tj43
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- Joined
- Jun 20, 2022
- Posts
- 77
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- 192
- Location
- Little Rock
- First Name
- TJ
- Truck Year
- 1988
- Truck Model
- V1500
- Engine Size
- 350
Got the box back in during lunch today. Getting the box studs and core necks lined up with the firewall holes is easily the hardest part of the job.
I finally tilted the box back and got the lower studs started. After I did that, I went to the engine side and just barely started the nuts on the lower studs. Then I got some soft dowels to “pull” the core necks into their holes. Once they were started I went back inside and fished the final upper stud into its hole.
I probably mucked with it unsuccessfully for 45 minutes before I came up with that strategy.
I finally tilted the box back and got the lower studs started. After I did that, I went to the engine side and just barely started the nuts on the lower studs. Then I got some soft dowels to “pull” the core necks into their holes. Once they were started I went back inside and fished the final upper stud into its hole.
I probably mucked with it unsuccessfully for 45 minutes before I came up with that strategy.
