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Old 12-08-2021, 10:01 PM   #896
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Re: Frankentruck

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Originally Posted by SkinnyG View Post
Fantastic mod. I fully approve.

I usually move 3/4", but I usually also have to bash the lip of the crossmember to clear the (larger squarebody) bushings.
I moved 3/4" from center of the hole, it just doesn't look like it from the picture. I purchased ACDelco uppers and lowers, and read on the caster mod thread that the original ones on trucks had 3" from center of factory hole to very end of shaft. I measured out 3 and 3/4" then drilled.

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Originally Posted by LostMy65 View Post
Yeah, I had a drill press mount for a typical drill. I don't know what happened to it. It was easy to mount up the drill and once you clamp the piece down, a lot safer.
That's not a bad idea. I'll have to look into it. The other option is to try to fix the drill press my dad and I have. It spins, but the chuck is frozen up on it. Might try to fix it over Christmas
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