This is what it's going to look like
once the sending unit is installed. This is just a test fit to see if
everything is going to work or not. Time to put this section away for
now and start welding.
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I started on the back and bottom
pieces first. I found out real fast that this isn't the easiest stuff to
weld because of how thin it is. I'm use to material that's a little
thicker so this is going to be a challenge for me. After burning through
in a few places, I had to really concentrate on what I was doing. Let's
move on to the sides now.
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The sides will have a right angle at
the bottom and a radius on the top. I cut out a paper pattern which has
a 12" radius and transferred that shape to my piece of steel.
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I used sheet metal cutters to rough
out the radius and then used a belt sander to finish it. The reason I
didn't cut right to the line with the cutters is because they tend to
bend the material a small amount right where the cut is. I will need to
have both side pieces exactly the same size so let's do some sanding.
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