got the floor lined out and some of it actually bolted in. I had to be careful of the fuel lines but a little precision sledgehammering (isnt that a bit like saying bulldozer gardening?) and it gave me the 1/4" and the inch buffer I was looking for.
you know how great that shifter hole worked out? the factory S10 foam around the shift tower fits! go figure!
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and another shot with the gas pedal hooked up to the TBI, with just enough room under it for the jute and the carpet! woop woop!
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here is the shot that was missing yesterday, musta missed a dot comma. today you can see the core support rods are installed and tight though
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I used a highly scientific method of determining if the cab was square on the chassis and then to see if the support rods were centered.
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more hammering got the windshield hinges loose, I have been soaking them for a couple weeks now.
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here is another ironic problem. I only had 14 ET bulge seat lug nuts on the shelf, I like using the ET for the extra thread length when bolting on spacers. I have the 2.5 spacers here now and the 1" for the front will be here in the morning, so I ordered some more ET nuts so they would all be here at the same time. but with a plan for installing the artillery wheels tomorrow (I need to get the current wheelset on that 03 I just got, its tires are terrible swimmers and cant hold their breath very long) I thought I would put the 2.5 rear spacers on tonight.
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welp. crud. part of me wants to drill out the holes so the ET set fits, but I also have some tall thread open nuts and the other part of me says people install these all the time without ET nuts. I guess I will decide in the morning.
on another note, its been almost 2 months since our 21 year old cat wandered off presumably into the sunset but more likely into a foxes maw. we said we would wait a while to get another cat but our good friends momma cat had another litter and there is a pair that stick together, a slinky black one with serious claws and an orange tabby just like our old guy. we visited a couple times to gauge the temperament, and it will be a few weeks before they could go anywhere anyway, but I think my wife made up her mind.
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thats the old cat tree from the last kitten we had, my daughters cat that moved when she did.