my 1st gen...1980 longbed

[GDubb5150]

Albany, Oregon?

[TheCookieMonster]

yep Albany, Oregon....no mud flaps ...and a ticket for no proof of insurance

[skipnrocks]

That sucks double whammy!!!   Although most states if you take proof of insurance and your ticket in they will clear it and you dont have to pay.

[AR80Toy]

Nice rig , love the color .....

[skipnrocks]

how much was the ticket?

[TheCookieMonster]

$242...i think ill be able to get it droped though...the funny thing is i just put insurance on it like a half an hour before that .....

So on the truck,  im gettin ready to file my taxes $$$ , and i believe ill have enough to order up the MC07-r10 ...so i need to get the rotated crossmember too right....or can i still run the stock one some way??? and if i do get that rotated member i dont have to change any of my other mounts right? im still not all the way clear on how those are set up

[skipnrocks]

Is it enough of a change to merit d-shaft shortening?

[TheCookieMonster]

ya i know about the driveline lenghtening and shortening...i was wonderin about if i use the rotated crossmember if i have to change anything else like motor mounts etc. , im pretty sure i dont.....those flat belly crossmembers are  beautiful

[Doof]

you dont have to change anything except the x-member mounts

[TheCookieMonster]

you dont have to change anything except the x-member mounts

thats what i needed to know

[Doof]

and drive lines but thats simple

[skipnrocks]

Are you runnin normal drivelines?  Are you going to build square or are you keepin it a dd?

[TheCookieMonster]

Are you runnin normal drivelines?  Are you going to build square or are you keepin it a dd?

its a dd right now sort of ...im in the process of getting a trailer so ill probably just end up doin square drivelines...

[skipnrocks]

Do you have a tow rig already?  Square d-lines are a nice cheap way to get some strong d-lines!

[steveco.]

$242...i think ill be able to get it droped though...the funny thing is i just put insurance on it like a half an hour before that .....

wow you were lucky... i live in socal and got pulled with no mud flaps and no proof of insurance and i got the ticket in the mail and it was $900!!! but i showed my proof at the courthouse and it came down to $250...

[TheCookieMonster]

Do you have a tow rig already?  Square d-lines are a nice cheap way to get some strong d-lines!

ya ive got a 93 cummins W250 for the tow rig!! it needs a big turbo

wow you were lucky... i live in socal and got pulled with no mud flaps and no proof of insurance and i got the ticket in the mail and it was $900!!! but i showed my proof at the courthouse and it came down to $250...

holy ...thats outta control..how can they charge that much     i guess i should feel lucky

[TheCookieMonster]

so i got my taxes back !!! i get paid tuesday so then ill have enough money to call up  and order my mc07- r10 crawlbox ....yes i cant wait.....im just gonna put it in for now with the stock crossmember until the mount breaks....then ill end up ordering the center section of the FROR rotated crossmember and fabbin up the rest..im waiting for now because im going to have to do some mad floor hacking to get a flat belly with no bodylift. i refuse to run a BL.

[Doof]

i wouldnt do that if i were you. wait to put in the cases till you can get that cross member. thats a lot of money to risk with no protection and a stock x-member....

[TheCookieMonster]

i wouldnt do that if i were you. wait to put in the cases till you can get that cross member. thats a lot of money to risk with no protection and a stock x-member....

ya i dont know what im doin quite yet... i dont really want to risk it either ...bigmike was sayin you can run it with the stock crossmember(if you really want) but i really dont think that one chezzy mount will hold up....plus i dont really want to crush my cases pullin a stupid move like that....

[TheCookieMonster]

Well i got the crawl box and a steering box mount ordered today .....its a 4 week lead time on the crawl box tho ..i dont know if i can make it that long...its understandable knowing how busy they usually are down there...so i think its about time to start taking things apart o ya i ordered some belsteins for my buddys truck to!!!!!!    Thanks 

[skipnrocks]

Sweet order!!!   Got to love tax returns!!  I hope i get a good one, thats why i keep havin kids!!  LOL   not really but it sure is nice!

[TheCookieMonster]

Sweet order!!!   Got to love tax returns!!  I hope i get a good one, thats why i keep havin kids!!  LOL   not really but it sure is nice!

yes tax returns are nice....i dont have any kids though so i didnt get that much back....its better than nothin

[toyotanner]

right on man good to see your getting some parts ordered up i'm gonna buy my dual adapter soon and buy the FROR xmember probably with my taxes and flatbelly here i come . sucks about the ticket hopefully you dont have to file sr22 EEK!

[TheCookieMonster]

ya the ticket got dropped .....

i also picked up a header and down pipe from my brother for my junk ....Headman header thats been used but still works great $50...ill get that put on this week sometime.. my motor should run about 50 x's better than before...it definetly needs the flow with the 38 weber and cam!!

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

ya women.....i think i might comp cut mine too for more clearence

ya you need to comp cut the back for sure!!!

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

Well i got the crawl box and a steering box mount ordered today .....its a 4 week lead time on the crawl box tho ..i dont know if i can make it that long...its understandable knowing how busy they usually are down there...so i think its about time to start taking things apart o ya i ordered some belsteins for my buddys truck to!!!!!!    Thanks 

you didnt order shackles too??? 

[TheCookieMonster]

ya you need to comp cut the back for sure!!!

yep once i get the chevy rears

[TheCookieMonster]

so i finially got my parts today...well some of them (steering box mount)
i think im gonna wait to start tearin down until the crawlbox comes and i order a few more things. im not sure what crossmember im gonna use yet ill probably just end up building it with the FROR center section....also got the header and somewhat of an exhaust put on. that made a huge difference in itself and the truck runs so much smoother...i dont have a camera right now so sorry about pics

i need to just start a build up page...not sure why i started in the rig gallery

[toyotanner]

what are you running for tires?

[jimbo74]

i need to just start a build up page...not sure why i started in the rig gallery

jsut have a mod move this thread