2 Sets of Sliders completed and Installed

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Dec 30, 2007

zabeard

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2 Sets of Sliders completed and Installed

Evan came down yesterday and we got busy making sliders. I already had a design of sorts and had all the metal. Contacted my bender and bent the outside pieces.

I think I welded for like hours after hours. lol

Here are the pics, we will probably brace some more later and clean a few things up later but after 2 days or work we are whipped.

Dec 30, 2007

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OoooooWeeeee! Those look sharp! Where's you valance Zach?

Dec 30, 2007

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damn those look awesome!!

Dec 30, 2007

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Those are bad ***!

Dec 30, 2007

zabeard

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I could have made them a bit longer but that was a design flaw.

Valance is off for other projects.

Dec 30, 2007

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You should take a picture head on with the valance off just to show off your suspension setup!

Dec 30, 2007

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They look fantastic, Zach! Nice fabbing! Functional and attractive -- not everyone makes the extra effort and achieves both like that.

Dec 30, 2007

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those look great... nice work

Dec 30, 2007

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They look great Zach!

Dec 30, 2007

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looks real good,nice work

Dec 30, 2007

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red_fx2

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those look awsome, i want a set for the dodge

Dec 30, 2007

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Man those look great, I want a set!

Dec 30, 2007

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now make some for non-BL peeps!

edit: curious....I'm no engineer, but why only the 1 support? I seem to recall most pre-fab sliders commercially available have 3 supports.

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wow those look really good and clean, if i had the cash id get some even though theyd never get hurt ha

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Originally Posted by Lefty04LevelII

now make some for non-BL peeps!

edit: curious....I'm no engineer, but why only the 1 support? I seem to recall most pre-fab sliders commercially available have 3 supports.

my guess: those center supports just hold the top bar and adding more wouldnt make the bottom bar any more sturdy. Just extra weight..

Dec 30, 2007

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those are slick

Dec 30, 2007

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very nice Zach

how's getting into the truck? do they make it any harder hopping in since there's now an additional bar to hop over as you get in?

Dec 30, 2007

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wow those look GREAT. i would make some more and sell em, people will buy them and you can have your own little business...??, i thought of it, so maybe a 10-20% profit for me, lol

Dec 30, 2007

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looks good man

To bad they aren't longer

do you have any pics of how you mounted them?

Dec 30, 2007

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ive made a few sets around town for people..

i need to make a set for rangers and sell them for the southern people cuz they are heavy..

turned out great zach..