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To make the front brace that ties the frame to the fender you need a piece of 1 1/4" O.D. x .109" wall x 31 1/4" long steel tubing. Mark two lines 1 1/2" in from each end, then flatten that 1 1/2" of one end in a press. Flip the tube around so that the freshly flattened end is on your end and...
Lonnie, if you're thinking about fully duplicating the left side of the truck I think I still have my notes on making the front stiffener tube and triangular gusset from when I made mine symmetrical.
I like how simple the entry into the intake is with that routing. I too am eventually going to run a turbo with jakes so this routing is on my mind lately.
Lonnie, do you have any pictures of the pressurized piping behind the engine or snaking up to the intake? Of all the turbo threads I've read the past few years you're the first one I've heard of to go this route.
This is the flatter style with the guard on the bottom and is the style I have on my twin cans.
http://armysurpluswarehouse.com/2-1-2-ton-air-inlet-cap/
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