Here is the new stock to be used for the outline of the mesh. I weld the ends of the stock to a piece of scrap.
Next I cut 1/8″ grooves along the new stock. The mesh will sit in the groove.
Here you can see after I cut the grooves I bent the stock into the shape I need.
The grooves stay intact and hold the mesh nicely! This is the front.
Here is a inside view.
Before and after.
It was mainly the inside of the piece that was bothering me. I didn’t like seeing all those tack welds.
Here is the inside of the left rear set.
And this is the inside of the right rear set.
Front of the right rear set.
Front of the left rear set. The rear sets aren’t completely finished, but are %100 better than before.
So, I was working on the frame and just was not happy with the mesh accents on the rear sets. I like the look, but was never really satisfied with the way I had attached the mesh. The tack welds on the inside of the rear sets demanded too much attention.
I chopped off the old and set out to make a cleaner way of attaching the mesh. Now the mesh is basically framed in, instead of welded in. It makes for an much cleaner look inside and out. I was so hyped on the way the second attempt turned out!!
