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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
When we first test fit the truck inner fenders to the floor a gap at the side wall was evident.
Wife hit on the solution to simply rasie the fender up 2 inches so we built this framework. Again I wanted something more elegant than the box steel and nothing was coming to me. Used the fender against the side wall to template where the 1 1/2 inch angle iron needed to be positioned. Used the channel pieces going across to provide a support for the "hump".
The 12 inch diameter of the hump allows clearance for the differential center section and air bag connections.
Raising the platform for the fenders allowed the fender to fit tight against the wall and provided more room for the center section of the differential.
We boxed in the channels with two pieces of 16 gauge flat to create a flat transition from the cross channel piece to the top flat surface of the angle iron for floor mounting.
Then we cut, drilled and plug welded in the floor sections.
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