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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Beautiful BC, Canada, eh?!
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Re: SkinnyG's '61 Apache
Comparing the replacement bottom with the old bottom, the new one is curved, it should be straight. The corners are junk.
![]() ![]() The flange should sit flat on the table like the original, but it doesn't (dunno if you can see it - I put a light behind): ![]() ![]() So I did a whole lot of slicing, and added about 1/4" of metal to get the flange flat again. Then sliced to fit it. A bit more fitting and it will be welded in. ![]()
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