47-59 Truck

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-think about the parts around those parts you want to upgrade. think worst case scenario. what if a fuel leak, a coolant leak, an oil leak, where will it drip and what is there in that spot. is a heat shield required, is a mechanical restraint required instead of a zip tie. will engine torque and movement be an issue, what if an engine mount breaks when doing a burn out, is this area going to get too hot for this new part if I mount it here, etc etc.

Yes. This stuff can be a big deal. Once upon a time I worked in performance shops doing all sorts of glamor stuff. One early job involved tuning and upgrades for a 3000GT twin turbo. Fast car. After doing everything I could to make it the best I could including multiple road tests we returned it to the customer on a Friday night. It was dropped unceremoniously in front of the door on Monday. Running poorly, lotsa melted "stuff" around the engine. Ultimately it was my fault. I simply hadn't considered the long term effects of the driver racing a crotch rocket at 142 mph for 10 minutes. True, he was being stupid. But if the car had crashed you can bet I would have been in court trying to explain my way back out.

On the flip side, today I climbed underneath a 2020 school bus to find the bus builder's driveshaft hanger safety loop had been installed on a C shaped piece of sheet metal which had bent after contacting a stick at 40mph. And this is going to save kids from possibly being injured by a broken spinning shaft? Nope... let's make it better.

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