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Plate is cut and ready to remove from the frame

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Smoothed out and cleaned up

New plate tacked in place

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Confirming that tank hole lines up with new plate

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Finally able to bolt the tank in place

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The tail from the doner frame

All these brackets were missing from the original frame

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Tail chopped from original frame

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Tubing inside the frame gives extra stregth to the weld joints

More extra tubing in the bottom frame

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Top pieces slipped together

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Squezing the bottom pieces together

Measurements checked, joints tacked together

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Test-fitting the tank and seat

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