You are going to need to cut and massage the pinch weld on the firewall. Depending on the size and type of downpipe will determine how much. Some engines are mounted more forward then others and that helps some.
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I tried using a big bar, a 2X4 and ended up borrowing a porta-power. Couldn't get the right angle on things by prying. Ended up rubbing the floorboards so went with the porta-power and worked great.
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I tried using a big bar, a 2X4 and ended up borrowing a porta-power. Couldn't get the right angle on things by prying. Ended up rubbing the floorboards so went with the porta-power and worked great.
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This was the easiest and most professional way i found to get the job done too. Cut the wall seam about 3/4 of an inch deep every inch or so. Just stop before you cut past the spot welds. Put a block of wood on the engine side to spread the load and protect the transmission dipstick. Used a porta power spreader to flatten the seam.
Joat was able to get his in by looseing the cab mounts somehow. I don't like to cut stuff myself, but in this case the seam is just bigger than it needs to be.
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Cut the pinch weld and fold it flat, then use a spud bar or similar tool to bend in the firewall/floorpan as needed. One other possibility is to loosen the 6 cab mounting bolts from below (if they aren't firmly rusted in place like mine were) and shove the cab aft, no closer than 3/4" or 7/8" from the bed. When I replaced my cab mounts last summer I picked up a good 1/2" of clearance at the downpipe by doing so.
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i used the pry bar and a 2x4 and got it the seam and the fire wall pushed bakc fairly easy it took maybe 20 mins of course i wanted to get the dp in, in a hurry and i was pumped to get it in, good luck
o yea i used and air chisel to do some fine tuning around the tranny
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I just put the same flo pro pipe in, no sweat. The biggest thing was getting up the courage to really hit the firewall! I only had to massage mine about 3/4" to make it work, and cut the seam and bend it up.
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