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Old 09-17-2008, 01:51 PM
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Old 09-17-2008, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by dsy
I pulled the body off for easy access to everything from the top and to make it easy to maneuver the six foot + powertrain into place by myself.
The body off went pretty good.
Looks like your approach to doing the swap with the body off makes the process a lot easier....Cant wait to see the final project...Best of luck and thanks for keeping us posted...What trans are you using? Thanks...
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Old 09-17-2008, 02:01 PM
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Looks like your approach to doing the swap with the body off makes the process a lot easier....Cant wait to see the final project...Best of luck and thanks for keeping us posted...What trans are you using? Thanks...
Its a 545RFE auto.
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WOW. i wish i had that much time on my hands.
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x2, with the body out of the way it looks like a piece of cake.
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Looking forward to your next post!
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that is awsome
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Looking good - keeping an eye on this thread!
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wow, man. thats crazy!! diggin the body-off approach, seems like it would make everything easy. cant wait to see pics of puttin it all back together.
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Good job man!! I've seen people wishing they had your money or time for this... I will say, I wish I had the know how. Can't wait to see it done.
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