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Old 08-09-2011, 05:44 PM
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Old 08-09-2011, 05:48 PM
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I see is a red "X".. but sho 'nuff the hyperlink works!

Nice fabrication work.

I dig your seats ... what was the donor?
 
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Old 08-09-2011, 06:07 PM
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Red "x"? I spent almost an hour to get those pics to show up!!! lol Seats are out of an '03 F150. I'll try again and post some better pics of the seats.



 
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I think I viewed yer original post and your Photobucket album and posted while yer were mucking around with the URLs.

No need.. that's perfect. How difficult was it to install? I can fabricate and am just looking for some insight.
 
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Old 08-09-2011, 06:24 PM
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Easy but hard. I know that makes no sense but I'll try to type this out where it's understandable. I wanted to use the existing mounting points. I started with just the lowest part of the original mounts less slider. Built a frame off them and attached the seats. That combination was WAY too high. In the end I ended up cutting everything possible off below the sliders from the new seats and lowered it as far as possible onto/into the frame. Seats are still about an inch high but liveable. However they are very comfortable and the console is a great bonus.
 
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That bumper is awesome!! I love it.
 
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Old 08-09-2011, 06:33 PM
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Awsome, great design, and well built.

What is the upper section of the bumper its self, the rounded part made from? Not the headlight guard, but the radiused portion of the bumper.
 
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Old 08-09-2011, 06:34 PM
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That's cool.Nice job on the bumper. I love those seats!
 
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Old 08-09-2011, 07:06 PM
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Thanks. The radius is just a portion of some 6" pipe I had.
 
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very nice,

wanna make me one?
 
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Thanks but I work to slow to make one for someone else.
 
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Thats some good fab work there, I love it when someone takes the time to follow body lines and to go the extra mile. way to go. I made myself one that followed the lines of the stock bumper and came out awsome and somebody at a gas station asked how much for the bumper, I said with all the time I have in this thing I'll have to have 2.000.00 for it, he laughed and said I bet!
 
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kingford72 I had almost the exact same conversation at the gas station yesterday. Started with the bumper then he wanted me to price the whole pick-up to him. I told him I wouldn't price it but I'd give him "One" shot at making an offer. If it was big enough it'd be his. He laughed and said doesn't wound like I wanted to sell it. We agreed and left!!
 
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Tell them 12,000.00 for the whole truck, then when they say your crazy you'll never get that much, you tell them, I never said I want to sell it!
 
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Old 08-09-2011, 08:02 PM
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Hate to admit having this much rapped up into an old pickup but that wouldn't cover the bed and the motor.
 


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