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Re green arrow-- does this mean I can't shut my hood any more? ![]() Re red arrow-- I had no idea your garage wall was on the town line! ![]() OK... gotta go send out some emails, yell at some people, and approve a memo or two.
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At least I can put that bungie cord under the seat to use. ![]()
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Slammed67 thanks for sharing. Looking Good XXL!
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Done!
XXL just left my house and is headed back home to Wichita. Hmmm.... did I remember to tighten the lug nuts?? ![]()
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That is just too freakin cool. That's just the inspiration I need to keep plugging away on mine. Just stripped and primed the frame rails today, so I've got a ways to go. Great work guys. Hey Slammed, why is your truck back apart? Got bigger plans?
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Very nice set-up guys....
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Slammed67 I like the 72 bumper. I had a 68 stepside with a 72 bumper on it. Lookes cool with all 4 parking lights hooked up.
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I does look very nice. I have to avoid two roads around here as it is cause my truck is low, and it's only a 3.5/5 inch drop. The city has decided to put these monsters of speed bumps around town and I coudln't imagine trying to dodge everything driving something that low. It is awesome though.
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Small update... apparently the oil pan doesn't do well when it comes in contact with concrete. (Who'da thought?)
Anyway, ancillary to the whole oil-pan-too-low issue, it turns out that getting the oil pan off is utterly impossible with the crossmember mod. I still haven't figured out just why/how the crossmember would be an issue, but the fact is, we are in the process of pulling the transmission and flywheel to get the oil pan off so I can fix the leak. ![]()
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What kind of oil pan you got? Is it a low profile one? How tall is it? I just bought a Hamburger one for mine witch is only 7" deep. But I need to make my own motor mounts. I will make sure mine clears the ground!
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Hey XXL;
What size tire, wheel, and backspacing are you using on your ride for the back wheels? I am in the process of getting my frame mods worked-out and want to stuff the largest tire I can under there, but do not want to tub the box. Also, I am going with approximately 6" of drop in the back for ride-height. Lowering the rear on mine even more won't be that much of a problem as the main body of the corvette IRS stays put! I want the front to go low, but I don't think I want to go to the work that you guys have done to chop the crossmember. Sweet ride though! I can't wait till mine is back in some semblence of driveability.
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So what is the rear tire size XXL? 255s? I think that I can fit 275s, but I think that they will hit the outer lip. Guess I will have to see when I get the IRS all mocked-into position.
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Same question as Repo 1. Are there spacers that are cupped on both side?
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Re: Xmember install progress
Bump for those with questions.
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Re: Xmember install progress
The circled u-joint is now available if anyone needs one for their xmember drop. It's double-D on one side and splined for our steering columns on the other. I now have a late model column, so don't need it.
It's genuine Borgeson, so cost a pretty penny. I'm easy... and cheap. PM me if interested.
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Re: Xmember install progress
pm'd ya
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Re: Xmember install progress
Digging this one out of the closet & dusting it off.
I actually yanked the front suspension off my Beater today to trial fit my 1.5" notched crossmember & I found severe clearance issues. It looks like I would have to trim the crossmember all the way back to the small reinforcement plates the u-bolts go through & then I would prob have an issue w/the u-bolt itself. XXL, could you get a pic of how much material was trimmed for tie-rod clearance near the lower a-arm u-bolt area?
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Re: Xmember install progress
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Re: Xmember install progress
I think he is referring to this area.....
Not sure exactly how much I ground off, but it was just enough to provide clearance. I assume you want to do this before you install the xmember, which is a good idea. Maybe XXL can snap some pics to give you an idea of how much to grind off.
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