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Offline Bugnut

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Beam build

« on: May 21, 2009, 02:56:47 PM »
I got bored today and rebuilt my beam. Mine was pronounced doa when we pulled it from the 62.Only the tag remains.
I took a Ridemaster 6inch kit trimmed 1/4 inch off each side to make it
6 1/2 inches narrowed. welded it up put the urethanes in and presto! another beam.

Sorry Like I said I was bored.
This kit only cost $175 and is easy to build. I have another 6 inch link pin kit in the garage if anybody is interested.

Offline Bugnut

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Beam build

« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2009, 02:57:25 PM »
Gotta go finish the beam now.

Offline jrcnova

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Re: Beam build

« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2009, 03:00:49 PM »
Quote from: "Bugnut"
I got bored today and rebuilt my beam. Mine was pronounced doa when we pulled it from the 62.Only the tag remains.
I took a Ridemaster 6inch kit trimmed 1/4 inch off each side to make it
6 1/2 inches narrowed. welded it up put the urethanes in and presto! another beam.

Sorry Like I said I was bored.
This kit only cost $175 and is easy to build. I have another 6 inch link pin kit in the garage if anybody is interested.


You outta be sorry.  Polluting ths website with such crap!  Nah, I'm jk man.  Glad to hear your up to working again.

Offline Bugnut

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Beam build

« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2009, 03:59:27 PM »
Funny thing is I built myself a beam with no car to put it in. Must be getting optimisitic in my old age. :lol:
I thought it came out pretty good for a bored afternoon project.

Heres a hint on something...URETHANES. They dont like to go in and they sure dont like coming back out. Bevel the edges to a 45 degree angle on them and take a belt sander and roll them around on it first to take just a slight bit off.. If not your gunna go nuts and no matter how much you whack em with a mallet they aint goin in. Dont sand on them to much or they wont stay in. Just a lil bit will do it.

Thanks JR I'm not back to full wrenching speed but even a 1 armed guy can weld a lil. :lol:
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