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Old 01-28-2007, 06:10 PM
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Well that was fun.

Cut the roof, cut the floor - then split the cross tube in the back - and jacked it 8 inches apart to get a C5 torque tube down the middle. Everything stayed in alignment and slid so easy I could have moved it by hand.

Glad I made a profile template - the roof is now flat with no curve. I'm going to put in some support channels when I stitch it back up.

Next, install cross bracing - then mockup the rear suspension, set the trans/diff in and put the torque tube in to see if I widened it enough. Plans are to add a wedge cut into the rear fenders (back all the way up to the door latch) to widen the back of the wheel well 2 inches on each side.

Beer:30

Jim
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