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Old 12-03-2011, 04:05 PM
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Can't keep my little one out of it now!!! I finally got my taller front tires changed out onto the aluminum rims.Spent the better part of a day making a skin template out of floor protection resin paper.Got started putting the body on-3' x 8' x 1/8" aluminum Never again will I use aluminum this thick again unless the skin is the structure. I have to use what I got-since it was free/donated I'll continue to "BEAT" it into shape!! I figure I'll let you see it in stages to get an idea of what it might look like when it's finished. I'm so thankful I at least lined up all the connections of the tubing for a fairly smooth contour. Got lucky my template from one side to the other was only off by 1/4" in the length. After playing around in the mud I found I may not need fenders-we'll see! Something I thought was strange & never paid attention to was that all the buggies I've seen don't completely enclose the front wheel area. Anyone know why?
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