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PostPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:27 pm 
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My Front beam rusted and got bent so my buddy gave me this beam with rotted towers. So I made these towers to work with Link Pin shocks.

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:42 pm 
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that'll do the job..

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:43 pm 
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Looks like it will work.

You must be hell on grinders. I see 3 of them, oh each one has a different grit wheel, right :)

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MadMike wrote:
Looks like it will work.

You must be hell on grinders. I see 3 of them, oh each one has a different grit wheel, right :)

what grinders? all i see is nicks avatar :shock: :shock: :shock:

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:53 pm 
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plumberbill wrote:
what grinders? all i see is nicks avatar :shock: :shock: :shock:

Thats all I saw too!!! :shock:

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:58 pm 
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Yeah ones a cut off wheel then ones a fine grit and ones course. Yeah I cant stand the look of the stock ball joint towers.


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:19 pm 
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what grinders? all i see is nicks avatar

that for sure it sure stands out there

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:34 pm 
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3 grinders
#1 cutoff wheel
#2 flap disc
#3 24 grit hard wheel
#4 wire brush
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:35 pm 
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Actually look in the background theres a D/A too

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 12:37 pm 
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d/a?


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Aint that an airpower Dual Action sander on that little cart in the background?? Guess not.. (chrome)

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 4:09 am 
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very nice. I have rusty ball joint shock towers. I'm gonna have to make me a set like those.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 12:14 pm 
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Thx. Made the towers this way cause I dont have the option doing a tower on the frame. dont have a tube bender.

Heres it all done.

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