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- Front view of left side rear set.
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- Front view of right side rear set.
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- Time to start chopping!
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- 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.
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- Next I cut 1/8″ grooves along the new stock. The mesh will sit in the groove.
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- Here you can see after I cut the grooves I bent the stock into the shape I need.
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- The grooves stay intact and hold the mesh nicely! This is the front.
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- Here is a inside view.
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- Before and after.
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- It was mainly the inside of the piece that was bothering me. I didn’t like seeing all those tack welds.
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- Here is the inside of the left rear set.
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- And this is the inside of the right rear set.
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- Front of the right rear set.
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- 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!!