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Haha stop giving me ideas. I really need to replace my cv boot before I bust an axle, also i need to tap out most the skid plate bolts and replace them with new bolts. The 8mm bolts have all screwed themselves and the 10mm are holding up well. Problem is I can't find a tap set to oversize them all to 10mm with the correct thread pattern also hardware stores here have never heard of a 10mm bolt. It's an 8 or a 12.
Haven't heard of them. First thing that came up online was bolt depot. Not sure how good they are but don't think it'll hurt to try. Shipping is stupidly expensive, luckily I've got a service through a courier company to get stuff shipped to an NY address and they'll forward it at a more reasonable rate. I only had two bolt heads snap off but my problem most of the threads on the cruiser have gone. With one i can stick an 8mm bolt completely through it. I'll check out McMaster as well, i need to double check the threads ( i think it's called a fine thread) and need to find a tapping set to order everything together
Seriously, I thought Italian bikes were bad and we've spent a lot of time with parts for bikes, race cars and rallycross. This ARB rear bumper is the worst I've experienced. Someone needs to go back to the drawing board and edit out 70% of the currently required nuts/bolts and then re-spec their welding jig. It would also help to bring the swing out hinges into the 21st century.
Seriously great on the truck once installed but I don't know how you guys who sell and install ARB parts for a living deal with this day in and day out. I would need a therapist when these self installs are supposed to be therapy!
We have a huge assortment of misfit tools for misfit jobs that, like us, I'm sure you all accumulate over the years. We used more oddball tools on this install than I can ever remember using on any one job. We used several misfits for the first time ever - and on the same job! We also used several types of grinders. We used taps. We used dies. We used hammers. We used pry bars. We used punches.
My suggestion for those of you considering installing it yourself - pay to have it done. We could have swapped a ducati motor in and out fully FOUR times in the time it took for one bumper. A spec miata motor 5 1/2 times. Full suspension on an E30M3 3 1/2 times, etc. Insane.
And now ever the optimist (or masochist) - I hope the safari snorkel goes well
On the plus side I clearly over rotated on the cutting importance and difficulty. That was super simple and went very well
whats your tent brand / make?Seriously, I thought Italian bikes were bad and we've spent a lot of time with parts for bikes, race cars and rallycross. This ARB rear bumper is the worst I've experienced. Someone needs to go back to the drawing board and edit out 70% of the currently required nuts/bolts and then re-spec their welding jig. It would also help to bring the swing out hinges into the 21st century.
Seriously great on the truck once installed but I don't know how you guys who sell and install ARB parts for a living deal with this day in and day out. I would need a therapist when these self installs are supposed to be therapy!
We have a huge assortment of misfit tools for misfit jobs that, like us, I'm sure you all accumulate over the years. We used more oddball tools on this install than I can ever remember using on any one job. We used several misfits for the first time ever - and on the same job! We also used several types of grinders. We used taps. We used dies. We used hammers. We used pry bars. We used punches.
My suggestion for those of you considering installing it yourself - pay to have it done. We could have swapped a ducati motor in and out fully FOUR times in the time it took for one bumper. A spec miata motor 5 1/2 times. Full suspension on an E30M3 3 1/2 times, etc. Insane.
And now ever the optimist (or masochist) - I hope the safari snorkel goes well
On the plus side I clearly over rotated on the cutting importance and difficulty. That was super simple and went very well
In Oregon I missed a '74 by 1 day in 1993 and spent almost a decade and a half finding the right one after that college heart-break. Last few years have been piecing together a 55 specific PTO winch and the last big bits are finally about to be on the pallet! White roof is not stock but far better around here.
If the camera is removable you can try to mount it in a way behind the o
