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Old 03-16-2006, 09:28 AM
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A little progress. I made some spacers for the mount plate bolts.
I used 304 stainless rod, drilled and tapped for M10 bolts 10.9's
Then I welded a cover over the end. On the other side I welded
a plate to the top of the brace, and tacked a M10 nut.

Bolted it all together, and trial fit it. Well, there's always some
problem, right? The passenger side frame rail slopes downward, and
when I trial fitted before bolting it all together, it seemed to fit, but
when the bolts were tightened, the passenger side is not about 2"
above the frame rail. I'm thinking of welding on a tapered square
section to the frame rail. The passenger will lose some comfort, as
the slope for his/her legs will be less than before.

I'm thinking of buying new front floor pans from Wolf Steel, and modifiying
them to fit my set up. I think this will save me a ton of time, and will
look somewhat stock. Any opinions?

The tranny tunnel will have to be a custom job, more on this later...
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