Keith Browning Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Oh lookie what I have here - a fiberglass bandaid. I knew one day I would come across this. The pan above the fiberglass shell looks pretty rotted and so does the front part of the pan left exposed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Looks a little home grown to be one of those kits. But I can't recall what they look like, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekanik Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 I've never seen that before, doe it just go over the original pan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share Posted August 15, 2013 Yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchan68 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slnFCb46IO8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmZooU7Q6ck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Bruene Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I've seen that video. I'd bet my left testy that I can replace a 7.3 oil pan quicker than they can perfrom the abortion! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Amacker Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I've had students tell me they've cut the crossmember out with a Sawzall, changed the pan, and migged the crossmember back in...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Saunoras Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 One of our customers F-350 dump has a cut out crossmember. I can only assume it was the one tech before me that did it. I did work with him for a short time when I started but he didn't last long. It's no mystery why our shop didn't do trucks before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Now THAT sounds scary. But there's no telling what you might find under some vehicles (vise grip steering wheels, ruddy great holes in unibody floors...). Some local welders look after their trucks as is they want to live a while longer...... others not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Seen guys torch the rivets out of the spring perches on newer Super Dutys to get at the exhaust manifolds. I can tell you I would be getting a new truck if I picked it up from being serviced and I saw grade 5 bolts holding my spring in the front of my truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 What if they were grade 8 bolts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 What if they were grade 8 bolts? Anyone ever notice that bolts don't seem to fill the holes quite as much as the rivets did? What I usually did whenever I had to chop out the radius arms on twin I beam trucks is to drill up to a bolt where the shoulder fit nice and was long enough I could waste most of the threads (a la aircraft fastening practice). No, I don't think I ever saw a problem with the "usual" way with GR8s, but I can be an anal old Ralph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmorris Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I have seen early 80's Chev Malibus and Caprices that had the trans crossmember cut and a square tube welded in to run dual exhaust, instead of running both pipes down the one side. I also saw a mid 80's Malibu with a big block in it. Instead of putting in heavier springs, it had a bracket welded to the lower control arm for a second "helper spring" taken from the load leveler shocks that can be bought at local big box automotive stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Makes you pine for mandatory safety inspections, don't it? I wonder how many accidents are labelled "went out of control" rather than "fucking thing fell apart". They don't safety check wrecks here unless there was a fatality - even then you have to wonder how many inspections are little more than make a punch and collect the dough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 What if they were grade 8 bolts? Anyone ever notice that bolts don't seem to fill the holes quite as much as the rivets did? What I usually did whenever I had to chop out the radius arms on twin I beam trucks is to drill up to a bolt where the shoulder fit nice and was long enough I could waste most of the threads (a la aircraft fastening practice).No, I don't think I ever saw a problem with the "usual" way with GR8s, but I can be an anal old Ralph.I see what you did there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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