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prostreetC-10 · 06-17-2009, 12:47 AM

The one thing I want to repeat again and again is that I don't have "mad fab skills". Some of the crap I see on this website blows my fricken mind. We have some real Rat Fink/Chip Foose kinda guy on here!!

I didn't feel comfortable fabbing my own C notch so I decided to go with a bolt-in kit. I chose the McNaughton kit and was really please with the strength and quality. Granted....it's not nearly as clean as a custom one but I thought it would be good if my frame didn't break in half going down the road. The kit fit great and went in pretty easy because I did the old "measure twice and cut once". I acutally measured about 10 times and cut once.

You can tell by this last pic that it didn't take me long to realize that there was enough room that I should have gone with the 18.5's. What you see here are 15x12 wheels with 15.5 M/T Sportsmans. The 18.5's came later!!

06-17-2009, 12:47 AM	#32
prostreetC-10 My Carbon Footprint Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Orygun Posts: 5,527	Re: Thanks for asking.....here is project: Patina'd The one thing I want to repeat again and again is that I don't have "mad fab skills". Some of the crap I see on this website blows my fricken mind. We have some real Rat Fink/Chip Foose kinda guy on here!! I didn't feel comfortable fabbing my own C notch so I decided to go with a bolt-in kit. I chose the McNaughton kit and was really please with the strength and quality. Granted....it's not nearly as clean as a custom one but I thought it would be good if my frame didn't break in half going down the road. The kit fit great and went in pretty easy because I did the old "measure twice and cut once". I acutally measured about 10 times and cut once. You can tell by this last pic that it didn't take me long to realize that there was enough room that I should have gone with the 18.5's. What you see here are 15x12 wheels with 15.5 M/T Sportsmans. The 18.5's came later!! __________________ A quick "pedalfest" *Still getting loose (carb test)* 496 Initial fire up video! Last edited by prostreetC-10; 06-17-2009 at 12:52 AM.