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Jan 24, 2016 | 09:56 PM

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Gembone

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Nice work. I like to fitting placement. You gonna get a rubber cover for it to keep it safe?

Jan 24, 2016 | 10:16 PM

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More fine work Gavin! Looking forward to seeing this thing finished. It's going to be great.

Jan 24, 2016 | 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Gembone

Nice work. I like to fitting placement. You gonna get a rubber cover for it to keep it safe?

Thanks Greg. I've got some Plasti-dip caps that fit just right.

I did the same thing on the F350. It's a handy spot have it in because with a 25' hose I can get to all the tires on the truck or trailer.

Jan 24, 2016 | 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by EO2SeaBee

More fine work Gavin! Looking forward to seeing this thing finished. It's going to be great.

Hi Doug!
I can't believe I'm almost done.

Jan 24, 2016 | 10:25 PM

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Hi Doug!
I can't believe I'm almost done.

Me either. It is really coming along and starting to look like a real truck! (only better)

Jan 24, 2016 | 10:34 PM

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Randle

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If the roads are salted or if it's raining this pavement princess is gonna be parked inside. Thanks for the complement buddy!

Now that sounds like someone else I know. Mine might have to come home in the rain, but it want be leaving in it. Looking good Buddy, I know you can't wait for that first ride.

Jan 25, 2016 | 07:15 AM

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Now that sounds like someone else I know. Mine might have to come home in the rain, but it want be leaving in it. Looking good Buddy, I know you can't wait for that first ride.

It's gonna be a while before I can take her for a drive. The roads around here are only 1-1/2 lanes wide so when you meet someone you have to go into the ditch. It's mostly grass but there are some places that turn to muck if its been raining.

Jan 25, 2016 | 08:22 AM

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Randle

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Know what your saying, ya'll got it worse then we did and I've pushed snow for most of two days.

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Jan 25, 2016 | 09:59 AM

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Are your U bolts on the axle, Stainless Steel? They appear to be in the photos. Although I am addicted to stainless, I would think that it is way too soft for an axle bolt... Tough yeah, but not hard enough.
I love your air suspension upper brackets. You fabricated them up yourself, right? If you don't mind, I would like to copy them. Looks like form and function have have met, with a happy ending.

Baja

Jan 25, 2016 | 11:08 AM

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Sounds like you're rounding the last turn Gavin. Cool.

Hope you guys back east faired the Storm well.

Jan 25, 2016 | 11:12 AM

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SavageNFS

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I like the brackets Gavin...well done as expected

Jan 25, 2016 | 08:52 PM

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Know what your saying, ya'll got it worse then we did and I've pushed snow for most of two days.

We only got 3", just enough to get the 4 wheeler out and do some doughnuts. I didn't even get the tractor out and it's almost gone now.

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The u-bolts are steel, I need to get them blackened. I just cut the upper brackets out of 1/4" steel plate. I did cheat a little and used the milling machine and a roughing end mill to cut notches to clear the mounting bolts.

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Sounds like you're rounding the last turn Gavin. Cool.

Hope you guys back east faired the Storm well.

We didn't get anything from the big storm, we just got a little snow last Wednesday. I can't believe I'm getting close to being finished.

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I like the brackets Gavin...well done as expected

Thanks Andre!