Norcal Spotted and BS Thread

Why does every simple mod turn in to a shit show.

Trying to get my bolt on Gibson exhaust to not bang around. Had it welded up so the clamps would be done with. But I have this bolt and mount hitting on EVERY SINGLE bump. So I looked and the collector where it bolts to stock cat and it's a little crooked so I pull the bolts out to swap them. Ones longer than that other so in hopes to move it away from that brake line mount I wanted to flip them. Well they stripped removing them. The bolt and the nut that's on the cat. So now I'm running around trying to find replacement bolts and the dye so I can tap out the OEM collector bolt.



I might have to make my own L bracket to move away from the exhaust. Gibson really fucked the pooch on this design.

 

Having fun in Pacifica?

 

I don't post much here...but this guy parks in the same parking lot I do, in downtown Oakland. Solid looking rig.

Anyone here?

 

Anyone running the at2 in a c load? Thinking of switching from my e load St maxx tires. The heavy St maxx is killing me commuting. Just a little afraid of the thinner c for off-roading punctures.

 

I luckily work 7 miles away LOL.

only reason I am entertaining the ST MAXX, if you want to sell yours let me know! ha

 

They are 265/75/16, thought I saw you looking for 285

 

Depends on how much I can save. If I go 285 ill have to get a CMC for sure, so ill have to factor that in my cost of wanting 285's.

 

I'll let you know if I decide to change. Still a ton of tread on my St maxx.

 

Gotcha!

 

I ended up finding the M10x1.25 tap and die that worked well. Was a bitch to get in there around the cat but it's done and revolted.

The previous two bolts were different sizes so it had the angle of the piping slanted which caused it to be closer to the brake line bracket above. Now that the bolts are correct lengths it centered it and is away from it. I still flipped the bracket and had it pivoted out of the way. No more noise finally.

 

Ya... He was a cool dude. Met him at Jerry's Turkey day get together long ago, back at his old shop.

 

That turkey day was pretty damn good.

 

I still talk to him about once a month... He is still the same... Always has some new crazy story

 

The first time I was ever at the house was to load the truck with stuff for the "new" shop.

 

Couldn't do it anymore...shit smelled bad