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May 28, 2006

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Mark98xlt

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Damn nice truck hate to see something like that happen thats why I went the opposite way..

and you werent laying frame, just gastank

May 28, 2006

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lol^^

thanks guys.

had some local friends give me a hand.

it hasnt been to a frame shop yet. maybe this week? idk

D isk about the beds. i havnt decided.

May 28, 2006

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Already looking better Zach! Many props to ya man!

Brenton

May 28, 2006

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thanks brenton

May 28, 2006

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Wow, looks great dude, glad to see its all together!!!!!

May 28, 2006

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dang zach....nice work. looks better than ever. good job!

May 29, 2006

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thanks mark and jacob. its tleast drivable but its not perfect.

May 29, 2006

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nah im still working 7-4 everyday, i just get home and dont screw around. then i come in the house around 9-10ish.

back when i first started workin, i wasnt allowed to spend but what i needed just for gas and parts that broke. My mom always said to have some extra money in savings. thank goodness she made me save my money back then, otherwise it still be sitting in pieces. i call this an emergency

Good thing for that and your garage. can't wait to have my own garage in the future.

Keep the flareside

May 29, 2006

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yes a garage is a must!

May 29, 2006

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thats not a garage, its a building...ur so lucky
Exp. when you have welders and torches..haha thoes are a must.

May 30, 2006

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they do make things easier.

May 30, 2006

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nice work man, you made quick work of that 30 hours heh, i know it felt like forever tho. i need lift bad

May 30, 2006

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damn zach its looking good.....whats the part number for those springs??????? And did they bolt right up or did you have to fab?

May 30, 2006

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dude did you cut your cross member in half??????????????

May 30, 2006

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damn zach its looking good.....whats the part number for those springs??????? And did they bolt right up or did you have to fab?

you have to do the chevy spring swap on the front brackets.

Part number is 13211 Explorer Procomp

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

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dude did you cut your cross member in half??????????????

i had to to get it straight, i will be bracing it back up in the next month or so.
i had the whole thing red hot then beat it back with a 10 lb sledge hammer. it was the only way.

May 30, 2006

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have you driven it alittle yet..or did i miss that its non drivo yet.

just wondering if it feels weird at all, like its off a bit. or dog-legs slightly

May 30, 2006

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i talked to him on the phone the other day..he has drove it and it drives good, no dog leg or anything. He drives it to work now since thats his only car.

May 30, 2006

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it drives strait that isnt an issue, but what im having trouble with is rear end hop.

i think its my tire that i popped the bead on and then spun the tire. i think it just needs rebalanced. i hope that is all it is.

frame is bent, and i need to decide where to take it to get that fixed. but driving from 40-55 sucks, it just bounces and shakes all over.

May 30, 2006

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Zach, I had one experience with a frame shop and it wasn't bad at all. They charged $85 to analyze and tell you what needs to be done, then $85 hour to straighten it. Not bad at all considering I had expectations of several hundred thousand dollars for it (exaggeration).

My problem was a bent spindle so I never had to get anything straightened.