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Nice!
When I did mine I chopped it off half way along the tubes, and then made a wooden jig around it. I then built a replica tack-welded initially, in the jig. It still didn't fit and I had to adjust the tubes a couple of times to get it just right. When those tubes are properly welded in they only move 1-2mm with a lot of force, so not much adjustment possible.
Also I found that the big square tube bent where I welded on the central tube. Rather than do it all again I persuaded it back straight with the sledgehammer.
When joining it back on I added internal sleeves on all 4 joints, it was a pain to get the new outrigger to fit over, but it gives a more pleasing end result.
Finally, after doing 1 side, the body sits higher on that side. Obviously over time the outrigger had slumped a bit, and I might take out some packing. So I think I will have to do the other side soon!
When I did mine I chopped it off half way along the tubes, and then made a wooden jig around it. I then built a replica tack-welded initially, in the jig. It still didn't fit and I had to adjust the tubes a couple of times to get it just right. When those tubes are properly welded in they only move 1-2mm with a lot of force, so not much adjustment possible.
Also I found that the big square tube bent where I welded on the central tube. Rather than do it all again I persuaded it back straight with the sledgehammer.
When joining it back on I added internal sleeves on all 4 joints, it was a pain to get the new outrigger to fit over, but it gives a more pleasing end result.
Finally, after doing 1 side, the body sits higher on that side. Obviously over time the outrigger had slumped a bit, and I might take out some packing. So I think I will have to do the other side soon!
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