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11-09-2004, 03:00 PM
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Life is a gamble
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Lee's Summit, MO
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Crossmember Questions
Are there supposed to be exhaust cutouts on the crossmember?
I haven't had time to mess with my truck for awhile, so today I was poking around underneath it and noticed this:  I'm not sure why I never noticed before. Is this a bad thing? A good thing? Thanks  Art
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1970 Orange CST C-10 w/350, posi, Longbed The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend or by fiend, by prayer or by wine. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson Last edited by ACES; 11-09-2004 at 03:07 PM. |
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11-09-2004, 03:11 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: South Texas....the Valley
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Most likely won't hurt anything. If it were me, I would try to cut a "round" area big enough to accomodate the pipe without it rattling against the X-Member and weld a circular reinforcement around the hole I cut out. The welded part is most likely overkill....but thats just the way I am. A good round hole in that area won't detract much from its strenght....just stay away from the bends at the top and bottom of the X-Member.
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11-11-2004, 04:13 AM
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Stepsides Are Bedder
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The only thing I cringe about is that the brake and fuel lines will be running right next to the exhaust pipe in that area...
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11-11-2004, 10:14 AM
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Life is a gamble
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hmm, your right about that, they are only a few inches from each other.
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1970 Orange CST C-10 w/350, posi, Longbed The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend or by fiend, by prayer or by wine. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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