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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 12:07 PM
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I'm modifying the bolt holes on my bench at work, trying to get it at least in the ballpark before I go to bolt it on the car. Can anyone tell me more specific details about how they need to be opened up? Is it more horizontally or vertically? Just the front and back bolt holes or all of them?

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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 01:57 PM
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the hole closest to the front of the car needs to be opened further to the front of the car, if that makes sense... so it needs to be a horizontal oval
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Perfect sense, thanks a bunch man
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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 02:33 PM
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Thats funny that everyone has had this problem. Mine went right on! Didn't have to do anything.
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I would say put them to the heads and see, I would not just start opening holes on a whim.
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Normally I would do that, but it seemed like with every build thread I researched, everyone had this same issue...Dean is the first I've heard of not having to do this
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My holes were drilled smaller than they were on my headers so the first step was to match them. It still wouldn't fit so I made the holes on the outside larger.
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