installing bolt in subframes???

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Jan 2, 2007 | 04:55 PM

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installing bolt in subframes???

how do you guys get the front part bolted up, i stuck the bar for the bolts in the little slot but how do you get it to stay in place so i can get it bolted up.

Jan 2, 2007 | 04:58 PM

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stick your finger up there and hold the bar. get both of them threaded so itll stay in place when you tighten.

or go get the welder.

Jan 2, 2007 | 07:28 PM

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I ran the bolts for mine through the threaded bar a bunch of times and put some oil on them to make installing them as easy as possible.

Jan 2, 2007 | 10:04 PM

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Here is the write-up I followed when installing my SLP SFCs:
http://users3.ev1.net/~cnl1/firehawk/subframe/index.htm

Jan 3, 2007 | 01:18 AM

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I didn't have any problem holding it with my finger through the opening and just pushing down to get them both started. With both started, it isn't going anywhere.

Jan 3, 2007 | 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by transambandit

how do you guys get the front part bolted up, i stuck the bar for the bolts in the little slot but how do you get it to stay in place so i can get it bolted up.

Try a small screw driver in one side to keep it alligned and feed the bolt through until it grabs.

Jan 13, 2007 | 06:09 PM

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well i spent an hour trying to get these damn things on, my fingers dont fit, they arent long enough to hold the bar down, anyone else have any other ideas?

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Jan 13, 2007 | 08:25 PM

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try and thread both bolts at the same time, raising the bar up so that its weight rests on the bolts. idk man, i dont have big hands, i just stuck my fingers in there