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Old 11-09-2011, 05:39 PM
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smilly says your confussed?

Clean the area...atart and run motor..do not drive....check leak location...no leak yet? run longer..recheck. if you cant find..its not leaking..lol j/k

I you are having a really hard time with it, and dont wanna take it somewhere to diagnose..there are several comercial grade ultraviolet leak kits out there redially avail at most parts stores..inc chemical and a black light usuallly.
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I had oil coming from the back of the valve cover gasket, and it was running down.
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What size bolts did you use for the shock mounts?
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Nice build so far. I feel your pain on the track bar. Those things are my nemesis.
After all that you have cut, torched, and beat into submission, I would think that popping the Tie Rod End on the passenger side should be cake.
Head down to your local auto parts store and rent/borrow a pickle fork. A couple firm strikes and it should come right off.

While you are there pick up a can of engine clean. ( I used Gunk brand ) It should be cheaper than the dye kits.
It is crazy how far oil travels after it leaks, combine gravity with airflow from under the vehicle and without a fresh look you may never find the source.
Give the underside of your engine a healthy coat and let soak (while warm not hot) then pressure wash off. Your local self clean car wash is a good place to perform the task.
Drive it home and check for fresh oil. If nothing, keep driving and check daily. It will help you pin point where to start looking.
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Originally Posted by Domaas
smilly says your confussed?

Clean the area...atart and run motor..do not drive....check leak location...no leak yet? run longer..recheck. if you cant find..its not leaking..lol j/k

I you are having a really hard time with it, and dont wanna take it somewhere to diagnose..there are several comercial grade ultraviolet leak kits out there redially avail at most parts stores..inc chemical and a black light usuallly.
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Nice build so far. I feel your pain on the track bar. Those things are my nemesis.
After all that you have cut, torched, and beat into submission, I would think that popping the Tie Rod End on the passenger side should be cake.
Head down to your local auto parts store and rent/borrow a pickle fork. A couple firm strikes and it should come right off.

While you are there pick up a can of engine clean. ( I used Gunk brand ) It should be cheaper than the dye kits.
It is crazy how far oil travels after it leaks, combine gravity with airflow from under the vehicle and without a fresh look you may never find the source.
Give the underside of your engine a healthy coat and let soak (while warm not hot) then pressure wash off. Your local self clean car wash is a good place to perform the task.
Drive it home and check for fresh oil. If nothing, keep driving and check daily. It will help you pin point where to start looking.
Thanks for the suggestions on the oil leak. Im going to check that after I get the lift finished, and it out of the garage. Im being pestered constantly about taking up the garage.

And hopefully my tie rod doesnt give me near as much trouble.

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What size bolts did you use for the shock mounts?
Il go check.
Old 11-11-2011, 02:09 PM
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This


Has turned nto this



And my shock bolts are gone.



Only had to do a little modification to the exhaust to get at the shock bolts...


I can now finally install my rear.
Old 11-13-2011, 12:35 AM
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My Lift is done!

But not really.

Here it is right now.


Rabdom pics






Doesnt sit level. Even with the dinky 225's on the back
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And now comes the part why its not really done.
Besides my rear wheels not being on.
My draglink still needs to be removed so I can install my tracbar bolt. But thats not the real problem I had with tonight.
This is.


While trying to figures out clearance issues one of the bolts got pushed too far. And now its unreachable. So Ill have to make another store run.

Yay for me.
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My lift is done. But I have a lot of rake. Not exactly what I want.
Here are some pics.





Pinion angle


Tryinf to show how bad the rake is
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Little bit of flex in the driveway


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Anyone know where I can buy OE replcement shackles by pairs?
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I dont see any rake.
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Originally Posted by iTouchMe
I dont see any rake.
Picture is misleading. Ill have to take another.
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good looking 2door, i like the visor and the lift is looking good! By the way ive been looking for a pair of stock height shackles with no luck as well...


Originally Posted by iTouchMe
I dont see any rake.
look at the lug nuts compared to the line, theres an inch or two of difference at least
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I don't think your rake is too bad. Plus are those full leaf packs? They'll need to settle for a few weeks and they'll probably come back down and look straight. Keep up the good work!


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