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Post by STROMI 121 on Mar 11, 2019 10:53:51 GMT -5
A good ratcheting chain binder with chain around frabe and body, and some 6x6 blocks on the top of the rockers will help.
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Post by DerbyKing88s on Mar 11, 2019 11:47:50 GMT -5
Ya we had all that going, around the body near the body mount, around the firewall, used the body mounts at the doors to suck it down, and the bolts at the firewall to suck it down.
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Post by demoboy333 on Mar 11, 2019 12:10:10 GMT -5
Ya we had all that going, around the body near the body mount, around the firewall, used the body mounts at the doors to suck it down, and the bolts at the firewall to suck it down. I've done what you all did an I ended up tighening frame to body first then push motor back but I only could have half inch body mounts so couldn't just smash the body. But with the show your going to with that caddy I wouldn't take the chance of leaving it up in air like that.
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Post by dean88 on Mar 11, 2019 12:45:06 GMT -5
Just for reference that 72 I have pic of right above yours has 2" spacer in the firewall and 1 inch in the trans and none in the rear.
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Post by DerbyKing88s on Mar 11, 2019 14:24:18 GMT -5
We’ll see if we can’t figure something out but idk. The fleetwood should be better, ski cradle just sits really high.
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Post by DerbyKing88s on Mar 11, 2019 14:24:57 GMT -5
My 75 had 3 inch spacers, different year but still
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Post by derby111 on Mar 11, 2019 22:32:58 GMT -5
Ya, it’s a little high but it’s as low as we could get it, physically can’t go anymore without destroying the floor. Motor is pushed back 8 inches and the body was pulled down on the trans 5 inches We have been pulling bodies down on caddys and old iron that far for years. Yes your floors are gonna get a little tore up but what I found helps quite a bit was getting your pedals bolted in and beating the tunnel out before sucking the body down. Just take your time and it'll come down
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Post by DerbyKing88s on Apr 24, 2019 21:34:52 GMT -5
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Post by dean88 on Apr 28, 2019 11:16:46 GMT -5
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Post by DerbyKing88s on Apr 28, 2019 22:04:54 GMT -5
Still looks good bud
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Post by dean88 on Apr 29, 2019 6:21:22 GMT -5
It's starting to buckle right behind the firewall.
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Post by dean88 on Aug 11, 2019 10:18:54 GMT -5
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Post by smashford on Aug 11, 2019 11:45:20 GMT -5
Nice job looks like the back is used well but the front is barely moving
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Post by dean88 on Aug 11, 2019 12:06:57 GMT -5
I kind of babied the front. Last show the passenger front frame pushed in a couple inches and broke the tailhousing. I straigtened out best I could and added a patch plate. But overall the front frame is pretty tired. Its hard to describe but there a bunch of small bends and bows everywhere and the spring pockets are starting to go.
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Post by smashford on Aug 11, 2019 15:59:47 GMT -5
Excellent driving then, shows that knowing your car and driving accordingly will produce vs having the hardest/freshest car
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