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blackf3504dr
Mar 11, 2012Explorer
oldtrucker63 wrote:john b wrote:Thanks for the info buddy, I will check into the bed frame deal, I will be adding two straps to hold the tank into place but I would like the frame to stay in place also, I might have to change to a good angle iron.
Just a thought to share on the trim subject.Have you thought about talking to a continuous gutter maker for aluminum or getting some long lengths of vinyl gutter.In both cases you can cut off one side to make it into a 6 in alum or pvc 90 deg angle that way.Also a siding supplier may have some configuration already around,6in might be a good size.
Also trucker just ib passing when we were a pup bedrail was very available for projects but we soon learned that it was high carbon & not real reliable for anything structural as weldng and it did not agree with one another real well,bolting or riveting was OK. But nowadays it might be a bunch different. JUST IN PASSING. keep up the great work as I sure enjoy your project. Back in the late 60s my son & some friends built first a 23 ft class C from the ground up & then a few years later converted it into a 24 ft class A and in total we enjoyed it for 16 years & many miles. Keep on trucking as I know the fun you are having albeit work too! jmho jb
I read somewhere that if the rail is easily cut with a hack saw it's usable, but if it difficult to cut it's not...
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