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Old Aug 13, 2013 | 08:31 AM
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yeah i had to make that bottom piece thinner, check the pic i posted out , it had to be made thinner and the tensioner made thinner with my trusty file
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Old Aug 13, 2013 | 03:15 PM
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yeah i had to make that bottom piece thinner, check the pic i posted out , it had to be made thinner and the tensioner made thinner with my trusty file
I'm sending you version 2.0 tonight. I changed the way the torquing bolt bar is welded to the round tube and I extended the hook off the round tube as well. We'll see if this will fit so the hook stays as thick as possibe.
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Old Aug 13, 2013 | 04:17 PM
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Wow. That's awesome. It's so nice of you to do that. You don't find many people in the world to make something for almost nothing. Have someone bitch. Aka me and then have another one sent to them.

You are truly a nice person. It's so kind of you. Thank you.
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Old Aug 14, 2013 | 10:03 AM
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Wow. That's awesome. It's so nice of you to do that. You don't find many people in the world to make something for almost nothing. Have someone bitch. Aka me and then have another one sent to them.

You are truly a nice person. It's so kind of you. Thank you.
Its all good, I'm very stubborn when I make things and will see them to the bitter end, also I alway take responsibility for the things I do... good, bad, or ugly.

My thought when making this was the tighter fit is what helped made my tool work better. I file fit every tool to my tensioner and made it fit tight so it doesnt fly off in the middle of setting the tension. I should have thought about little differances in tensioners... Hell my spring tensioner is from 2006 so I'm sure there are litte changes thats happened in the last 7 years.
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 06:23 AM
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got my new one int he mail , thank you so much btw, went to try it on but couldnt get in down in there , i have been driving the car to work and just got home and everything was hell hot in there.


I will try and do it tonight or tomorrow night . Thanks so much . Really stand up of you.
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 06:52 AM
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Let me know how this one fits when you have some time. It's "looser" on my tensioner then the first one I sent you.
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 02:13 PM
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WTF is wrong with you, conan? Shouldnt you be trying to capitolize on the LS1tech community rather than helping us out? Geez! The nerve of some people

Dude, I dont have an SDCE bracket, but just wanted to chime in here and reaffirm your awesomeness!
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by ChevyChad
WTF is wrong with you, conan? Shouldnt you be trying to capitolize on the LS1tech community rather than helping us out? Geez! The nerve of some people

Dude, I dont have an SDCE bracket, but just wanted to chime in here and reaffirm your awesomeness!
Thanks Chad
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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 06:55 AM
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Bad news. With my fans in. I run two of them I can't get a good read. I need to get under it quick and try it out
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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by ramairetransam
Bad news. With my fans in. I run two of them I can't get a good read. I need to get under it quick and try it out
Try to take some pics of it if it doesn't fit. I would like to see what is differant between yours and mine.
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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 09:39 AM
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will do , im gonna try tonight to get some pics .
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Old Dec 8, 2013 | 10:57 AM
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Thumbs up Great tool!!!

So the other night I finally got my motor in and blower bolted up. It was time to use the new tool that Conan had provided me a few months ago. Great guy, quick shipping, and a quality piece. I could not have asked for a better fit. The tool worked flawlessly, made setting the tension on the belt so much easier.
I think it's sad how people complain about a product that their getting for practically free and how they had to do some grinding or a bit of filling. Honestly they should have taken there problems to pm's rather than make a big stink on the forum. Possibly making people second guess this tool. Especially when he does everything to make it right.
Anyway, if you were hesitant about a purchase because of reading previous posts, don't be this tool works great.
Also conan I just purchased a new tensioner from sdce so it works for the new ones as well as my old one.
Thank agian
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Old Dec 8, 2013 | 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by nvmy2000ss
So the other night I finally got my motor in and blower bolted up. It was time to use the new tool that Conan had provided me a few months ago. Great guy, quick shipping, and a quality piece. I could not have asked for a better fit. The tool worked flawlessly, made setting the tension on the belt so much easier.
I think it's sad how people complain about a product that their getting for practically free and how they had to do some grinding or a bit of filling. Honestly they should have taken there problems to pm's rather than make a big stink on the forum. Possibly making people second guess this tool. Especially when he does everything to make it right.
Anyway, if you were hesitant about a purchase because of reading previous posts, don't be this tool works great.
Also conan I just purchased a new tensioner from sdce so it works for the new ones as well as my old one.
Thank agian

Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad to hear it made your tension setting easier. Let me know if you need anything else.
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Old Jul 20, 2014 | 04:57 PM
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Back from the dead, sent you a pm about getting one of these
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Old Jul 20, 2014 | 06:12 PM
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PM sent ^^^
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Old Aug 7, 2014 | 09:11 PM
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Thanks got mine today and love it
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Still making these or have any laying around? As everyone already know the tool it come with blows
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