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MetroMPG · 07-13-2010, 12:17 PM

This disassembly happened relatively easily. The fact I wasn't halted by nuts & bolts completely rusted frozen is a good sign.

I found actual duct tape in the fiberglass repair I'm peeling back there.

This is no place for duct tape and fiberglass! It's a structural area and I'll be replacing that repair with steel welded in.

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