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Lose The Tube...Gain A 'Tude!
 Rolled beneath the chassis,...  Rolled beneath the chassis, the Dana's overall width was right on the money, as expected. Now, it was simply a matter of removing the old suspension brackets and installing the Walton pieces. |  Walton highly stressed that...  Walton highly stressed that his kit installs easily without having to remove the bed, and it does. However, since a hydraulic lift wasn't accessible, it was easier to photograph the remainder of the job with it off (it needed to come off for future jobs anyway). |  If you've never experienced...  If you've never experienced the joy of removing beefy chassis rivets, you don't know what you're missing! The front and rear spring hangers as well as the shock mounts all attach to the frame with double-headed 3/8-inch rivets, each of which usually become very accustomed to being where they're at (in other words, stubborn to come out). |  I found the easiest way to...  I found the easiest way to start coercing the rivets out was to first drill the head, starting with a pilot and ending with a bit size close to that of the rivet's shank. |  From there, a 4-inch grinder...  From there, a 4-inch grinder with a mean composite disc was used to rid what remained of the rivet heads. As you can see, there was still plenty of rivet left still to be removed. |  If the rivets wouldn't budge...  If the rivets wouldn't budge with a heavy hammer and a punch, the drill was used again to run through the framerail and into the back of the remaining rivet head. |  There was a great feeling...  There was a great feeling of relief once the first spring hanger and its rivets were taken care of; unfortunately, there were still three more hangers and two shock brackets to remove! Once the last rivet is gotten rid of, run a 25/64 bit through each hole. |  The Walton bracketry is not...  The Walton bracketry is not only well-engineered, as you will soon see, it bolts to the frame with no modifications or tweaking--and there are no pesky rivets to deal with ever again. |  The forward spring hangers...  The forward spring hangers bolt directly to the existing holes in the frame, and are designed to fit without removal (let alone modification) of the stock E-brake cable brackets. |
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GMC Yukon Research
With great deals and authoritative reviews, find all you need to research and buy the new GMC Yukon, as well as compare it with other vehicles to help you in your car buying process. The 2010 Yukon has comparable mpg, and is available in the following bodystyle: SUVs. The Ford F350 and the Ford F150 are other vehicles that might interest you.
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1947 Studebaker M-5 - Stude With a 'Tude
Like many street rodders, I'm always thinking of the next project. My '39 Chevy two-door sedan (featured in Street Rodder Jun. '00) was fresh out of the paint shop and on the road without the...
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