Tip over jig
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Tip over jig
Any advice on tipping over short bed striped down unibody? I need to do rust repair but want to work my way up and take the floor pans and body mounts primarily. The plan is a tip over jig from 2×10 and 2x4 however where are the best places to bolt in these boards? Firewall for the front would work how about the back ?
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Joseph:
I'm certainly no expert here, but be careful doing any panel/part replacement with the truck not indexed rigidly to the frame. Most body rotators I have seen are very solid with multiple mounting points corresponding to the body-to-frame mounts in order to hold the vehicle without flexing. You don't want to weld-up and find warpage or flex that prohibits your unibody from lining back up on the frame when its time to go.
I'm certainly no expert here, but be careful doing any panel/part replacement with the truck not indexed rigidly to the frame. Most body rotators I have seen are very solid with multiple mounting points corresponding to the body-to-frame mounts in order to hold the vehicle without flexing. You don't want to weld-up and find warpage or flex that prohibits your unibody from lining back up on the frame when its time to go.
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