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dsraven · 05-01-2020, 10:47 AM

good to see a beefy cross member in there. since the frame has lost the old cross member behind the engine the frame will be prone to flex some between the front and trans cross members. this can affect the cab mounts and some fellas have had issues with the door gaps changing and doors closing properly. big HP will also make it worse. the cross member you built looks beefy though.
just another thing to consider.
nice machine work you are doing, impressive work and planning processes.
keep the pics coming, they stoke the rest of us a bit to get us off the couch.

05-01-2020, 10:47 AM	#127
dsraven Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: calgary alberta Posts: 7,857	Re: 53 3100 - complete rebuild and upgrade . . . . good to see a beefy cross member in there. since the frame has lost the old cross member behind the engine the frame will be prone to flex some between the front and trans cross members. this can affect the cab mounts and some fellas have had issues with the door gaps changing and doors closing properly. big HP will also make it worse. the cross member you built looks beefy though. just another thing to consider. nice machine work you are doing, impressive work and planning processes. keep the pics coming, they stoke the rest of us a bit to get us off the couch.