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    thanks to gortch for the eaton swap brackets!!

    just wanted to publicly thank Terry for making these AWSOME brackets available for us. i picked a set up from him a few weeks ago and they are just as nice if not nicer then the ones Zack sent me to copy (which i never did cuz im lazy not to mention they are pretty complicated). he even sent me a list of the bolts i will need which was a huge help. i paied $450 of these which i think was a pretty damn good price.

    thanks again man!



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    his original post about these can be found here

    http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forum...ad.php?t=54151
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    Clean up them welds, powder coat them baby's gloss black for the win.


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    So what happened to 12's NA
    Thanks to Darrin @ BC Automotive:
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    Quote Originally Posted by FordNut View Post
    So what happened to 12's NA
    i got bored lol.
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    for $450 I would expect a weld with more penetration, less undercut, and one that didn't look like snot.

    I know what it takes to weld aluminum, but ****, when you charge a premium price, you should sell a premium product.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FordNut View Post
    So what happened to 12's NA
    lol, I forgot all about that


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    If I had the flow at the moment I would buy a set of these for $450. Clean them up and powder coat them to match the SB paint.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rocknthehawk View Post
    for $450 I would expect a weld with more penetration, less undercut, and one that didn't look like snot.

    I know what it takes to weld aluminum, but ****, when you charge a premium price, you should sell a premium product.
    +1

    If I'd done something like that at my last job, they would have sent back to the weld lab for more training.

    They should polish up nicely though. Y'know, with the money you save on this, you could polish the blower too (wink, wink).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rocknthehawk View Post
    for $450 I would expect a weld with more penetration, less undercut, and one that didn't look like snot.

    I know what it takes to weld aluminum, but ****, when you charge a premium price, you should sell a premium product.
    Um, did you notice the design and function of these brackets?
    Welding is not even necessary for them to work once they are bolted down.

    They look awesome to me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by in2deep View Post
    Um, did you notice the design and function of these brackets?
    Welding is not even necessary for them to work once they are bolted down.

    They look awesome to me.

    exactly.if you were to get a shop to make then (like fordnut did) they would be much more expensive. so ill gladly pay what i did for them
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    Quote Originally Posted by in2deep View Post
    Um, did you notice the design and function of these brackets?
    Welding is not even necessary for them to work once they are bolted down.

    They look awesome to me.
    Nope, I have zero clue how they work, but they look like ****. I could build a better looking bracket and sell it for half the cost, and still make out on top.

    That's a horrible weld job, regardless if it needs to be there or not for the brackets to function. I don't see how they look awesome. it's not a quality weld, regardless of how you look at it. It looks like a double pass in some areas, which would be fine, but there's too much undercut, and the bead is awful.

    Not bashing on you Dave, you didn't make them. But I PERSONALLY think you were ripped off. Adam and I have access to and are capable of maching small parts like this.

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    i could of made these too but im lazy lol. im happy with em
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    Where's all the undercut?


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