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Posted 1/23/2021 1:37:39 PM |
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Posted 3/7/2021 4:46:20 PM |
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Finally....down to the frame. Braced and almost ready to cut and extend.
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Posted 3/21/2021 4:25:15 PM |
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Any of you running a DH body deviate from the 140" total wheelbase?
I am measuring center hole to center hole on the driver side and I'm getting ~139" Passenger side is a bit shorter. I also read a few of you had fitment issues with the driver front. I know the body is not symmetrical but it certainly doesn't measure out to 140"
I'm leaning toward a 139 stretch.
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Posted 3/26/2021 4:33:39 PM |
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Weld through primer on the inside of the C channels.
Lesson: two wheel stops on the rear wheels don't help when you cut the frame in half.....I thought as I saw the front end of the car begin sailing towards the garage door....
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Posted 3/26/2021 7:23:50 PM |
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Looking sharp!
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Posted 3/29/2021 4:53:40 PM |
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Thanks Bat-Vader.
How's your build coming along?
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Posted 4/13/2021 5:14:47 PM |
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so I thought about things.....
I thought, why am I stretching to a number instead of to the body...
So, I split the booster/master cylinder, disconnected the AC and heater lines, split the lower steering shaft and wrestled the electrical harness from inside the passenger side dash, fed it out through the firewall to finally get the firewall removed and out of the way.
Will lower the body now over the chassis to set up the stretch length.
Im moving at a snails pace poking along.
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Posted 4/18/2021 7:09:07 AM |
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...just scooch over a little bit...
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Posted 4/27/2021 4:47:20 PM |
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Im at 23 1/16" on the stretch and looks good on driver side.
Thanks Bat-Vader for the post help.
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Posted 4/27/2021 4:50:35 PM |
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Had to lop off some of the rear frame....will need to cut further...probably to the next frame hole for clearance.
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