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Old Oct 17, 2022 | 06:37 AM
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Great job!!
 
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Old Oct 17, 2022 | 07:48 AM
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That is a nice job.
I cheated and used silver paint on mine, they need to be painted again as they are showing a little wear but it has been 3 years now.
I also used a bike inner tube cut to size and punched a hole in the bottom for water to drain. They are on my 81 F100 driver / weekend trash run and take to shows truck.

And yes the hooks are not in right and yes they can pop out as I found 1 undone when I got to a show and when I started putting them the other way.
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Old Oct 17, 2022 | 08:27 PM
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Great job on the chains!!!
I big round of frosty beverages in your honor!

Thanks again for sharing the process with us. I'm sure it will inspire others to do the same thing

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Old Oct 17, 2022 | 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by abe
Looks very nice. Good work.

But you're not done. You need to punch a weep hole in the tubing at the very bottom of the chain when it is in place like in your picture to allow water to get out of the tube.
Thanks. Yes, I've drilled holes already.
 
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