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Smurf
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 Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 8:22 am Post subject: Does this look right? Nose cone chassis area |
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Does this look right on my ‘62 chassis? Should the hole for the trans cone have this oblong shape to it?
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| Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 8:31 am Post subject: Re: Does this look right? Nose cone chassis area |
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It's 'spoda be round, It looks like it got hammered by the nose cone after a long time with a bad front mount.
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donco735
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| Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 5:33 pm Post subject: Re: Does this look right? Nose cone chassis area |
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ditto, should be round.
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Smurf
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| Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 6:10 pm Post subject: Re: Does this look right? Nose cone chassis area |
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ditto, should be round.
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Dang, looks like I’ll have to post a wanted ad. Trans mount must’ve be loose/bad for years
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Chickensoup
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| Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: Does this look right? Nose cone chassis area |
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That is easily fixable, all you needs is a hammer and dolly... maybe not even a dolly and just a flat edge. plus, if you f up, its not like you see it and neither will it affect operation.
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2020 7:12 am Post subject: Re: Does this look right? Nose cone chassis area |
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Or... just LITFA, the seal should still cover the opening & no one will ever see it again.
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Chickensoup
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| Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2020 11:30 am Post subject: Re: Does this look right? Nose cone chassis area |
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Hey, so I just checked my 66 chassis and I have the same issue. It was a baja so it was most likely driven hard.
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ZEKE65
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| Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2020 7:45 pm Post subject: Re: Does this look right? Nose cone chassis area |
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Flop Stop, or a mid mount trans bracket will help prevent the damage.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 5:13 am Post subject: Re: Does this look right? Nose cone chassis area |
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| Chickensoup wrote: |
Hey, so I just checked my 66 chassis and I have the same issue. It was a baja so it was most likely driven hard.
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wow that sucker took some abuse |
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Smurf
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| Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 1:06 pm Post subject: Re: Does this look right? Nose cone chassis area |
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| Chickensoup wrote: |
| That is easily fixable, all you needs is a hammer and dolly... maybe not even a dolly and just a flat edge. plus, if you f up, its not like you see it and neither will it affect operation. |
That’s what I’m thinking of doing now. The top of this where the inspection plate goes is kinda buggered up too. Someone at some point I time had one of those backup switches installed at the coupler
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Smurf
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| Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 1:07 pm Post subject: Re: Does this look right? Nose cone chassis area |
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| Chickensoup wrote: |
Hey, so I just checked my 66 chassis and I have the same issue. It was a baja so it was most likely driven hard.
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 Now I don’t feel so bad about mine 
Is that a chassis you are planning on using?
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Chickensoup
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| Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 1:14 pm Post subject: Re: Does this look right? Nose cone chassis area |
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No, it's just scrap metal and for parts
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