Upgraded the wheelie-things
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Upgraded the wheelie-things
I installed a set of A&A Frame Savers when I first bought my C5 in '01. Since then, other versions have come out but I never thought to upgrade until Chip at CCA came out with his "FattDaddy" and "FattMomma" front frame wheels. I ordered a set for my and the wife's C5 as well. The single wheel versions just weren't cutting it all the time. On certain slopes and dips, the unprotected side of the frame was still scraping so I bit the bullet and upgraded. Hopefully, these'll do the job.
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Looking good, Patches. Those should really help prevent the scrapes.
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Any excuse to see your car, Patches, is a good one. Awesome install. 
(Random question: Your garage doesn't look a whole lot bigger than mine. How did you fit the lift in it? My door opener hangs way down and so do the runners. Did you have to relocate yours to fit the lift? Just curious.)
(Random question: Your garage doesn't look a whole lot bigger than mine. How did you fit the lift in it? My door opener hangs way down and so do the runners. Did you have to relocate yours to fit the lift? Just curious.)
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Dumb question here,,,,what is the difference between the fat Daddies and fat Ma ma's?? Now lets play it straight here guys,,,legit answers
,,I'm old enough to know the other "differences"
!!:che ers:
,,I'm old enough to know the other "differences"!!:che ers:
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What forced my hand on this one is the wife has a new dentist whose parking lot has a the horrible combination of an ugly, extreme dip and a significantly steep slope at its entrance so I had to do something. Mrs. Patches complained she was scrapin the the front frame bars getting in and out of the lot, despite having FattDaddies on her C5. Figured I do 'em both at the same time.
