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Glen
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7/16/2001
16:15:59

Subject: Oh, not the best day of my life.
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So i get some of those fancy JBA headers for my 4.7. I eagerly await sunday to come so i can install them. Well, the install was going great untill... the last bolt, its always the last bolt. I stripped the threads out of the head. All the way out. Crazy part was, i wasnt to the recommended 23lbs yet. I was only at about 15lbs. It was the lower left hand bolt on the passangers side (left hand being to the rear of the truck). So needless to say, im driving the accord today. Oh the pain. The sorrow. The ANGER! Oh well, a friend of my dads is gonna try and fix to today. Hope everything goes good... anyways, its time to get back to class. Feel free to send sympathy money to me.. hehehe

Glen...

'01, CC, SLT, 4.7, Auto, 3.55 LS
Gibson single catback. Z-tube.
Jet Chip Stage II. 180 T-Stat. Bosch 4417s.

kicker01
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7/16/2001
16:49:54

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Ahhh F^ck, That sucks Glen. I hope you get it fixed. If you do post what you feel the headers did for your performance. Ive been wating to get a pair of the JBA's but I want to wait and see what other people say about them first.

'01 RC 4.7 5spd



kennungesser
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7/16/2001
17:08:30

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Did that to my Honda Nighthawk 700s the day befor a long trip.Putting the forks back on after having the fork seals replaced. I broke a stud off the forks!! Kindda important stud too,it holds the front tire on!!!After calling myself everthing in the book,and kicking the heck outta the punching bag I finally got it fixed.
I was swettin bullets on the ride the next day!! Losing the front tire would have takin the fun right outta the ride!!
Hope everything works out for ya ,man!

Kenneth l Nungesser

Hawkeye
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7/16/2001
18:20:32

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Glen, I am officially crying huge tears for you. Have my fingers and toes crossed that all goes well with the fix and you smokin in no time.

'00 QC 4x4
4.7 3.55 LSD
32x11.50 BFG AT's
Green Thunder

eddie_orlando
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7/16/2001
19:54:45

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well guys, you probably won't be hearing much from me soon, cause to go along with the theme of this post I'll let you all know that I woke up this morning after washing and waxing my Dak yesterday to find her gone, yep, all that's left is some broken glass from the passenger side window, kinda sucks, but i guess life goes on, Dakless.
ed



Glen
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7/16/2001
20:01:03

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OMG! NNOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! time to collect the insurance huh... :( Now thats way worse than my problem. I mean i cant drive mine or anything, but you might not drive it again. Who knows, maybe the cops will find it, and the guy who stole it dropped a good $10,000 into in in customizations. So you get a better dak back. :)
Anyways, sorry about the loss.

Glen...

'01, CC, SLT, 4.7, Auto, 3.55 LS
Gibson single catback. Z-tube.
Jet Chip Stage II. 180 T-Stat. Bosch 4417s.

Hawkeye
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7/16/2001
20:31:31

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Eddie,
No kidding!! Man I feel for you to. Sorry to hear that. You know, capital punishment used to apply to horse thieves. Wonder if it shouldnt maybe apply to Dak thieves as well. Guess that wouldnt go over to well today.
May the flee's of a 1000 camels infest the underwear of the sorry low life who took your dak.

'00 QC 4x4
4.7 3.55 LSD
32x11.50 BFG AT's
Green Thunder

Swampdak
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7/16/2001
20:37:35

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Eddie- Sorry for your loss,I had my 98 Ram 4x4 stolen,so I know how you feel.You probably had a ton of stuff in it also!!!I hate to say it but you are better off not seeing it again as there could be "hidden damage" that your insurance cant repair.Mine was written off and made it possible to get my Dak.Your ins. rates dont go up for a vehicle theft mine didnt.The guy who stole mine is in jail right now so that helps a little bit.But it is a Canadian jail so he probably has a big screen tv!!!

