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Old 12-02-2004, 10:23 PM   #3
Jimmy P
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Re: OBS Stock Floor Body-Drop how-to....lay that rocker

Now you will need to do something with the tranny x-member. Since the 2x4 is welded inside the frame the old one will not work. You can either trim the edges down and weld it in place, make brackets to bold it in place or make a new one like I did. I used some 1.5" 3/16" wall round tube and grade 8 bolts. (If anyone is interested in these x-members please contact me)





To add some strength to the body mounts I went ahead and added some 3/16" gussets to them. Just to make sure they dont go anywhere. The body mounts and gussets were solid welded on both sides top and bottom.


Double check your welds and give it all a nice coat of sealer and your ready for the cab.

Here are a few pics of the clearance with the cab on...its resting on the frame in the back. It needs some small notches under the seats and at the back lip of the cab. Didnt take any pics but its pretty self explanitory once you get to this point. Ill add pics of my floor later.

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