The BAD AST Project - Faze II

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Thanks Will,
The fixture worked great. It actually controlled the rack position in three directions. Vertically, for/aft and rotationally. We built the fixture so the back edge registered off the rack brackets bolted to the crossmember, this controlled the fore/aft. The "L" brackets were located to pick up some hard points on the rack for crosscar and height and the hose clamps held the rack in place on the "L" brackets AND locked it down at the right angle for the I-shaft. After the angle was set we simply measured to the hard points on the rack from the inside frame rail to lock down the crosscar. The whole fixture could be slide around without hurting any of the pre-sets. Worked very well. You can see the "level/wood block/c-clamp thing" in the prior photos and it just wasn't working for us. The fixture was simple and quick to build so save yourself some headaches and build one first thing. Mel and I fought with the other one all day Sunday with no real progress... Monday was different, we got a lot done.
Mark