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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 03:22 PM
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get customer to drop off bagged xb.


cut tubs out with sawzall






remove bags and set it down on tires to see what else needs trimming




pull stock axle


cut da hubs off!






wash off 5 years worth of arizona dirt


cut and bend the new hub brackets


mock up, and grind as needed


stock vs. randode


tacked and mocked up


pull the axle and finish weld


more soon.
Old Aug 8, 2010 | 04:07 PM
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So far so good, you gonna have to cut the floor across the center and tub it?
Old Aug 8, 2010 | 05:06 PM
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sick man! your the Innovator!
Old Aug 8, 2010 | 07:01 PM
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So far so good, you gonna have to cut the floor across the center and tub it?
nope. just raise the stock tubs and its done.
Old Aug 8, 2010 | 09:03 PM
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awesome work man!
Old Aug 8, 2010 | 09:18 PM
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....Hack....

LOL looks great.
Old Aug 8, 2010 | 09:49 PM
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did some more trimming, then tossed the modded axle back in for a test, then more trimming with the cuttoff wheel, then another test. i'm done for the day. back bumper is laying on the ground as per the work order.

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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 12:38 AM
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Totally and completely awesomesauce. Very slight tuckage there.
Old Aug 10, 2010 | 02:25 AM
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Dam you make me want to get bags... nice job!
Old Aug 10, 2010 | 09:20 PM
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Dodes creativity and ability has no limits. Just dreams it up and dives right in.
Old Aug 11, 2010 | 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by randode
Is that a shoebox hiding in the background? Merc?
Old Aug 11, 2010 | 12:26 AM
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randy.... you're crazy.
Old Aug 11, 2010 | 01:31 AM
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Originally Posted by pOrk
Is that a shoebox hiding in the background? Merc?
ya. 51 ford shoebox. i sold the 51 merc last year. video on youtube.
Old Aug 11, 2010 | 05:09 AM
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Did u have to cut the interior plastic panel? What r u going tondo with the gas filler tube?
Old Aug 12, 2010 | 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Tx_Box
Did u have to cut the interior plastic panel? What r u going tondo with the gas filler tube?
plastics will need to be chopped up if they are going back in. fuel filler will be modded, but inside the stock fuel door.
Old Aug 18, 2010 | 01:55 AM
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What a bada$$ build. That thing is killin it.
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thats crazy
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Jesse@AirLiftCompany
What a bada$$ build. That thing is killin it.
yes, yes, it is.
Old Aug 20, 2010 | 02:07 AM
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Can't wait to see her all finished up! I am guessing you were a mini trucker in your former vehicle life too??? It's freakin great to see that laying rocker will never die.



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