Y2K CC 4.7 AUTO 4X4 3.55 TRAC-LOK SLT K&N 16.35/82.41

kennungesser
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7/16/2001
20:46:20

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Oh man,hawkeye just told me what happened. Cant say how sorry I am. I hope they catch the S.O.B that did it!
Dont have to leave the site though,you can keep us posted on whats goin on. Plus,cant you put pics out on the web,kindda like a HAVE YOU SEEN THIS TRUCK? type of thing?
Anyway,again Im sorry.

Kenneth l Nungesser

bjlindsey
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7/16/2001
23:14:06

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eddie... Sorry to hear it. make sure you tell you insurance co. of any mods you made. I hade a friend total a (pretty fine German automobile) of mine and as long as I produced receipts for the goodies, they paid for them. I have also heard that you DO NOT HAVE TO ACCEPT A THEFT RECOVERY from the ins. co. Just say no and get you a newer/better one!!! Good luck dude

'01 QC 4x4 5.9L 3.92 LSD

andrew
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7/17/2001
01:22:48

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Wow, a stolen truck. Boy that sucks but I cant say that I am sorry to hear about it. Probably shouldnt have talked all that sh@# to me and been such a prick. Well that sucks for you dude, live and learn. Move on.



bjlindsey
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7/17/2001
01:35:00

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Where's the moderator? Let's not let this fine forum stoop to the level of people who do not share our interests. Thank You

'01 QC 4x4 5.9L 3.92 LSD

Mar
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7/17/2001
10:38:08

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Man sorry about the truck. You had a lot of stuff on it to didn't ya. I guess thats the one good thing about being a chevy and ford owner. If you live near someone with a dodge its a pretty safe bet to say you will be working on your truck tommarrow. But they must have been amatures. To break the glass. I locked the keys in my truck and I opened it with a wire hanger in about 5 min. Maybe we should weld the doors shut and go in like the dukes.



durtydog
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7/17/2001
18:57:34

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glen sorry to hear about the stipped bolt!i hope they can use a heli coil and get you up and running!




Glen
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7/18/2001
10:49:22

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WOOHOO! Got my truck back! In the end 3 bolts stripped out, and thats only to the recommended 23 lbs. The guy who did the repairs for me (long time friend, so i got a good price), said the bolts JBA sent with the headers are to short, only about half (maybe a little less) of the threads where actually working! Im gonna call JBA ASAP, to let them know. I'll get the real numbers (exactly how long, etc) from him after i get out of class today. It IS a seriouse issue that everyone should be aware of. Now maybe by dumb luck, JBA sent me the wrong ones, but in any case they where too short. I gotta run, but if anyone needs more detail, shoot me an email...

Glen

P.S.
oh yeah, I LOVE THESE HEADERS! the engine rev's up sooo much faster now, they really opened the 4.7 up alot.

'01, CC, SLT, 4.7, Auto, 3.55 LS
Gibson single catback. Z-tube.
Jet Chip Stage II. 180 T-Stat. Bosch 4417s.

eddie_orlando
Dodge Dakota


7/19/2001
23:54:34

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guys, sorry for not getting back sooner guys, just my hands have been full since the incident. turns out whoever stole it drove it for a total of 4 miles before leaving it in a neighboring complex minus the CD player and a loose items in the cab (broken ignition and window of course) could be worse, I have all my receipts so I'm getting a paint job out of it for the few scratches it endured and other small things, so all is well.
P.S. Andrew, go to hell soon and sorry to let you down about my Dak, I know you're crushed it was found in good shape, A$$hole!
Ed



andrew
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7/20/2001
10:46:24

RE: Oh, not the best day of my life.
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Come on eddie, I was just having a bad day. Sound familiar? As far as getting back your truck, congratulations! I must say, did feel an overwelming feeling of joy when I heard you were leaving for good. As far as going to hell, I aint that worried, it will be packed. I may even see someone I know.Later!



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