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Old 08-08-2009, 10:30 PM
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Do I need the whole assembly if my boat already has 280. Or can i just swap out the tabs them selves
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Originally Posted by Sick Stinger
Do I need the whole assembly if my boat already has 280. Or can i just swap out the tabs them selves
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Just the tab the 380 will fit on the 280 mount.
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Originally Posted by formula 382 sr-1
Just the tab the 380 will fit on the 280 mount.
That's right! Don't need anything other than the overpriced 380 plates.
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Old 08-09-2009, 03:26 PM
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Thanks guys. Also 1 last question. What if i just got the measurements and made them my self? Ive heard of a few peaople diong it. Get the aluminum and tig weld it all together?
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Give it a shot, I'm sure the plate part wouldn't be that difficult to fabricate. However you may not be much ahead money-wise after you buy materials and the amount of time you spend fabricating them. Depending on how much you value your time of course...
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I can get the parts at almost no cost what so ever. A friend of mine is a Fabrication teacher at a Voc school so they pretty much pay for it all i do is drop of measurements and the do it for me. ANd if they cant i have a tig at my shop and all fab tools to do it with him getting the material for me.
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Interested in your 280's when you get them swapped out. Thanks!
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If you do buy them, just make sure you get the correct ones. The newer style use a larger pin. The pivot pin has a plastic sleeve on it. The older ones had a smaller pin hole since there is no sleeve on the pin.
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Poker i will let you know when. Im going to take them off this weekend.
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