Tacos in St. Louis area

If your crunched for time just drill out the bottoms since the side ones are easy, because after the leafs go back on they are a pain to reach. Just drill through, use like 3 different sizes until you get one thats a little bit smaller than the rivet head. Once you step up the the largest size the head should pop off and from there use a short punch with some vise grips to hold it while you put your purse down to hit it. If it won't budge, drill a relief hole all the way through, don't use the largest bit to drill all the way through because you may make the hole larger.

After you get the first one down the rest go by fast, use new bits with cutting oil if you can. Buy a punch thats about the size of your bump plate bolt so it doesn't get wedged in there when you punch out the rivet, lowes sells these yellow 4inch punch (thats what I used)

 

Alright thanks for the tips. Ill start with poppin the leafs and rear shocks off then focus on tackling the rivets. Then the front with getting the uca bolt out.

I brought my set of drill bits which are all fairly new and have some basic oil i can use.

Ill let you know if we manage to finish everything up

 

heeeeeyyyyy i could for a bit!

And i have swap suspension on theres rigs so many times its embaressing. Haha

where and when?

 

Ill be leaving the hotel around 730ish after loading everything up im assuming. So ill probably be getting there around 830.

7017 Reinneck Road
Belleville, IL

If you want to meet me in the morning and follow, i dont have an issue with that. Although itd be easiest if you met me at my hotel.

 

I live closer to there then you do i think. Im in south brentwood/north webster.

Damn that is far!

I'll see what the lady friend wants too do.

Its on a chunk of land yes? So Devin could go for a nice walk or something?

 

Its a bit of a drive, lol. But a shop to work in and some additional tools.

Im not sure how much land there actually is. Its in the "country" though so the small street its on goes up and down a ways. Definitely enough to go on a walk

 

yea will all hinge on if she works tomorrow or not. I have to be at Powell Hall at 5pm.

 

Alright. Even if you could make it till 2/3 thatd be a great help.

Im supposed to be at work at 5, but ill stretch that as needed. Im sure my coworker wont mind more OT.

 

How rusty is your truck? Are you doing UCAs too?

 

Zero rust.

Yea i am. Matt overnighted them to me and i recieved them today.

 

Damn. UCAs are gonna be the hard part. Long as no bolts are rusted on the rear will be fast if we have air tools.

 

Yea theres air tools. UCA is just going to be tricky massaging where it needs to come out.

Removing the stock rear bump pad is what i think will really take the longest.

 

Yea i remember the UCA bolt. Its annoying. But not impossible. Least you don't have to press anything in or out on the spindle.

Pm me your phone number i thought i had it but i don't. I'll probably come. Just be later then you by a bit.

 

Welcome to walk around the property and explore if she likes. Lots of cyclist get together and ride the roads in the area as the scenery is wonderful and there are quite a few grade changes to make for a bit of a challenge.

 

Good to hear the Chris was road worth tonight haha nice meeting all of you!

 

Glad to hear that. I was wondering if y'all got finished. Great meeting you guys also.

 

First thing we have to do, cut the nuts off the top of the factory rears as they are welded on with rust.



Don't get me started on the "exhaust mod" and the leaf spring bolt from hell.

 

3 things... two of which were easy.

 

Anything going on today?