He sent a PM

 

Good it was nothing serious

 

Was he wondering if I got booted off...lol

 

No just asked if I had seen you

 

I would have been here if I could have been. Will be working and spending a few more bucks on the panel to get it going again. Need to get a different set of headers, As hard as I tried the steering shaft is just too close to the flange and when it's running you can hear it making contact and I can't change the angles of the U-joints..

 

That sucks you couldn't get the shaft moved.

 

I have 3 joints and both shafts are on 6 inches long. The headers I have now dump out the back, If they had been an inch longer I could have made them work. So I'll have a $700 piece of wall art unless I find someone to buy them and recoup some of my money. Next set will likely cost me more plus other parts to finish up the exhaust ..thinking of changing out the rims too and get rid of these damn Centerline aluminum mags that are also a pain to clean..

 

You can't just add an inch to just that one and call it a day??

 

That will put too much of an angle on the center U-joint and cause binding. The headers are almost touching the frame. It's just one of the lessons a first time builder has to put up with after doing a frame swap thinking he was saving money. After doing the pickup I wish I had used the original frame for the panel, then I would have kept it all Ford. I have too much invested in the panel to move backwards now. Hopefully there will be no more stumbling blocks after the headers are changed out..

 

Like they say.. " Live and Learn.".. LOL

 

The first one was a learning curve and many said I couldn't do it but most of the problems came from some of the experts that told me their product was there to save the day, I've been fixing the problems they came up with ever since. Pretty sure this will be the end of the problems though..

 

That's good..

You either fix all the problems or you run out of money first..

Good you didn't run out of money... LOL

 

I'm sitting on piles Don...but that's another problem all together...lol

 

If you need help getting rid of money I am your man..

 

I might soon have to spend my last pay check if these headers cost too much...lol