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Old 07-01-2011, 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Vegas69 View Post
Greg, you get wood on the ball once and a while. He said the mig welds were dirty and he had a spray bottle handy. It takes alot of finess to weld an 1/8" plate to .003 thick frame rails! If I ever build another, frame rails will be on the short list. These babies were cherry. I can't imagine some of the rails running around out there.

Pile of chit I phone for pics. Maybe it's just my nervous switch or you're used to my outstanding photography.

I think you mean .030 thick, LOL! Even so, they are indeed pretty thin, and the way they are stamped makes the thickness vary all over the place.
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