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What Hump?
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: New River AZ
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Front End Rebuild - Done
Slonaker thank you for directing us to Mikes rebuild article, finished late this evening. Put the drop coils back on, lowered it about 2-3 inches, new upper and lower balljoints, new a-frame bushings, inner and outer tie rods, looks good and everything seems ok. Quick question though, temporary alignment, How! We measured from center to center front and back of tires got it pretty close, anything else we can do?
Thanks again. Tom PS my son did all the work himself, I was busy putting my bathroom back together, so I only went out to offer advice and tear one side down. Pretty proud of him, chip off the old block. Will send picture soon.
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Good to hear it went well......I'll be tackling the same project myself in a few weeks....
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not much ya can do except try to count threads ont he inner and outer tie rod ends best bet is to get it properly alligned ASAP
by the way cool about having your son do the work hey he wants to drive it he better learn to fix it thats how i raise mine!
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: New River AZ
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Yep, he's not only wrenching on it himself, he's paying for it too and insurance also. He bought all the front end parts himself, haggled with the dopes at autozone who sold him the wrong tie rod ends. Bought a new aftermarket seat and installed it, installed cowl hood. Yeah he's throwin some major $$$ into it in the last few months. In fact he's tracking a 1 ton crew cab for the next project - crew with a short bed, check out the parts board, we've been tracking different ideas on what others have posted.
He plans to have everything finished by this weekend - he's now lowering the rear even further, and we'll probably start a box for his shifter and speaker this weekend also and find out what is needed to install header he picked up at the wrecking yard. Yeah I'm really only supplying the advice, ideas, tools and garage. Tom
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Yes, for sure, you can throw a bunch of money in these things. But as said, there are a lot of other things he could be using it on besides the truck. For sure, if nothing else, he has gained a lot of knowledge that he will never forget. I consider it like paying for schooling. Just think of the money he will be able to save when other vehicles he owns needs repairing. I wish I had the money I've saved myself repairing my stuff. I could retire.
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: New River AZ
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Hey thanks mike, the info on your web page was real helpful. The only trouble we had was getting the balljoint off, I had a ball joint puller but it would not fit over the spindle. So my son turned the puller over and used it to press out the spindle on the top - worked like a charm.
By the way what is your web address again, we want to use your pattern for the center console you made up. Garretts keeping his center seat so we will only need the part that goes up to the seat and under the dash. To bad you don't have the exact dimensions I could draw it up in Autocad. Tom
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The website is http://www.73-87.com but it's not mine any longer. bigblock73, Jeff Dodge has taken it over for me. I've retired from being a webmaster.
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