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makoshark · #1 03-23-2012, 06:14 PM

This is a picture of the bracket bolted in. I still have to add one more plate with 3 more nuts welded to it. The plate that I have not made yet has to be installed after the bracket is made and installed. You bolt it in and then weld the plate to the lower part of the bracket and then your done. I will drill a few holes randomly to plug weld the bracket to the frame once I have it finished and am ready to close the frame rail back up.

makoshark · #2 03-23-2012, 06:15 PM

The bushings that came with my Airbar are heim joint on one end of the upper link, rubber on the other end and the lower link came with poly on one end and rubber on the other. I'll change that all up after I get the car on the road

Sonar Chief · #3 03-23-2012, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by makoshark

This is a picture of the bracket bolted in. I still have to add one more plate with 3 more nuts welded to it. The plate that I have not made yet has to be installed after the bracket is made and installed. You bolt it in and then weld the plate to the lower part of the bracket and then your done. I will drill a few holes randomly to plug weld the bracket to the frame once I have it finished and am ready to close the frame rail back up.

Nice

so your plate goes in before you close up the frame for the mini tubs? Very nice!

makoshark · #4 03-23-2012, 06:25 PM

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Nice

so your plate goes in before you close up the frame for the mini tubs? Very nice!

Yup! Nothing pertee, but it will serve it's purpose well. The close up picture of the frame rail from the inside shows where the hole I had to raise up from where Ridetech had the hole on the cradle. I had to move the hole up on the cradle as well. I am using 1" 7/16"x14 thread grade 5 bolts with matching nuts. I'll post it all up on my thread tomorrow evening if I manage to get it all done and back in. I'm going to make a template so I will be able to duplicate the bracket for the passenger side. I'll make one up for you too and scan it.

makoshark · #5 03-23-2012, 06:27 PM

Oh yeah, Matt's Classic Bowties is having a sale on all of Ridetech's products till the end of the month. They also offer the best prices I have found. I have been dealing with them lately for all of my parts.
This is a free plug for Matt's Classic Bowties

Sonar Chief · #6 03-23-2012, 06:32 PM

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Oh yeah, Matt's Classic Bowties is having a sale on all of Ridetech's products till the end of the month. They also offer the best prices I have found. I have been dealing with them lately for all of my parts.
This is a free plug for Matt's Classic Bowties

Yeah I saw that, I have to build a jig for the car and buy NOS outers and DSE inners before I can get the Airbar ... lack of funds is a bummer.

makoshark · #7 03-23-2012, 06:35 PM

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Yeah I saw that, I have to build a jig for the car and buy NOS outers and DSE inners before I can get the Airbar ... lack of funds is a bummer.

I hear ya! I'm scrambling right now to come up with the money for my front Ridetech coil-overs and the Truturn before the end of the month.

Sonar Chief · #8 03-30-2012, 08:14 PM

DOOR cuz I'm learning that if there is rust on one side better do the other side too! Sure enough, driver's door that looked good on the outside was rusted all along the bottom

This time I used the Eastwood door skinner tool and what a difference - all I had to do was grind down the spot welds and pull the skin back

Who ever said to grind the edges of the door has not used one of these and should

So guess what I'm doing tomorrow? It's gonna be 80 out and I need to clean all this mess up and get some POR15 on the shell and paint it black, don't have to worry about this rust coming back!!!!!!!

Using a door skinner, easy job!

Rust never rests, what's under your skin?

Over all not too bad, another skin in route.

I have been looking at the doors that only replace the outer skin with a patch .... now I know what is under the skin and it sure would have continued to rust.
If it's worth doing it's worth doing right, thanks DAD

Thanks for looking,
Michael

Sonar Chief · #9 03-23-2012, 06:30 PM

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Yup! Nothing pertee, but it will serve it's purpose well. The close up picture of the frame rail from the inside shows where the hole I had to raise up from where Ridetech had the hole on the cradle. I had to move the hole up on the cradle as well. I am using 1" 7/16"x14 thread grade 5 bolts with matching nuts. I'll post it all up on my thread tomorrow evening if I manage to get it all done and back in. I'm going to make a template so I will be able to duplicate the bracket for the passenger side. I'll make one up for you too and scan it.

Very nice ... I'd like a copy to duplicate and then you can sell the print to Mr V at Ride Tech

I see you have your DSE tubs already, trial fit? Nice?

makoshark · #10 03-23-2012, 06:33 PM

HAHA! I have been thinking about contacting them to share the bracket with them, but not sell it. Who know's though

Yeah, they are nice. I still haven't gotten them to fit like I want. They are difficult to get in there with the outer wheelhouse already installed. Tight squeeze. I think they will fit fine once I get the car all tweaked to fit them properly. I should have the drivers side buttoned up by the end of the weekend.