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[snowshoebrue]

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[Jud]

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Sweet.

[snowshoebrue]

got some of my stuff.  also picked up some new springs.  picked up a new tent heater.  they are on sale at tractor supply
i have to pace my money cause i am going on a ski trip in feb to utah.  so i picked up some new boots

[Birfailed]

I'm runnin the same stup with a 3.5 bs wheel.  It's pretty wide but not ridiculously wide.  It will all balance out once you get tires on it and it sits higher.

[Matty]

nice ski boots. oh and truck parts 

[81yota37sred]

love where your going with this

[snowshoebrue]

thanks, i haven't done to much work to it lately.  hopefully by this weekend i will be done with the house projects so i can work on it.  i did manage to pick up a new welder, solid diff covers, 16 fk 1 1/4 heims.  unfortunately because of the state budget(or lack of one) most of the funding for school construction is on hold, so i am only working 2 weeks a month right now.  I will put on what i have them have to wait.  I sold my 42's so i will have to get new ones once i get it going.

[Jud]

Got any old size 11 ski boots for sale? lol

[snowshoebrue]

no sorry jud both me and my brother are 10.5  i have a set here that are my old ones that you can come try on to see if they will fit you.

[Jud]

no sorry jud both me and my brother are 10.5  i have a set here that are my old ones that you can come try on to see if they will fit you.

Damn... lol I've tried on 3 pairs of 10.5's and all 3 were too small. Thanks for the offer tho.

[rednk1980]

Wow been along time since i read up on this Looking good man cant wait to see it done this time.

[snowshoebrue]

thanks, i finally wired my garage for my plasma and welder so i worked on the back a little yesterday got the upper coil buckets mounted and the passenger side axle bucket tacked into place.  should be getting my heims by the end of the week.  i bought some 1 1/4 fk heims.  i sold my 42's on 15" rims and plan on getting some 16.5 or 17 so i can get more backspacing. 

[rednk1980]

thanks, i finally wired my garage for my plasma and welder so i worked on the back a little yesterday got the upper coil buckets mounted and the passenger side axle bucket tacked into place.  should be getting my heims by the end of the week.  i bought some 1 1/4 fk heims.  i sold my 42's on 15" rims and plan on getting some 16.5 or 17 so i can get more backspacing. 

Get some H1's and recenter them 

[snowshoebrue]

Get some H1's and recenter them 

thats what i was looking at.  greatlakeoffroad has some pretty cool centers and rim stiffeners for a reasonable price. 

[rednk1980]

Thats the route i was going but i got a killer deal on some aluminum 16's

[snowshoebrue]

i got a new welding helmet so i went out and played a little last night.  i got the upper and lower buckets welded up.  springs are on there but i don't like how the upper is captured so i have an idea just not sure if it will work till i get a chance to try it.  i went to the store to get the steel and they wanted too much so i just need to look around at work to find some.  i got my heims in today they are fk 1 1/4-12.   called and 2" 250 tubing is 8.65 ft, 2.25" .375 wall is 14.80 and 1.5 schedule 80 pipe was 3.40 ft.  most likely i will get the 2" 250 wall.  also a little plasma cutter hood ornament.  i am gonna weld some studs on it and drill them through my hood

[Blingn]

that looks pimp n

[*** YELLER ***]

nioce

[rednk1980]

Very noice very noice 

[snowshoebrue]

got the front end back on it on weight today.  still need to finish welding the hanger. i figured i let it cool so i don't warp it i was going to cut the old hanger off, but it was way to much work  .  my shackle angle sucks now, so i might have to use the frame sleeves that came with the kit and move them forward.  I also got my steering from wfo

[*** YELLER ***]

what do you meen the shackle angle sucks their perfectly straight up and down 
Yer poor springs are gonna be all which way do we go which way do we go   

[pumkin toy]

lookin good, i like the hood emblem!

[Yota87Truck]

lookin good, i like the hood emblem!

X2!!

[snowshoebrue]

thanks guys

i finished welding up my spring hanger yesterday.  i also got my steering installed.  might have a problem though my tie rod is only about 3" from my oil pan.  once i get the rear done i will flex it out to see if it is gonna hit. 

[Ramrod]

id put a pretty big gusset going from that hanger back on the frame, it is pretty big and will put some major stress on it

[snowshoebrue]

i put one on each frame rail yesterday when i finished welding it up 

id put a pretty big gusset going from that hanger back on the frame, it is pretty big and will put some major stress on it

[Ramrod]

there ya go

[AaronB]

  I also got my steering from wfo

whats WFO?

[Jud]

whats WFO?

It stands for Wide freakin' Open. Its a newer company out of Sac. area.

[snowshoebrue]

http://www.wfoconcepts.com/Steering/Dana60/listing.html
its a company out of sac/auburn area.




got some more parts for the links from ballistic.  i am going on a ski trip to utah on weds so i need to save my money, but once i get back i will be getting my tubing for the links and get the rear finished up.