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Old 07-21-2015, 12:47 AM   #296
JJorgensen52
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Re: New project! The "Red Herring"

Test fitted the radiator today:


It's from RnD Fab here on the board - turns out the core is about an inch narrower than stock, which gave me just enough room to offset to passenger's side and clear the steering box no troubles:


However, since I'm lazy and I didn't feel like swapping my welder back over to mild steel wire, I kept working on the seat mounts


My stainless welding looks a little ropey, but it's plenty strong so I'm pleased with it:

The mount plates are drilled and bolted and both the cross-bars are fully welded down.

Tomorrow, hopefully it won't be 100 degrees out and I'll work on getting the seat bars made for the mount, and the tabs to actually bolt the seats and seatbelts on. Given the way I've been progressing, that will take me until Thursday, when I'm supposed to get a big ol' box from Columbia Mandrel Bending to start working on stainless exhaust
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