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Buick Turbo Framerail Modification - Power Trip
 Once this final piece has...  Once this final piece has been fully welded, Brian repeats the process on the passenger-side framerail. Now it's time to cut the rails: here's the stock wheelwell. |  The two areas that will interfere...  The two areas that will interfere with a big rim/tire are the lip of the fender and the middle of the framerail. The distance between them is 11.5 inches on this car. |  Brian uses a plasma cutter...  Brian uses a plasma cutter to cut off the outside of the framerail. |  The quickly finished product....  The quickly finished product. A plasma cutter used in anger is a wicked-fast and dangerous tool that will melt steel and cut through misplaced appendages like warm butter. As such, it easily makes it into the shop tool hall of fame, alongside the Sawzall and the spring compressor-two other goodies with the potential to maim or help in equal amounts. I love this hobby. |  Next, a hammer pushes in the...  Next, a hammer pushes in the area above the framerail. |  The center meat of the rail...  The center meat of the rail is cut out with the plasma cutter. |  Brian grinds the sharp edges...  Brian grinds the sharp edges smooth with a circular grinder. He fills in the low spots, smoothes the rail out, and smoothes the inner and outer sides of the rail he just cut off. |  Brian creates two end plates...  Brian creates two end plates to box-in the front and rear portions of the cut rail. |  He first tack-welds them,...  He first tack-welds them,... |
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