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Installing Dp.... Being A Bitch

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Old 11-30-2002, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by vosko' date='Dec 1 2002, 12:58 AM
i've only taken off the downpipe on my old 89 TII like 10 times.... i sorta know. you ought to know by now people will answer in like 5mins or less
I can sympathize with Sidewinder. A downpipe is easy to get off, but getting the stock precat off of my 88 TII was quite a bitch because it takes up a lot more room than a downpipe. Ultimately, a regular old box-end wrench with a slight offset was the only tool I could get on one of the nuts. A great deal of patience is required. Fortunately, I was under no real time pressure to complete the project.



And I did shitcan my ABS. The pump was leaking and I wasn't about to invest in a new one. My conversion to non-ABS was straightforward and works great!
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Old 11-30-2002, 08:53 PM
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i know its harder but not that much harder. i have taken off quite a few precat's also
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Old 11-30-2002, 09:00 PM
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i agree they can be a bitch but its not the end of the world
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Old 11-30-2002, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by vosko' date='Dec 1 2002, 03:00 AM
i agree they can be a bitch but its not the end of the world
I'm with ya there. Just gotta keep at it. Thing that sucks is I finally got mine all back together and the dragstrip is closed til spring. Bummer!
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you'll just have to wait to break something at the track LOL or come down to http://www.atcorace.com they are open till end of the year LOL
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Ok.. now the damn nuts that hold on the precat are protected by some wierd *** metal thing that sticks up. I've tried to bend them back but they are really thick, and i cant get a socket over them untill they're gone.
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Originally Posted by sidewinderx7' date='Nov 30 2002, 09:23 PM
Ok.. now the damn nuts that hold on the precat are protected by some wierd *** metal thing that sticks up. I've tried to bend them back but they are really thick, and i cant get a socket over them untill they're gone.
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Old 12-01-2002, 12:04 AM
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hmm.. now i need to think of a way to get them off. Anyone have any ideas?
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Old 12-01-2002, 12:19 AM
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those are little lock things. use a screw driver and pry them open
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