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Old 09-17-2011, 12:14 PM   #1
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57 Home Built 8" C-Notch

after shorting the longbed frame I went ahead and put a 8" notch in the rear.
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Old 09-17-2011, 03:16 PM   #2
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Re: 57 Home Built 8" C-Notch

Pretty slick operation for a DIY.......but what are your plans for the bed floor? Are you going to raise it that much or do a steel floor with a hump?
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Old 09-17-2011, 08:31 PM   #3
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Re: 57 Home Built 8" C-Notch

Cool. are you going to box the rest of the frame?
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Old 09-17-2011, 08:46 PM   #4
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Re: 57 Home Built 8" C-Notch

not sure about the floor,but I think I will go with a wood bed and I just have to raise 5-6" Dont think I will box the whole frame,but will box the frontend.TCI sends the front boxing plate with there frontends
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Old 09-20-2011, 08:01 PM   #5
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Re: 57 Home Built 8" C-Notch

here it how the notch looks with the rearend in.still have to build new coil over bracket and get longer 4 bars.
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Old 09-20-2011, 08:06 PM   #6
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Re: 57 Home Built 8" C-Notch

Thats real nice and clean work. Keep posting up progress pics.
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