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    Pac12_afterdark replied to the thread 78 Fleet Rebuild.
    finished the front and back today. The freaking floor pack gave out wholeness building and the whole thing came crashing down. So I got...
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    Pac12_afterdark reacted to pods8's post in the thread 78 Fleet Rebuild with Like Like.
    Haven't reached that Y in the road yet. Just flipped my frame over from installing and painting the wood floorpack.
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    Pac12_afterdark replied to the thread 78 Fleet Rebuild.
    Started on the front end today. That .125 takes a ton of heat to get a puddle going. Also cut off the diving board on the front.
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    Pac12_afterdark replied to the thread 78 Fleet Rebuild.
    Which one did you end up going with?
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    Pac12_afterdark replied to the thread 78 Fleet Rebuild.
    Quick trim question if one of you know. It seems like fwc no longer uses the “insert” style trim from these photos. Can anyone...
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    Pac12_afterdark reacted to pods8's post in the thread 78 Fleet Rebuild with Like Like.
    I used 6063 too because that is what I could get in 1x1x.062 in bulk. Looks like your welder came with a CK torch, I upgraded to one...
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    Pac12_afterdark replied to the thread 78 Fleet Rebuild.
    That’s great advice, now I’m worried. I got .125” wall. I should have measured! Doh! Guess I’ll do some practice welds to find settings...
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    Pac12_afterdark replied to the thread 78 Fleet Rebuild.
    Got the tig fired up today, man that’s fun to do! Still need a lot of practice before I start fabricating!
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    Pac12_afterdark replied to the thread 78 Fleet Rebuild.
    Picked up aluminum for the front today, couldn’t find what the original alloy fwc used, so I went with 6063. Less tensioned strength but...
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    Pac12_afterdark replied to the thread 78 Fleet Rebuild.
    I wasn’t aware of the Ogden location, I have been to the one on Redwood road in slc. Not sure if it’s the same franchise. That’s great...
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    Pac12_afterdark reacted to pods8's post in the thread 78 Fleet Rebuild with Like Like.
    I'm assuming you're already aware but if not State Trailer Supply up in Ogden has a ton of supplies. It was impressive when I stopped in...
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    Pac12_afterdark replied to the thread 78 Fleet Rebuild.
    No picture updates, but I did some shopping today. Got my passenger side window -48x22 half slide half crank. For the drivers side...
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    Pac12_afterdark reacted to pods8's post in the thread 78 Fleet Rebuild with Like Like.
    That is what I ended up doing with the whole camper on mine aside from the main channel, cause I was changing so many dimensions. Where...
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    Pac12_afterdark replied to the thread 78 Fleet Rebuild.
    I’m out here in Sandy, Utah. It’s a suburb of SLC! I’m going to have to look into this, love the idea! If you have a thread of pics...
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    Pac12_afterdark replied to the thread 78 Fleet Rebuild.
    Looks like 40ft of tubing to rebuild the front. I’ll grab that next week.
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