Thanks guys. It’s exciting seeing these obstacles gradually disappear 1 by 1.
I was going to get the Beldenspeed pieces (those guys are awesome and their customer service is the best) but decided against it. I’d have to buy the upper and lower half of the channel and weld them together anyways so figured I’d just make the piece so I’d have the bottom of the channel, the side of the channel, and a little left over to roll into the top pillar/quarter face. I needed practice forming such a tight but smooth contour with the shrinker anyways. Definitely either learned or invented (lol) some techniques to wrap that contour and not have any of those typical or obvious “gather” lines on the flat area. Kinda fun when it’s not agonizing.
I guess it was a lot of trouble to go through but it saved me $120 in parts and 4-5 down days for shipping. Maybe too much effort but I wanted to preserve the curve right where the factory put it. Pics of fitting it in tight just before welding.
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