Test fit the seat over the weekend and still didn't like how high it sat. Asked around on here for some ideas and was given the name of a guy on instagram that had lowered his bench. Completed his mods successfully last night and today. Only thing I didn't like about his setup was the back corner treatment that he had. Changed that up a bit with some of the removed steel and made it a little cleaner.
Before and after cut:
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Booger welds complete.
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Booger welds ground down:
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Roughed in corner treatment:
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Prepped and ready for filler and paint:
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All in all, a massively successful one-ish day project. I'll go over a couple of the crappy grinds with a little spot putty or filler primer tonight and paint them tomorrow. Should turn out great. Onward and downward!