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Old 02-17-2017, 02:37 AM   #43
Spf79
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Re: 1972 Build thread.

Ahhh, yes.... that 15 minutes after the kids go to bed... what can a guy get done before you get the eyeball from the wife for being to loud?

I was able to get the crossmember installed, I still need to tighten the bolts. Lol. What is funny is that I may have installed it backwards. I'm not sure if you can though?. I have to look back at pics. It seems to look the same either way. Sadly the thing was a bear to get installed. I am using 3/8" bolts and I think it had a size smaller, maybe 5/16 holding it in prior. I had to use a ratchet strap around the frame in order to bring it together closer so that the frame bolt holes lined up enough for the bolts to slide in.

Fyi, bolts off of ebay are extremely cheap. I purchased a package of 100, 3/8-16 x 1" stainless steel flange bolts grade 8. What I was paying more than a dollar each for at the local hardware store, I was buying for .19 each on ebay. All of the nylon nuts and washers are equally affordable. Pretty cool!
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