so as some of you may or may not know, i traded the ol' black beast 02 to a guy in Florida for a 97 reg cab 2wd ST...Cummins of cousre :thumb1:and the day after i got er home it shat the trans...and finally after 5 weeks of waiting it's back together and runnin one million times faster than the 02 ever dreamed ofso here are some questions and observations i've had over the 70 someodd miles i've actually got to drive the thingis it normal for the 47RE to downshift back to first when you're on the brakes and goin about 5 or so MPH?is there a worse cup holder than the one that came on the 94-98 Dodges? i had a can of red bull in mine just now and i made a turn that had a slight bump in it and the damn can fell out of the holder, hit the gear shifter and spilled all over my right leg and my seats:banghead:say i was able to find a fairly decent condition SLT cab for cheap from a gasser 97, would i be able to put in the door panels and the steering column and be able to rig up power locks/windows and cruise and tilt?also, on the steering column, i have a good 20 degrees of play at center in my steering wheel, i called Mike and asked him about it and just as he was gonna tell me how he figured i could fix it, i entered a dead zone and dropped the call...so Mike, you can go ahead and type out your response here if you'd like bud :lol:oh last but not least, i'm gonna wash the dirty thing and throw up some pics of it here if y'all'd like to see it...if not i don't care haha

Ummm... Vertical clearance? I guess I'll have to wait and see...

Oh yes, you will see. I will even make a youtube of me doing it. I don't believe putting something simply across will do as good of job as something bowing up. I have an idea though, and it will still close.

keep us updated on that man....

Alright here's what I did.

http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUijxQSrJDA

Let me know if you know a better way!

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I went out and tested it and instantly the bottle of water fell out. Glue was still wet, said ok I will try the other side. It fell out but since the glue held it resisted a bit more. This was a full tall skinny water bottle so probably the most likely thing to fall out being slim and top heavy. So I drank a little bit so it was maybe 3/4 full and then it had a hard time falling out until I drove on the road in 3rd gear and jerked into the driveway like a bat of hell, then it fell out That makes it good enough for me! Need better glue though, that adhesive crap takes forever to dry.

brilliant idear man...but i think i'll try and find some black weedeater string cuz i want it to "blend in" if ya know what i mean

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oh and regardless of if you care or not, i'm gonna post this on a couple other forums

brilliant idear man...but i think i'll try and find some black weedeater string cuz i want it to "blend in" if ya know what i mean

I just grabbed whatever string we had. I kinda like the red though

I am beginning to think you could make both sides 90 degree holes instead of one at 45. That string is more flexible than I thought it would be and the 90 degree part seems to be the side that makes it strong. Plus it wouldn't look half-bowed, it would be a perfect arch. Something strong would be nicer but then you pretty well compromise it going into the dash. I might go into Lowes or something tomorrow and see if they make something stronger that would work even better.

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Naw do what you want with it. It's half Mike's idea anyways since he kinda got the ball rolling. I do it to help people but more for the challenge also, so getting credit for it is on the bottom of my list, if on my list at all.

In other words, post away Make sure and post back here if someone suggests something better!

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HOLD THE PHONE! Make BOTH holes 90 degrees, er, straight down, no angle, just straight vertically down! I just went out and did it and it is a lot stronger and stiffer and still goes into the dash just fine. Super glue it and that damn thing will be bulletproof! I'll get a pic tomorrow. It even looks a lot better lol.

hmm imma have to go try this...but use somethin like marine epoxy instead...SOB will never ever come off haha

Just make sure to make them both vertical! It made a world of a difference. I'll redo the youtube and everything. Don't want people doing the 45 thing.

So there's the final result. I got a youtube movie uploading to replace the old movie. Obviously the more you push the string into the hole and therefore making the string tension tighter, it gets stronger.