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03-27-2020, 07:44 PM
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Well..... The car had a small block Chevy installed in it some time in it's past....When the frame mounts were welded in at that time it, ended up that the engine was off-center about 3/8" towards the drivers side......… Fast forward...… After installing the #605 box and grinding some clearance on it to clear the exhaust manifolds (seemed like a good idea and a simple fix at the time)…… Anyhow...… After moving on from that point, I noticed some fluid on the floor below the steering box but I wasn't too concerned at the time because after cutting the brake lines in that same area after removing the old braking system I thought it was brake fluid...… Wrong.... Darn..... So, after removing the box and looking closely at it I seen where the leak was coming from.... Ground a little too much off the box..... Double Darn !!!!…… So we get back to basics...… LOL..... I'm making some new mounts (Pic's to follow) to correct that issue which will remove the steering box clearance issue and center the engine...… This car stuff is hard sometimes...… Should have this corrected tomorrow Also.... The Rick's Tank showed up today.... They built it for this conversion as a passenger style tank as we requested and I will have to remove the spare tire well in the wagon to allow for it's installation...… More Fun...… LOL...…
Got the old tank out...
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