{"id":363,"date":"2012-02-26T20:26:42","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T02:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/?p=363"},"modified":"2018-07-06T20:28:17","modified_gmt":"2018-07-07T01:28:17","slug":"back-to-the-back-even-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/back-to-the-back-even-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to the Back, Even More&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After my favorite thing in the world (drilling out spot-welds &#8211; yay&#8230;) here we are with no more yucky rusted-out metal.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rearcorners1.jpg?resize=780%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rearcorners1.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rearcorners1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rearcorners1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then, after having a hard time keeping the &#8216;patch&#8217; piece from the junkyard steady to drill out more spot-welds on it, I decided to use the plasma cutter to just burn through the spot-welds. Things went a lot faster from that point. Here&#8217;s the &#8216;patch&#8217; being test-fitted before media blasting &#8211; almost perfect!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rearcorners2.jpg?resize=780%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rearcorners2.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rearcorners2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rearcorners2.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While I was having fun test-fitting (and burned out the spot-welds from the old panel on the driver side), I decided to see what it would look like with the new tail light panel in there as well. I&#8217;m thinking this is going to work out, after all!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rearcorners3.jpg?resize=780%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rearcorners3.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rearcorners3.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rearcorners3.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a shot of the sub-frame connectors welded in &#8211; I wish this weld would&#8217;ve come out better, but it&#8217;s not the worst one, and only one of a few that don&#8217;t actually look good. I AM getting better&#8230; really.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/subframeconnectors1.jpg?resize=780%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/subframeconnectors1.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/subframeconnectors1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/subframeconnectors1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After my favorite thing in the world (drilling out spot-welds &#8211; yay&#8230;) here we are with no more yucky rusted-out metal. Then, after having a hard time keeping the &#8216;patch&#8217; piece from the junkyard steady to drill out more spot-welds on it, I decided to use the plasma cutter to just burn through the spot-welds. 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