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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 03:24 PM
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Intalling a stack questions

for those who have stacks. What is the best way of cutting a hole in the bed? I was thinking of drilling 4 holes and using a sawzall cut a square or something for it. And then mounting the pipe to the bed afterwards to hold the stacks up. Got my 5" single stack today and want to install it.
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 03:44 PM
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i used a whole saw on a drill ya know. Just go slow and use some lube like WD40 or somthng and hold onto the drill.
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 03:51 PM
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Yea we searced for a 5" holesaw and used a high power drill. Makes a nice round smooth cut. You can bolt a piece of stainless to your bed and then use a heavyduty hoseclamp or bandclamp to secure it.
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 04:56 PM
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Sawzall.
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 08:27 PM
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plasma is what i used on my causins truck
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 08:37 PM
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I also used a plasma cutter
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 08:37 PM
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holesaw is the only way to go to make it a clean cut.
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Old Jul 3, 2009 | 01:36 AM
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air powered "body saw".
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Old Jul 3, 2009 | 08:31 AM
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6" hole saw is what i used
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