[bulldog2513]

Today was a busy day. Got the truck up on the lift and discovered that the rubber hose and a metal line had been destroyed. I cut the cross-member in half and welded the cutout piece back in to make it half the thickness it was. a few fillers welded in, some paint and it looked good. I installed the new brake lines, rerouting the metal one a bit, and we got the system bled out. I also was having issues with the tranny not shifting correctly. While looking at the one we pulled out I realized that when we did the motor/tranny swap to the Camaro set up a few years back, that we changed the throttle valve cable to the one originally on the truck. We did not change it the other night. So I swapped them out. Everything seemed great. No slamming noises from the bed, even with two grown men jumping in it, and me watching, and the tranny shifts perfect. When I left Dragonwrecker's house I nailed it. The burnout lasted into the shift from 1st to 2nd and then continued in second. Old girl raises the front end up a bit now. Well I got home and just for ****z and giggles I looked underneath. The pumpkin had been hitting the cross-member again and my brand new rubber brake hose was torn. Here's where my temper came in LOL. Me and my trusty sawzall took out the center of the cross-member. That puppy wont hit anymore. Hopefully the brake line will hold up until I can get a new one next weekend. I will have to remove the two outer sections of the now defunct cross-member when I get her back on the lift. I dont believe I will need to replace it, as I added it for extra strength. Axle seals and a new differential cover will be next on the list.