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Old 05-18-2020, 06:51 AM
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Didn't have a choice. Couldn't make the drag links fit no matter what combination I came up with. Hopefully I don't have any issues with this. I'm "going to a 1pm meeting" today and am going to get the box and arm bolted up and hopefully bled. Then it's just figure out the detent cable and get that working and then go for a drive. Little luck I'll get it done before the kids get home around 4. Then pull it back in the garage and measure and mount the front shocks and call this project done.

I'm starting to get a little annoyed with my tube doors. Ordered them on Feb 28th and was told 8-10 week lead time. Spoke to them on May 1 and were told they were still a couple of weeks out. I'm at week 12 and still no shipping notification. These things better be awesome for the wait.
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Do you have a pic of what the doors are supposed to look like?
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DIY 4x :: Interior :: XD Tube Doors

These are the ones I ordered.
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Those look awesome man.
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Thanks! I'm ready to get them on.
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2hrs later and the steering box is in. Steering shaft was seized so I had break that free. Now all that’s left is to reconnect the steering shaft, install the pitman arm, install the crossover shaft, connect the power steering lines, bleed them, and go for a drive. Should only take me 4 more weeks.

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Old 05-22-2020, 01:06 PM
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Every time I see a new post I'm hoping for ride height and in action photos.

Sucks so much was fought you but that just makes the finished product sweeter.
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I told my wife that Monday I’m getting the thing on the road. I’m coming down the home stretch. Of course that’s all assuming that the power steering pump doesn’t die, the lines fit, it starts, and the trans shifts haha.
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I know the feeling. Keep on keeping on!
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Boom!! Got a few kinks to work out (new oil leak, looks like a caliper is leaking) but she’s back on the road. Now to put some miles on and get it aligned.

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