The older you get the more you begin to appreciate those annoying buzzers & reminders. After 2 dead batteries, I found and installed a buzzer. No more dead batteries. They say your memory is the second thing to go. I can't remember the first.
I'm serious. This is an area I know nothing about. I thought all long beds would be the same so it didn't matter what got bolted to them. I did not know chassis cabs were different. Geez, so judgemental. Lol
I don't know about your choice of locker but you've made me very jealous of your lifestyle. 40 years in the Arizona desert has left me feeling like Moses.
I like the aluminum blocks better than the stupid OEM spacers. FWIW, those blocks could be made out of plastic and still be overkill. The only stress on them is whatever compressive load is created by how much the bolt is tightened. As far as corrosion, have you seen Auroragirls truck? :mfr_omg:
Maybe the guy was practicing welding holes while closing his eyes because he didn't have a helmet. How do you think he started the house on fire and ended up dead? Poor guy.
My buddy asked me if I could weld up some 3/16 holes in the trunk of his 69 442 this weekend. I have a 120V mig welder that I use 99% of the time. I told him I could but I didn't want to. I know how finiky welding thin sheet metal can be. It's not hard to make a 3/16th hole into a 1/2 inch hole...
I call Uncle @bucket, my mouth got disengaged from my brain. I just went out and had a look see. My bad. Carry on. However, I stand firm on ditching the cheesy spacers. Grade 8, 7/16 bolts have served me well.
I have never in my life even seen these so-called spacers. Every truck I have owned, crossmember went inside the frame channel and sat on top of the bottom lip. Drop bolts in from the top and used locknuts. Never, ever had a single problem. Maybe I'm missing something and haven't reached the...
I have never in my life even seen these so-called spacers. Every truck I have owned, crossmember went inside the frame channel and sat on top of the bottom lip. Drop bolts in from the top and used locknuts. Never, ever had a single problem. Maybe I'm missing something and haven't reached the...
K20 longbed. I absolutely hated the Detroit on pavement so much that I pulled it and gave it away. Was annoying with the auto trans, unlivable after the manual swap.