Lopsided chops? (Page 80/103)
Steven Snyder OCT 28, 03:41 PM

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Originally posted by DIY_Stu:

Sound like that might be Tina's Cradle.... Nope not the right color... Maybe Carbon Fiber Kids.... or mmiller's, or many other 88 owners.



That red cradle is not an 88 cradle dude. Look at the rear crossmember and the suspension pickup points and the fact that it has A-arms...
DIY_Stu OCT 28, 06:15 PM
Well Tina's isn't an 88 either so you can still get my point. So so far I've seen anyone with POWER that hasn't reinforced the cradle has cracked it. And since Cali hasn't had any problems with his, well....... You get the drift.
MstangsBware OCT 28, 06:39 PM
No doudt any cradle will crack once enough power is aplied to it along with some torque.

But that is not the topic at hand--The topic is Cali-Kid not knowing what a 88 cradle looks like in stock form or any form for that matter.

30 years of Gm experinace shows itself!!!!!!!

I did know a guy that retired from GM after 35 years that was a maintanace Tech. I thought man this guy must really know his way around the GM line of cars/trucks/ect after working for them all that years. Come to find out he was a janitor for GM for 35 years and that his offical title was Maintance Tech.--Maybe that is Cali_Kids case also, that would explain alot.
Emc209i OCT 28, 06:49 PM

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Well Tina's isn't an 88 either so you can still get my point. So so far I've seen anyone with POWER that hasn't reinforced the cradle has cracked it. And since Cali hasn't had any problems with his, well....... You get the drift.



What... are.. you.. talking about! Matt Hawkins, Jinxmutt, Purple Reign, FieroX, Amir, Souldcrusher, Lildevil, BillyBo455, all use non modified cradles (to the best of my knowledge) just to name a select few.... That still doen't mean Cali's car is decent, but I'm not buying the cradle part.
DIY_Stu OCT 28, 09:33 PM
Sorry I still had Hard Mounted V8's on my mind.


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Originally posted by Emc209i:


What... are.. you.. talking about! Matt Hawkins, Jinxmutt, Purple Reign, FieroX, Amir, Souldcrusher, Lildevil, BillyBo455, all use non modified cradles (to the best of my knowledge) just to name a select few.... That still doesn't mean Cali's car is decent, but I'm not buying the cradle part.



Matt Hawkins : Poly mounted 3.4 <- Not hard mounted
Puple Reign : poly mounted 3800SC <- Not Hard mounted
FieroX : Poly Mounted 3800 Turbo <- Not hard mounted
SoulCrusher: Poly Mounted 3800SC <- Not hard mounted
LilDevil : Poly Mounted 3800SC <- Not hard Mounted
BillyBo455 : Poly mounted 3800SC <- Not hard Mounted

Thanks for the list you gave me an extra point to make.
By adding a small amount of padding between your drive train and your cradle (chassis) keeps them from constantly flexing the mounting locations and causing cracks just from the dump truck shacking of the engine. So I guess you see what I mean. And before you or cali speak up and say well there's 2.8's with rubber mounts cracking their cradles too, you might want to do a check on if their dog bones are TIGHT and if all the other mounts are in good condition. One good hit is all it takes to pull the front trans mount apart in stock form. Then it's up to the motor mount to hold it all in place.

[This message has been edited by DIY_Stu (edited 10-28-2008).]

madcurl OCT 28, 09:33 PM

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Originally posted by MstangsBware:


CRICKETS?????


That's what I thought.



BEHOLD! RFT INSURGENT'S false god.



BEHOLD RFT new mascot
The monkey urine false god that RFT members mstangbware metaphically drinks from.
DIY_Stu OCT 28, 09:45 PM
Dang another post wasted. Are you 48 yet?
MstangsBware OCT 28, 09:47 PM

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Originally posted by madcurl:

BEHOLD! RFT INSURGENT'S false god.



BEHOLD RFT new mascot
The monkey urine false god that RFT members mstangbware metaphically drinks from.





Nice comeback but still no answer to my questions. Like I said it is okay to admit your car isn't perfect in every way or even some ways. Give Ol' Kevin at DS1 a call and see if he can come fix that high sided engine for you. Or take it back to Archee so he can level out that cross brace in the rear for you.


Good to see that you have shown alot of people on the board what you are really like.

Emc209i OCT 28, 09:58 PM

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Originally posted by madcurl:

BEHOLD RFT new mascot
The monkey urine false god that RFT members mstangbware metaphically drinks from.




Way to act bro. There's much more of that going on here at this forum than I've ever seen at RFT.


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Originally posted by DIY_Stu:

Sorry I still had Hard Mounted V8's on my mind.



Ok, that makes more sense. I just read your post for what it said, you never mentioned hard mounting.
DIY_Stu OCT 28, 10:28 PM
Yeah my mistake on not saying that. With as hectic as yesterday was along with the last couple days I seem to not type everything I think out.