"Crewcab Jake" the 84 to 74 conversion

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It's been a busy week with at work, so I didn't spend much time in the shop. I had used my last cut off wheel and finally got a minute to pick some up.
Tonight I layed out the passenger side and marked for my cuts. Once again I drilled holes at the corners to eliminate any potential stress points. I made my cuts with the 4" grinder then cleaned up with a flapper disc.

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With the cuts made and dressed clean I went to work drilling holes. I held the notch up tight in place then used a 1/2" bit to mark the centers. With all the holes drilled I dropped the notch out and scuffed the frame with Scotch Brite and brake cleaner.

To protect all the raw metal I laid down a couple of coats of satin black. Once it dried I assembled the C notch and torqued all the bolts.