA qa1 coil overs
Little bit of frame work to fit the 325/50/15 et street r tires
Should be done by the end of the month

Tires under just for mock up







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Those are some sexy beads that you're laying down. Awesome fab skills!
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Just time invested
anyone could do it with a steady hand and time
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Kick *** work as usual coming for you my man! Also love how humble you are about the complements.
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3rd pic down on the back brace is a huge HAZ. how did that happen?
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Originally Posted by TrendSetter
3rd pic down on the back brace is a huge HAZ. how did that happen?
That's the first thing I noticed, too. My guess would be lots of amps

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HAZ is new to my limited-welding self. Heat Affected Zone? How close am I?
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Had to alter the bend angle of the chromoly and needed the fire wrench to do so
didnt get it cherry just a dull red and it clamped right down
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Ladder bar crossmember front side view

Just about complete
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Ladder bar crossmember rear view
Old 01-29-2020, 05:15 PM
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Fabbing up the ladder bars If I keep cutting there won't be anything left of this car

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Watt's linkage bracket


due to customers request to maintain rear seat, and the fact that this car makes roughly 1000hp on drag radials I have had a bit of a challenge putting all the suspension points where they need to go. This is solely the reason for the Watt's linkage, the other reason is that when they get the car back to their shop and on the hoist to inspect the work it should have them wondering
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Shock mounts

Chromoly rear frame rails
Old 02-07-2020, 04:18 PM
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Please pay no attention to the messy shop
when you're on a roll with something, there's no time for cleaning
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My biggest downfall as a human being :
im overzealous on my timeline to get any project finished
275 hours so far and only a small glimmer of hope for the finish line
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dont worry....i can teach ya how to weld
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Thanks for the offer, stop in sometime
im always open to and tips and tricks for welding
No matter how long you have been doing something there's always something new to learn
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Looking Good!!!
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Looks sinister as hell, good work.... That should be negan's car in the walking dead..... I'm imagining a set ove 17x11 rear and 17x9.5 front billetspecialty polished/ black winlite wheels on it. But I day dream alot so thats my spurt ove the moment comment. Maybe I should drink less!!!
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