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Old May 5, 2013 | 05:48 PM
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mini tub help

I am in the middle of installing mini tubs and I have a question. It looks like I can just cut on the seam of the old tub? I am using the wolf kit. Any help would be great.
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Old May 7, 2013 | 12:15 AM
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Re: mini tub help

Find my thread for pics of what to cut. You remove the inner half at the seam flush to bushing for shock mount
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Old May 7, 2013 | 08:33 AM
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Re: mini tub help

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Find my thread for pics of what to cut. You remove the inner half at the seam flush to bushing for shock mount
I looked at your thread. Allot of the pictures do not come up anymore. I am not talking about the inside of the tub I am talking where the new tub half meets up with the stock tub half. There is a stock seam right in the middle. I will try and take pictures of it tonight.
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Old May 7, 2013 | 09:45 PM
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Facebook sucks for keeping pics linked up
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Old May 15, 2013 | 08:56 PM
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Re: mini tub help

hope this helps. even though its not a wolf kit.

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Old May 15, 2013 | 10:19 PM
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That does. Thank you.
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Old Jun 23, 2013 | 09:30 PM
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Re: mini tub help

I am still fighting with this. Any one else have pics of what the cut out?
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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 06:01 PM
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If it doesn't fit yet keep cutting lol. Post what you cut so far then.
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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 10:17 PM
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Re: mini tub help

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If it doesn't fit yet keep cutting lol. Post what you cut so far then.
I will try and get some. I think i am just over thinking this. I made some good progress last night. Driver side is almost fit.
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Old Jun 28, 2013 | 08:02 PM
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Re: mini tub help

Post some pics! Kinda curious about this in the future. Don't cut to much off! You using a sawzall?
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Old Jun 28, 2013 | 09:41 PM
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I will tomorrow when i am working on it. Also i am using a plasma cutter.
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Old Jul 15, 2013 | 10:05 AM
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I got the driver tub about 70 percent done. I was totally over thinking this. One last request. How did you guys finish the tubs off by the fuel filler neck and fuel door? Anyone have pics of the inside of the wheel well facing the filler neck.
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Old Jul 17, 2013 | 10:33 PM
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Cardboard cutouts and traced onto sheet metal and welded it up
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Old Feb 14, 2014 | 09:54 PM
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Re: mini tub help

Daverr, whose tubs are those, custom made? Looks like I need to notch the frame on mine like several others have done, but it makes the Wolfe racecraft pieces a lot more of a hassle
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Old Feb 15, 2014 | 07:30 PM
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Re: mini tub help

It's custom made .
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Old Apr 21, 2015 | 08:25 PM
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sub'ed, hording pics
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Old Apr 22, 2015 | 11:30 AM
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Re: mini tub help

Instead of subbing to all of these dead threads you might want to try google image search.

"mini tub site:thirdgen.org"

All the pictures will be at your disposal and are linked to the individual threads.
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Old Apr 22, 2015 | 11:48 AM
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Good idea. Thanks.
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