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Old 02-18-2008, 02:10 AM   #93 (permalink)
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Awesome project! If I keep seeing projects like these, I may start aeromodding myself!

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Originally Posted by AndrewJ View Post
After having it on the car, I've decided that I'm going to try to find a hinge to put on the front part of it tomorrow. A hinge will greatly facilitate tire removal if (when) I get a flat.
Save yourself a lot of trouble (and weight), where you drilled out holes in those brackets, take a dremel or equiv and cut a channel out of one end of the hole:
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Now you can remove them with 1/2 turn of the screw, lift and the bracket should pop off and you won't lose the screws
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