Little update for the update. Got in touch with Dave at Marlin's this afternoon. Apparently my missing pieces were shipped out this morning and should be here by Thrusday. If I don't have them by this weekend I think I will flip because I really need to get the crawler in this weekend so I can order shafts the next week if I can get those spacers in as well so I can measure the rear. Finally got in touch with Parts Mike tonight, and as pissed as I am about not having the drag link, it is hard to get too mad at the guy. He went well out of his way to make me this drag link, and due to him having to go outside normal channels to get it made, he probably made very little, if any, money on it. Well now it turns out he might have even lost some money, because he messed up my shipping address and it was returned to him. He reshipped 2 day air this morning with a check for me in the amount that I paid to have it shipped in the first place. I'm a pretty understanding guy, I mess up too, and he went out of his way for me in the first place to make the link and he has taken all the steps he could to make it right so it is hard to fault the guy. It has been a PITA not having that drag link, but (knock on wood) I really should get it this time...