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Mackadocious916

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Ihad to puns h inner fender in... When I went inside the foot rest was way off... I figured out a solution that left me with more leg room...
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And I got my bracket rad support installed...
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Leg room is a plus. Lol
 

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Leg room is a plus. Lol
Ill get a pic when I detail her again should show it better....

Some before and afters of the steering rack and bolt... SRed threadlock on all three bolts, and I put extensions on electric impact and ran her home with a few extra blurps...decided to spray the assembly black so if it slid any, I could see where movement occured with bright metal teeth exposed...
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Much more room for the 32s, I think 33s would roll, but rub in curbs let alone ditches....
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I took her around a few corners, then later up a few streets and back.. The steering felt solid, but I need to continie to test it and keep an eye on it...
 

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Couldn't you drill and pin the shafts to that block? Looks like plenty of room for the 32s. Good idea on painting to make monitoring easier.
 

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Couldn't you drill and pin the shafts to that block? Looks like plenty of room for the 32s. Good idea on painting to make monitoring easier.
I do not think the two easy to access bolts on the formerly broze color block were the issue, I think somehow the bolt right near the rack, either wasnt completely tightened, because when I turned around 5mph it seemed to have popped up and off to where the steering wheel was free spinning... I just took the whe thing out to reattach it loosley to get home , and had the top top two barely reinstalled due to aligning it all...
 

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Went out and vacumed because it got really filthy with the not even roadside but on road repair...
Here's the pedals again... My foot really rests on the top of he dead pedal, so the bolt won't be a problem with wet foot slippage...
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Started working on mounting my front plate since CA law says so
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Had to stop because drilling wasnt getting it so picked these up...
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Went out and vacumed because it got really filthy with the not even roadside but on road repair...
Here's the pedals again... My foot really rests on the top of he dead pedal, so the bolt won't be a problem with wet foot slippage...
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Started working on mounting my front plate since CA law says so
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Had to stop because drilling wasnt getting it so picked these up...
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Vise grip mount looks good.....lol jk.
 

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Vise grip mount looks good.....lol jk.

Had to get a new uni bit and some mounting hardware.... Got her done....
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The plate itself is pretty beat... Took on some five minute runs to build confidence in steering, and so far feels solid. I had took the strut and sway bar off for more articulation, but def feel the difference in body roll while turning. May put one or both back in...
 

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Had to get a new uni bit and some mounting hardware.... Got her done....
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The plate itself is pretty beat... Took on some five minute runs to build confidence in steering, and so far feels solid. I had took the strut and sway bar off for more articulation, but def feel the difference in body roll while turning. May put one or both back in...
Make disconnect pins for it, for when you take it wheeling.
 

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Thats a good idea....

So I drove her to work.. No issues... Looked under hood, no movement...
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Thats a good idea....

So I drove her to work.. No issues... Looked under hood, no movement...
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Cool. Jumps?? Lol
 

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Thats a good idea....

So I drove her to work.. No issues... Looked under hood, no movement...
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This reminded me of your lil guy/gal......
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I haven't watched it yet tho I just got an alert that it was up....lol
 

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This reminded me of your lil guy/gal......
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I haven't watched it yet tho I just got an alert that it was up....lol
Was gunna post, but ended up watching the whole episode.... I love that show and roadkill.... Hes had a lot of good projects with clampy, frederai, the fj80 series, etc.

So I went out to paint the rack today, I had worked 5x12s two weeks and havent had much time lately...
Some befores....
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Was gunna post, but ended up watching the whole episode.... I love that show and roadkill.... Hes had a lot of good projects with clampy, frederai, the fj80 series, etc.

So I went out to paint the rack today, I had worked 5x12s two weeks and havent had much time lately...
Some befores....
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Much better:waytogo:
 

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