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Old 08-24-2006
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5.0 is fitting to happen except....
i went and did some flex shots today and the body came off the frame
you can see it here

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should i still do the swap or is this a big problem
 
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fitting to happen?? get your ebonics straight, it's fixin' to happen.

yes body comming off the frame is a problem, but its fixable
 
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ooh didnt catch that
 
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lol dude ... really .. no offence but if your body is coming off the frame I think you have a few other things to worry about before you do a V8 swap
 
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yeah... i would go ahead and replace all your body mount bolts before you do the swap
 
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Holy ****! lol

First time I ever seen anything like that. Prime time for a body lift =]
 
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5.0 , body lift and 31s hell ya your truk would rock
 
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