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07-04-2008, 10:22 AM
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Java Mechanic
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Location: Martinsburg, WV
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People are strange
No, it's not going to be a link to a Doors video..
 What would posses someone to do this? I can think of numerous easier ways to have gotten the cab back on that wouldn't include this bit of appalation engineering.
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07-04-2008, 10:30 AM
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Chevy nut
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Location: Springfield, Illinois
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Re: People are strange
Well it could also have been...some moron was trying to put the motor and trans and in or out of the truck with the crossmember still in it. Then when they couldnt do it...they started destroying the cab so it would fit.
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07-04-2008, 11:18 AM
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BlahBlahBlah
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Re: People are strange
Maybe they didnt know how to remove the shifter arm and had to do that get the cab off?
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07-05-2008, 04:25 AM
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Re: People are strange
The PO of my truck did the same thing. When I got my truck it had a blown motor, and like many times before, I tried to take out engine and trans as a unit. With these 4 spds, it ain't gonna happen. That's when I figured out why he did this. Have to drop the trans, then take out the motor, then repair damage from previous owners stupidity.
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07-05-2008, 06:18 AM
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Re: People are strange
This board is so educational.Now I know how to remove a 4spd/motor combination.I never would have figured that out and would have gone through all that extra work to separate them.
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07-05-2008, 08:22 AM
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: People are strange
LOL... that's one I am kinda srurprised I haven't seen before.
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07-05-2008, 12:35 PM
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Re: People are strange
The po of your truck must have owned mine at some point in time!
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07-05-2008, 12:50 PM
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Location: Wesley Chapel, FL, USA
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Re: People are strange
Now its time to break out the grinder and the welder!
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07-05-2008, 12:57 PM
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Firefighter
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Yellville, Ar, USA
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Re: People are strange
Yeah pulling the engine and 4speed trans while still connected is a very bad no no!!
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07-05-2008, 01:56 PM
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Big Block
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Durham, N.C.
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Re: People are strange
The bad is it is so easy to remove the stick. It might take you a minute or two. got to love it.
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07-05-2008, 03:43 PM
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The Older Generation
 
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Re: People are strange
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Doesn't the collar on the shift lever unscrew and the stick pull out of the trans cover on those???? That's what I always did with the stick on my '36 Ford.. It had to be in neutral to do it is all. LockDoc
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07-05-2008, 06:48 PM
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Special Order
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Location: Mt Airy, MD
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Re: People are strange
It`s just a split pin holding it.
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