the reinforcements went on the outside of the body where the weld nuts were. it's not hard to do at all. cut/form the plate, drill the holes, and bolt it all together. done.
Seat Bolt Patterns Bronco vs F-250 80-86?
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mankypro
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Yeap too bad I don't weld and do not have access to welding equipment, a press or a machine shop 
LCAM-01XA
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Plate steel? You can get that at any hardware store, in various thicknesses too - cut and drill to size, bolt underneath the sheetmetal (on the underside of the cab).
mankypro
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You'll be surprised how thick of material good metal-shear scissors can go through, even the small hand-helt type - forgot what I was trimming last time, but I was amazed mine ("Weiss" brand) actually went through it pretty easy. Now if I can also remember not so much what I cut, but more like where I cut it, as I can't find the darn scissors nowhere and I kinda need 'em now, lol
But for thick stuff you can use power-tools, like die grinders with cutoff wheels, maybe a sawzall with a fine-pitch blade? All depends on what you're trying to cut, but for sheet steel a good pair of metal-shear scissors will work nice unless you have to cut a very long piece, then you gotta use some special equipment.
But for thick stuff you can use power-tools, like die grinders with cutoff wheels, maybe a sawzall with a fine-pitch blade? All depends on what you're trying to cut, but for sheet steel a good pair of metal-shear scissors will work nice unless you have to cut a very long piece, then you gotta use some special equipment.
Camarogenius
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A Vice, a cheap harbor freight 4" angle grinder, and a cutting wheel.how does one cut sheet steel? Surely not with tin snips
If you really want it done right, Put a peice above the cab sheetmetal, and a peice below.
