finished up the other 2 wheel centers, and spent 4 hrs cleaning the shop last night… Nothing can ruin motivation like mountains of someone elses shit everywhere. lol Then started measuring an fabbing the 4 link ( which looks more like a drive shaft). using 2" sch.80 and 7/8 trastor heims… (im gonna try these out but fully intend on upgrading to 1-1/4" chrom. heims, just didnt have 800$ kicking around) headed back there today around 1 hopefully get alot more done
Do u think u will have enough wheels speed to mud?
Im not worried about it… at all lol
Torque > Everything…
I have to disagree in mud. Torque will turn the tires but ur gonna need wheel speed to get u through, up and out of it
<-- not scared… 45mph is enough
Need to see updates this is really interesting, it’s like competing with xtreme 4x4 lol jk
Cool!
Yeah, so i got ahead of my self an welded it together not accounting for the angle on the bar… bolted up the link bar to the frame and the heim was already maxed out at the axle… DOH!!! so i made another one… the right way.
Just mockin up the total length… i have to trim the tube back and weld her up.
One of my friends showed up and helped my out for a little bit… cut up all the tubing for the mounts while i ran the plasma table and cut all the brackets… saved me about an hour. But usually im solo. You ever try centering an axle that wieghts 2000lbs? Not fucking cool… After that I called it a day. Might go back today an tack up all the other brackets
This is going to be awesome lol. Subscribed.
Gonna be ready for yankee lake big truck night 2013??
it better be. I want it done so i can play in the snow this year. My plasma cutter shit the bed so i had to buy another one and that blew my budget… so i had to wait on the hiems… Now im just waiting on the consumable parts to rebuild the plasma torch and i should bo god to start working again. I sheared up an punched out the 4 link base mounting plates for the axles, and welded up the hydraulic steering ram mount at work on wednesday. Tried cutting the the 4 link frame tabs (even though i knew the plasma cutter needed a new tip) and it didnt go so well. Im gonna try to go buy a 4x8 sheet of 3/8 on tuesday and start to get more of these cut out (upper/lower 4link tabs for 1 corner)
I cant wait to see this almost done!
…need i say more
Cut up all the mounts, and got everything mocked up last night. Welded the new wheel centers in an decided, since there was 3 of us and a fork lift… it might be a good time to make sure the tires go on. goin back today to get the last wheel center cut out and weld up the 2 rear centers. Finish welding all the mounts tomorrow after work. I have a couple ideas for motor / tranny an t-case mounts. Hopefully i can get those cut out and get the drive train mocked up this week.
Hell ya!
Well it got warm out, And a good friend of mine has had some free time to help me (this shit is to big/heavy to move alone)…so its time to get back to work. All the tires needed tubes, so i got them last week…and managed to get 2 of them pinched in the beads, and are now junk. I gave up and let the pros handle it, dropped them off this morning.
Got the body set on the frame. Picking up new door/fender/hood tomorrow… and hopefully the 2 rear tires with tubes installed lol those tubes aint cheap and i already ate 2 of them. So hopefully ill have a mounted body/bed and all tires pic tomorrow. Then ill work on getting the motor trans and drop case over to the shop and mocked up.
Ford cab and bed, if so I approve! Lol I can’t tell what it is.
appear to be dodge to me…
Your probably right lol
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