taco4x4rar
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If your carefully you can torch em out with the plasma but one slip up and you've got big problems to deal with
What have you done to someone else's ride lately?
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Silverback
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I tried a few with the plasma, I can do it.. but them we have to clean them up afterwards. Its 6 of one, half dozen of the other.
Silverback
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Made the final cuts on the A-pillars tonight. This week we hope to make final cuts along the back part of the cab seams. It's going smooth so far. But the next part will be the hardest. Make them match up. 
. We kept all the shit we cut out so we can patch should we have mis-measured or rather had too many beers before cutting.
. We kept all the shit we cut out so we can patch should we have mis-measured or rather had too many beers before cutting.
Silverback
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Donor cab is almost completely ready. Need to make the final cut on the passenger side but I first need to cut out the temp support brace and retack it further back. We've also got the truck cut up and spot welds cut out. Friday we have a guy coming out to pull the front glass, then we'll cut the a-pillars and make the last cuts. It's already cut behind the drivers seat but not all the way across. This weekend we hope to have it all cut off and the new section tacked back in place.
PSU Taco85
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Made a new front crossmember for a buddy's truck, turned out pretty good if I do say so!
Skid plate modified for new crossmember
Skid plate modified for new crossmember
Oswego
n00b
You do some nice work. I do look forward to the future carnage pic when that 90° skid hits the right rock though.
All of skid rows first gen skids that I have seen have that horrible angle. No brakes needed - just seat belts so you don't superman out the windshield
Silverback
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No going back now. LOL
Tomorrow we install new door bushings and line up the rear cab mounts. It's very close. So once that's done we can do final alignments and start welding it back together. But it's pretty damn close. Talk about the plan 100 times... measure 20 times... Cut once. So far so good. Glad we are this in the neighbors garage though.
Tomorrow we install new door bushings and line up the rear cab mounts. It's very close. So once that's done we can do final alignments and start welding it back together. But it's pretty damn close. Talk about the plan 100 times... measure 20 times... Cut once. So far so good. Glad we are this in the neighbors garage though.
Silverback
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Yeah. We left the old cab in two pieces in his driveway. I'll take the plasma tomorrow and blow it into several bite size chunks (trash can size) tomorrow.
TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
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Or take it to one of those neighborhoods where you put it out on the curb and before you turn the truck around its strapped about 15 feet high on a 20r powered hilux with a flat bed and cyclone fencing as the stakesides.
TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
You would have done a nicer job but this was the car. I want to see if I can find a post repair pic...http://jalopnik.com/5769631/feds-total-ferrari-in-joyriding-crash-stonewall-insurance-company
TacoXpo
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Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Wow. Well for something like that I might take it to a body shop. . That's fucked up though.
. That's fucked up though.
Silverback
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It's supposed to rain like hell this weekend. So I may cave in and finish this in my garage so I have room to take off the cab and work on shit. I had to pull out my phone to look at the cab mounts from the bottom. No light. So I think we need to bring this over here so we can finish sooner and be done.
That being said. If it's hailing. It's going outside so my toys can come inside.
That being said. If it's hailing. It's going outside so my toys can come inside.
Silverback
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Cab mount bolts are in. All the doors line up. Have one issue with the donor cabs third door mounts. It was in a wreck and the hinges where jacked. I heated them up and bent them up straight but the top ones also need to be bent forward about 1/8". So that's tomorrow's project. Front glass lines up. Everything shuts and opens just fine. But that 3rd door is tight at the top. So I'll pie cut it and once it's all lined up I'll weld the cut back. It's looking like this is a possibility. I'm done for today. Got plans this evening.
I'm done for today. Got plans this evening.
tex
That's Mr Asshole to you
@Silverback you are a much better neighbor than I am. I had to talk myself into helping(doing it while he watched) mine change the rear brake pads on his Murano.