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Monkey_Man
Dodge Dakota
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5/28/2003
19:08:26
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Okay, so I brought my truck over to the shop to see how much JBA headers would cost me installed, he said about $350 to $400 installed depending on how difficult my truck is.
so... he looks at my current exhaust manifold and tells me that I am missing three bolts (I knew that, thats why I wanted the JBA's) but, the bolts have broken off and are inside the block.
I said never mind with the JBA's because by the time he got 2 of the 3 bolts out, he was up to 3 hours labor (at $50 an hour). and to get the other bolt out he would need to take the head off.
should I do it and have him take the top end off, get the bolt on, and maybe add some aftermarket engine stuff while the head is off???
thanks
MM
ohh, I have a club cab, dynomax cat back, K&N airfilter intake....
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IntenseDak39
*GenIII*
5/28/2003
21:17:55
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get about three buddies and an 18 pack of your choice... Start off by downing the first beer. Then take the fender off of the side that has the broken studds (much easier to take the fender off then the head). After the fender, then take the manifold off (now with the fender off you will notice that the exhaust manifold is very easy to get too. Now send one of your buddies that hasnt drinken as much to get a tap set from autozone (should be able to rent them). Drink your friends beer while he is gone. Comes back and let him do the work because the rest of you are too drunk to plug in the extension cord for the drill. but seriously... thats gonna be the easiest way to do it. Just drill and tap them out from the side with no fender on. With all this going on, i would still order the JBA's because they look much better... and if you have the manifolds off you might as well put the jba's on. remember, its all nuts and bolts... if you cant turn a wrench to the left or right, then you got problems.
1998 Regular Cab V6 Auto
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Monkey_Man
Dodge Dakota
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5/28/2003
21:22:34
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Thanks for the reply.
but I should have said this ealier.
The shop that I took it to, while I sat and watched, and talked and joked with the guy, he was drilling with the fender off just as you described, but, he kept on braking the drill bits, although we didn't try to tap it out.
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IntenseDak39
*GenIII*
5/28/2003
21:25:02
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he needs a better drill bit. Lubricate them and they cut much faster
1998 Regular Cab V6 Auto
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J and J Auto
Dodge Dakota
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5/28/2003
22:06:02
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Get some left hand drills it works better and
a lot of times as you step up in size the stud
will just catch and screw out.
The Beer don't sound like to bad of a plan either.
Larry
J&J Auto
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Monkey_man
Dodge Dakota
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5/29/2003
06:43:55
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what is a left hand drill bit?? I don't think I have seen those.
where can I find them?
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FazDak
GenII
5/29/2003
10:13:20
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Damn Intense!!!
You slam me the other day for drinkin and chattin but you can drink and drill!!! lol
Sounds like that guy hasnt drilled into hard metal with small drill bits before, it does take a little skill to not get the bit in a bind and snap it.
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preacher
Dodge Dakota
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5/29/2003
12:03:26
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drinkin & drillin you could end up being one holy muderfuker
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IntenseDak39
*GenIII*
5/29/2003
13:40:10
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lol
well Fazdak... right now i am drinkin' my beers and taking the tranny out... so far i am at 5 bolts and 3 beers!
woo hoo!
1998 Regular Cab V6 Auto
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FazDak
GenII
5/29/2003
16:11:09
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preacher....LMAO!!
Intense....Lol, good luck to ya bud.
You gonna try and rebuild the pump yourself?
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IntenseDak39
*GenIII*
5/29/2003
18:38:22
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nah, that pump is SHOT... just gonna put the one from my tranny into the other tranny and voila!
1998 Regular Cab V6 Auto
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