JBINTX
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on the same day they were talking about snow on the east coast. weird weather pattern.
Desert Sasqwatch #155 Track (mods) - 08 SS/TC crate LNF F40
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Desert Sasqwatch
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Racer X strikes again.
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JBINTX
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Nice truss work.
Did you figure out where your heals will be relative to the additional diagonal around the pedals?
Desert Sasqwatch
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Yep, spent several days measuring and sitting in the car with the pedals mounted (making vroom sounds) to be sure of no heel interference - beyond what's already there with the stock frame crossbar. 
Desert Sasqwatch
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Yep a grinder is your best friend when using an old HF wirefeed welder. Welds are not pretty but get good penetration and are strong (I can stand on the flat floor bars, at 260lbs).
Torchandregdoc
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Will you be putting the floor board over or under the tubing?
Desert Sasqwatch
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Under. I will be extending the aluminum floor forward to meet up with the air duct plate I already welded onto the bottom of the radiator bracket and rearward to the front cross tube of the subframe. I will have nearly a full length flat bottom - any little bit of aerodynamic improvement will help.
JBINTX
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hmmmmm maybe there was a recall on the welder too.....Yep a grinder is your best friend when using an old HF wirefeed welder. Welds are not pretty but get good penetration and are strong (I can stand on the flat floor bars, at 260lbs).
Torchandregdoc
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Looks good. Nice and strong no matter where you stand. Next thing we know, you'll have ground effects built into it.Under. I will be extending the aluminum floor forward to meet up with the air duct plate I already welded onto the bottom of the radiator bracket and rearward to the front cross tube of the subframe. I will have nearly a full length flat bottom - any little bit of aerodynamic improvement will help.
Desert Sasqwatch
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Hmm, now that you mentioned it...
Desert Sasqwatch
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Engine insurance policy installed - $20. The old style tension bolt is installed in the new (NOS) LNF crate engines. For anyone who bought or will be buying one, get it replaced for your own piece of mind.
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Desert Sasqwatch
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Good news boys and girls! I took a chance and ordered a set of Malibu drum brake bearing hubs. They are 5X110 bolt pattern and have no ABS connectors and have a nice steel end cap. Guess what, they fit perfectly. The end cap is flush with the aluminum upright with a perfect tight fit to the center bore and bolt holes. The part number on bearing is HB612289, from Auto Shack.com, not sure how this translates to a GM part number.
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Mayor West
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The price isn't bad at all.
Do you have a similar rear solution?
Maybe this? https://www.autoshack.com/HB613217PR
Just ordered pairs of both, let's see!
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Desert Sasqwatch
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Bought these quite a while ago for the rear bearing hubs. Notice that it also list a Malibu as an also fit.
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Mayor West
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For what it's worth I got a set of the ones I mentioned in my post above. They came today and appear to be non abs as well and fit perfectly all around
Desert Sasqwatch
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Excellent, always good when we can identify alternative parts that don't require modifications to install.