So here's today's pics. Getting ready for some surgery to get this ****** ebay bumper on. I was still pretty leary about cutting these frame rails.
I had driven it to my dad's house (where I grew up, and much more room to work) and I had total flash backs of wrenching on my race car growing up, and trying to get my stupid go fast ideas complete in a hurry before Dad came home to find my jeep in pieces...or a cherry bomb installed on the farm truck. Lol.
My dad isn't as much of a gear head as me. He helps quite a bit, but he learns from me in most cases. Lol. Sometimes he gets to going on things that are over his head (like nitrous and such) being "a bad idea" yada yada....so as im standing there....sawzall in hand, all I can think to myself is "Christ... I hope I get these ******** off before my dad gets home" lol
He did get home shortly after (first time seeing the truck since modded) and he started his bickering as usual lol, but actually helped me quite a bit and was right there with me squaring up the frame rails. Nice father son evening. Brings back a lot of memories! My feel good story for the evening.
So more good news to report...I talked to treadwright briefly...I was advised to rotate the tires to fix the vibration in the steering wheel. I called total ******** on this, but shockingly, it worked. This thing drIves beautiful now.
Doesn't slove what they are gonna have to do to supply another tire so I can rotate them eventually....but still happy I didn't ruin this truck between the spacers, wheels, and tires and lift.
Next good news...the rattle in the front end was the factory air box that the body shop didn't bolt down...go figure
Got a lot of piece of mind tonight!
