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prowlerbabe    POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Treasure Island, Florida |
posted 08-22-2002 07:29 PM
    
Update #1 Bumpers are off. Elapsed time 35 minutes-no air tools. So far - so good. Kendra |
TFischer                POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Texas, USA |
posted 08-22-2002 07:46 PM
quote: Marty: That is really sad!!!! |
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TFischer POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Texas, USA |
posted 08-22-2002 07:49 PM
quote: Fix: Did I ever mention to you that my brother lives near Chitown and I will be coming up there to visit him - probably next month? I'm sure you are listed in the phone book - huh? |
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TFischer POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Texas, USA |
posted 08-22-2002 07:50 PM
quote: Way to go Kendra!!!!! Show 'em how it's done! Lovin this! |
ed monahan  POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Cincinnati, Oh, USA |
posted 08-22-2002 09:04 PM
Marty-----I have duct tape in 9 colors. quote: Tami, you are right, that really is sad. In this day and age you should have at least 24 different colors to go with any outfit. Do you have camouflage, Marty? This message has been edited by ed monahan on 08-22-2002 at 09:05 PM |
ALLEY CAT POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:mesa, az, USA |
posted 08-22-2002 09:13 PM
Tami - FixaDent may not be in the book, but look up Central Auto Body,,,,,,,find a high priced restaurant nearby,,,,,order top of the menu and charge to his business! I have confidence in the ladies,,,,,,,getting the job done. I'll need to chat with them afterwards to make sure I install it right |
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ed monahan POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Cincinnati, Oh, USA |
posted 08-23-2002 01:04 AM
I just hope it all goes off "without a hitch". I can't help myself, at times. |
fixumm POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Roselle ILL |
posted 08-23-2002 06:39 AM
I will never drive behind a prowler with a trailer AGAIN  |
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prowlerbabe POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Treasure Island, Florida |
posted 08-23-2002 06:42 AM
quote: Unless it's black or silver. Fixumm, you never fail to crack me up! |
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fixumm POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Roselle ILL |
posted 08-23-2002 07:10 AM
quote: ed do we need to start saving money so we can buy you a monkey....???????????......... |
jeffsurp Prowler Junkie From:Vero Beach, FL , USA |
posted 08-23-2002 04:17 PM
I had the dealer install the hitch last week. They charged $126.00 - Hitch Labor $61 - PT Chrome rack $325 and no duct tape has been needed "YET" |
KAT 2K POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Memphis, IN |
posted 08-23-2002 05:42 PM
I wound up grinding the corners off of the nutplates that go in the frame. They will go in easier. |
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ed monahan POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Cincinnati, Oh, USA |
posted 08-23-2002 05:49 PM
fixxum, already have a monkey. thanks anyway. Kat2K, good idea but you are too late to help me, darn it. |
Bob Hacker POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:McHenry IL USA |
posted 08-23-2002 08:54 PM
Tami, quote: Next month Fixumm will be living in a tent, no phone, waiting for his house to be built, sometime next spring. ------------------ This message has been edited by hack1320 on 08-23-2002 at 08:56 PM |
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TFischer POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Texas, USA |
posted 08-23-2002 09:03 PM
quote: Hack: Good then he should be easy to spot! Okay guys heading out to the garage to take my bumpers off. Also got my SSS muffler today - fast shipping!! Going to put the hitch and muffler on tomorrow after we get back in the morning from other commitments This message has been edited by TKFischer on 08-23-2002 at 09:05 PM |
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TFischer POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Texas, USA |
posted 08-23-2002 11:03 PM
Okay, bumpers are off and my baby's on the ramps. Kendra beat my time - took me about 55 minutes to get the bumpers off. Didn't use the air gun. Tomorrow the hitch, muffler and polish the frame. T |
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purplecat POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Texas Hill Country |
posted 08-24-2002 12:10 AM
Kendra and Tami, I have faith in you both to be able to do this without the 18 beers and broken knuckles. I think this may show that reading the instructions has some value. You go girls!!! |
