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Lembowski Greyhound LT BUILT RIGHT

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by lembowski, Feb 16, 2010.

  1. Nov 26, 2013 at 8:27 AM
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    Basically got tired of Eddie he cried way to much.

    So RJ what are you doing for the next few months? Do you like dungeons?
     
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  3. Nov 26, 2013 at 8:30 AM
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  4. Dec 5, 2013 at 7:14 PM
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    I was like wtf when I saw my cage gutted lol

    :popcorn:
     
  6. Dec 6, 2013 at 12:36 PM
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    A little shocking!

    So the cage is going to be 1.75 dom. The shop doesn't want to tie the cab cage into the shock towers that I have since it will look a little funky so they are extending the tube to the 2nd to last bed bolts. May look a little weird but we will tie it in once I go with a different tube style bed cage. Tubes start getting bent today and the timeframe is 2 to 3 weeks. He is hoping to have it back to me right around Christmas.
     
  7. Dec 7, 2013 at 2:46 PM
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    Cross bar in, A pillar notched and bent, shocks taken off so I can rebuild next weekend:

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  8. Dec 8, 2013 at 7:39 AM
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    Looking good! So will you be attending the superstision meet next month to test this cage out?
     
  9. Dec 8, 2013 at 8:07 AM
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    I'm sure I'll test it out a few times before that trip. But yes I will be there for sure.
     
  10. Dec 9, 2013 at 11:58 AM
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    Looking great Matt. Are they gonna be able to connect it to the engine brace?

    Your gonna be stoked on the solidity, RJ's truck felt like a tank this weekend!
     
  11. Dec 9, 2013 at 12:30 PM
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    Thanks! Not going to connect to the engine until the engine cage goes in. We are considering this stage 1 of the cage. Next is a new bed cage, then the engine cage after that. Have to pace myself paying for a lot of other things now too :(

    Good news is the A pillar will mount high enough that I keep my vents. The cage will sleeve out to the engine bay but just be capped until later.
     
  12. Dec 9, 2013 at 12:47 PM
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    Looking good Matt! subd
     
  13. Dec 9, 2013 at 1:40 PM
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    awesome matt!
     
  14. Dec 10, 2013 at 5:25 PM
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    More tubes went in today, coming together:

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  15. Dec 10, 2013 at 5:29 PM
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  16. Dec 19, 2013 at 7:06 PM
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    More tubes in, about a week left of work to do.

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  17. Dec 19, 2013 at 7:54 PM
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    Those tubes coming out the back are sick. Mostly for aerodynamics I assume prolly at least 15hp more
     
  18. Dec 19, 2013 at 8:03 PM
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    The uneven lengths are to compensate for the taco lean right? :p
     
  19. Dec 19, 2013 at 8:26 PM
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    Are they going to tie them into the shock towers? :popcorn:
     
  20. Dec 19, 2013 at 9:00 PM
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    No, shock towers will be in there for only a short time....new bedcage coming shortly.
     

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