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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ttocs" data-source="post: 1440010" data-attributes="member: 11896">I could not find any regular steel 1/4" thick locally so I had to go with 1/4" stainless.  Thankfully I just got that big mofo vice as the former little one would not have put up with the beating this one got.  You can hardly tell but to get the stainless to mate up with the mounting point nice took just a couple gentle bends but those gentle bends were me with a 15 lb sledge banging on it.  So yesterday I was going to drill the holes, no big deal....  4 hrs later after a trip to the hardware store for a new drill bit and I finally had the holes drilled.  I put a coat of primer/paint on it to protect the welds and finally got it mounted today.  <img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1776/44098865461_f505b3a780_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />I am not a pro welder and this is the first time working with metal this thick.  I had to get behind the compressor to get to the 220v outlet to plug the welder in for high power and the next day I realized I had a light flash burn on my left arm from it.  I was only comfortable moving the holes back 1/2" or so because of the shape of the back of the passenger side bent away from the mounting point further then I liked.  It still bumps the tank a bit but it did go down a little more.  I think if I make the holes into slots I can gain another 1/8-1/4" but that will be for another day.</blockquote>