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prowlerbabe POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Treasure Island, Florida |
posted 08-24-2002 11:53 AM
Update #2 trailer hitch is installed. Did it without 18 beers (just 1 pot of coffee) and no broken skin. My hands are a little cramped from having to fit them in all those small places. Nothing is broken, including the trailer hitch installation speed record, but that's okay. Took me a total of 3 hours to do. No ramps, no air tools, not even the 15mm socket that it told me I needed. (Turned out it was actually 17mm that was needed) When taking down the transmission cooler to access the reverse light wiring, it said to use a 10mm socket. Well on my car I had to use a 13mm wrench (13mm deep socket would have been much easier). Definitely use a 1-1/8" holesaw bit to drill the access holes - piece of cake. (don't forget to buy the adapter for your drill). Dropping the nut plates through the access hole was easy (didn't have to trim the corners). Just put it in standing it straight up through the hole, there is enough room for it to go all the way in, then just rotate it over and drop it down. Good luck Tami and anyone else that is doing this. I hope my experience will help someone down the road. Would I do it again? Sure would, it feels great working on my own car, and being able to tell the GUYS - "I did it myself" And for aligning the bumpers, I just used a bucket turned upside down with a roll of paper towels on top, slid it under the outside edge of the bumper to hold it up - stepped back and looked, adjusted paper towels until bumper was straight, then tightened bolts.   This message has been edited by prowlerbabe on 08-24-2002 at 12:05 PM |
cnote6 POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Dallas, TX |
posted 08-24-2002 12:18 PM
Great job!!!
!!!prowlerbabe |
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ed monahan POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Cincinnati, Oh, USA |
posted 08-24-2002 01:19 PM
PB, good work and good report. I forgot about the wrong size wrench listing but when you mentioned, I remembered. Alzheimers |
ART POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:LOUISVILLE, OHIO U.S.A. |
posted 08-24-2002 02:08 PM
I GUESS MY BIGGEST PROBLEM WAS I INVITED MY BUDDY OVER TO HELP....BIG MISTAKE HE HAS 3 SMALL KIDS AND NEVER GETS OUT OF THE HOUSE (hence 18 beers)BUT STILL A LOT OF FUN!!! |
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ALLEY CAT POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:mesa, az, USA |
posted 08-24-2002 02:12 PM
Kendra - The bucket and paper towel arrangement gets the: ALLEY CAT STAMP OF APPROVAL
Excellent Job, I might add! I'll put mine on when the temps go done,,,,,too hot right now! |
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TFischer POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Texas, USA |
posted 08-24-2002 11:38 PM
Kendra: Way to go girl!!!! We got ours on too! Word to the wise - don't do everything I did today in 105 THI! I ended up going in and taking a shower and let Ken tighten up the bolts on the bumpers after I made sure they were straight because I felt sick. Used the hole saw too and it went right through. He did help me put the SSS muffler on and it sounds great and we drilled out the rivets and pulled out the baffles from the tailpipes. I polished the frame and it looks like chrome now - very happy. The only problem I had was I put the tranny cooler and cover back up before I hooked up the lights again - mistake! Had to take it back off and hook them up then put it back up. No speed record broken here either - but it's done and looks great. Thanks everyone for all of your input. Would do it again, but just not on a day as hot as this was!! AC - wait until it cools down in your area!! TP.S. Did have one Corona - it's amazing how good a beer tastes when you pull it out of the freezer and it has just a little bit of slush in it on a really hot day! This message has been edited by TKFischer on 08-24-2002 at 11:42 PM |
Steve T POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Weatherford,Texas,USA |
posted 08-25-2002 09:07 AM
Tami/Ken, If you want to do it again just let me know...I will be happy to let you install my hitches one Corona per hitch sounds like a deal!You were not kidding about the temp yesterday, I started assembling the Double Park lift yesterday afternoon and IT WAS HOT! Nothing like Texas in the Summer! |
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TFischer POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Texas, USA |
posted 08-25-2002 10:21 AM
quote: Steve - we'll be more than happy to show you how to do it , but it will have to be at our house, I don't want you two playing on that dozer T |
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