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    Roger: I know what you mean! LOL Although I'm going to come up with something
    for the body also.

    Here's a couple pics of the gussets Bob was referring to:

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    I filled in the center of the "C" shaped mounting bracket with 3/8" plate which
    overlaps the frame rail 1". The plate was beveled, full pen weld, and ground down
    so it is not visible. I made my own spacers so that the box clears that area, and
    does not need the cutout area. The spacers are welded to the mount.

    Rich
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    Years ago I was selling radiator shrouds, and needed a way to easily cut
    large holes in alum., and metal. Many of us have nibblers, but they are never
    to useful for precision work. I made this simple setup which worked very well
    for the large holes, and I found I could use it for small holes as well.
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    I used a cheap HF drill to power the nibbler head, and mounted it in side the box.
    [IMG][/IMG]
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    I made a sliding post that is used to center the material, and set the size.
    It is 5/16" dia., and the top is notched for a screw driver to tighten it.
    [IMG][/IMG]
    Here is the bottom that also slides in a groove which I made with my router.
    [IMG][/IMG]
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    The reason I'm showing this is to show how I used it to cut the holes for my dash.
    Here's the dash before mods.
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    Her's the layout I came up with for the new gauges.
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    The center hole is 5/16" to fit the stud on the previous pic. The other hole is 1/2", and
    is located at the exact edge of the circle. The 1/2" hole slips over the nibbler head, and
    is pressed tight toward the center, and the slide is locked down.
    Rich
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    I had to make an adapter to cut the small holes (2 1/16") . If I had made a smaller
    hole for the nibbler head this would not be needed.
    [IMG][/IMG]
    Just turn the power on, and push the piece around being carefull at the last part
    of the cut so you don't cut outside the circle when complete.
    [IMG][/IMG]
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    Here's the piece tacked in.
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    Finished welded.
    [IMG][/IMG]
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    Here is the completed dash. I enlarged the center water fall piece to take
    the tach. The empty hole next to it will have a matching Stewart Warner
    wings clock which is on back order. I have made provisions for the ignition
    switch, headlight, and wiper switches.
    [IMG][/IMG]
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    That is very clever.
    Simple, cheap, and efficient!
    Top marks that man; I love it!

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    Thanks for sharing this. I really like that idea.
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    Very cool, Rich! I've got one of those nibblers that I picked up at one of the big shows several years ago, and I've never had it out of the box! May have to copy your idea and make a jig for it! Thanks for posting your approach.
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    Very clever Rich. Perhaps the best part of your creation is the containment of the little metal "smilies" that are formed by the cutting head. We simple minded folk who let them fall on the floor end up with them in the soles of our shoes and then track them into the house......................some how the various outcomes don't go over well.
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    Thanks guys! You are right Bob about those smiles! LOL

    The cutter can be also used with a fence added to make straight cuts to use it like a shear. Any way it is used the cutting
    head needs to face the cut direction. With it cutting circles I had to cock the head slightly to match the circle arc, it than cut
    like butter.
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    Nice work on the dash Rich!
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    Love the dash! Nice work....as usual!
    " "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.

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    Not much to show, but a lot of work to get to this point. I stripped the chassis,
    and resanded it, a little mud in some of the bad pitting to prep for paint. I also
    had to reorganize the entire shop to make it suitable to paint in.
    [IMG][/IMG]

    [IMG][/IMG]
    I got everything ready, but let my buddy shoot the primer.
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