72 Maverick Redo

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  1. xpsnake

    xpsnake Bruce

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    Thanks. It did open up a bit more wasted room and it made it even easier to get around in there. I also liked the look.
     
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    Nice ! I thought about going more of an angle than just 90, really like the beveled sides !
     
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    Did you make the beveled upright from single piece or multiple pieces?
     
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    xpsnake Bruce

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    Three pieces each side. It was pretty heavy plate. If we had a brake at the time that would have been easy.
     
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    Was all set to weld em in and then saw yours...thanks ! Lol it's all good ! So we cleaned shop and I marked, pondered, took some measurements and pondered more. I really like what you did there, nice clean look for that edge... Mine are 12 gauge, .105 thick. One piece I formed at work, so I could bend mine there. It's all about getting room so why not get all ya can and look that much better..think I'm in...
     
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    Here are a few more photos:
    DSCF1669.JPG DSCF1698.JPG DSCF1716.JPG
     
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    You can see just how far we went by where the factory brace is up top:
     

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    My depth on top is close to yours, I'm 1.75 up from a arm bolts and 2 back into the Tower. Yours looks more like 2.75 ish? Nice welds too !
     
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    Looks like a NICE amount of room freed up !
     
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    gator25 aka No No my name is Nolan

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    I really wish I had taken measurements, but the front end of the car has changed since then and that sheetmetal is gone now. We just eyeballed it as we went, moved the front suspension around and checked clearance to the coils until we got to the minimum distance we wanted. I made the templates out of cardboard and then transferred to steel plate. You could probably use some of the factory mounting holes you see in my photos to get a starting point.
     
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    gator25 aka No No my name is Nolan

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    Thank you for posting those pics, yes sir it shouldn't be problem.
     

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