A BETTER, Better Board Install
I am a HUGE fan of F-Bomb’s Better Boards. That being said, I have developed what I believe is a better installation. This installation will eliminate mounting to the very weak factory sheet metal at the outside of the boards, as well as narrowing the Nytro “surfboards” by approximately ½” per side. (This equates to about 36 sq in. of total area that won’t be hanging up in the deep pow-pow)
Note: Use this guide in conjunction with the installation instructions included with your boards.
Mark original board as below (red line), and cut with tool of your choice (I used a die grinder and cutting disk)
Cut from the very front of the board (under the plastic) all the way to the tunnel extension. (File all sharp corners to a radius to prevent cracking in the future) This is what you should end up with:
Be sure to cut straight forward from the center of the forward diamond, leaving the bodywork-retaining rivet mounting hole:
Position B.B. approximately ¼” back from bulkhead
Pull front boot-block-off panel back to B.B. (position panel UNDER B.B.)
Use a rubber mallet or deadblow to move support bracket toward tunnel approx. ½”.
This will narrow the original width of the running boards approx. ½” per side. The pic shows the gap that will now exist between the board and the bodywork.
Drill through the center of each tab that was left at the tunnel edge, then rivet accordingly. Then, drill and rivet each tab on the outer extrusion, followed by trimming of any tabs that may protrude into the B.B. openings.
Here is what your rivet pattern will look like:
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