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Re: pic: 1747 2017 Prototype Drivetrain Relesase

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Originally Posted by Basel A View Post
How would you suggest lining up holes on both sides of such a side rail? Cut the hole in one side and drill through the other side? Cut holes in both and do the bends really accurately?
We bend our own by hand and can't hold that accuracy. If we put a top brace on to box everything in we'll water jet that plate with rivet holes and match drill into the flanges of the side plates. It never lines up with everything perfectly, but it certainly does the job.
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