I have been wondering about header wrap...does it shorten the life of the header like the manufacturers say?
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time to put it together
and start on the rear
and there's the thought process... center a receiver, to the right one of two tow clevises, then the tail light then reverse lights
I'm going to put hidden structure around the tail gate so that I can hang a 42" tire, a cooler, and a couple 5 gallon gas cans... I should probably put a reverse camera rather then a rear view mirror because seeing around the tire will be problematic. Anyway, more on that another day.
and weld a bit then let it cool
Doing it all wrong since 1966
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finished welding the fenders
and with only maybe one wave.... I can fix that pretty easily
metaltech points to an article on Pirate (which does a nice job of laying out how these go together) but, given Pirate's penchant for pretty welds - it's a bit ironic that those fenders had so many waves that it was either in a parade or would make a sailor seasick... lolDoing it all wrong since 1966
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THAT looks better!
I don't mind grinding really. The way I weld I've had to make friends with the grinder! But I don't get attached to the machine - I burn them up with great frequency - something about grinding residue and bearings and brushes, I guess. Once I make to commitment to get THAT grubby I just go for it as so far it's all come off in the tub.
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so I'm back... I spent the weekend out hiding from kids, dogs and cops (successfully, I might add); and was eventually discovered, dead. The H3 is cleaned back up and I got a bit to get another bite of the elephant done.
yeah, I'm welding and finishing something that doesn't matter and isn't seen... but I know it's there and that's enough
some trimming done
I think I'm going to put a rubber edging there to keep down the dust, mud and (most importantly) squeeks.
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