$300

[WHITE_TRASH]

Yup ans I still dont have a freakin window.  The guys will be at the local glass shop monday so Im feeling a breeze still.

[FATB0Y]

Merry Christmas everyone 

[Skinny_Pedal]

whose the redneck? and wheres the mohawk?

[WHITE_TRASH]

That is me fawker!  And the hair is much longer now too.

[WHITE_TRASH]

So here is Frankenhousing......

[reklund5]

looks good!  Are you still under $300?

[WHITE_TRASH]

Im a ways over it now beings I traded my 84 for the bucket and raped it for parts.  I cant say its fair to trade another truck for parts and not count it.  So I gave up on the cheap and ordered a shizzy load of parts to make it work better.   

All the support plates for the perches are 3/8" flat bar and the riser plate on the driver side is 1/2" so I think Ill have enough beef.  Ill form the rung gear protector out of 3/8" as well.  I just dont wanna have to do this crap again, its a serious biotch! 

[brainlessfool]

Your V-8 84??

[WHITE_TRASH]

Yup I had lost total interest in it and the bucket came on the market for trade or cash so I jumped on it.  I took it in the shorts hard but Im happy now, because the 90 is almost done.  That was the main goal of the whole deal was to get the crawler on the road and make the bucket into more of a comuter/ weekend beater. 



Ill have pics of the shave job on the new housing for the 90 up in a bit Im allowing some parts to cool so I dont warp the shizzle out of the housing.  The shaving is done and the plates are welded in but I still need to finish the truss supports and weld the inside of the housing and its complete.

[brainlessfool]

not the 84! 

[SWAMPER]

So engine wise what are you going to do with the 90?

[WHITE_TRASH]

Same as its always been 94 22re with a header.  That damned thing got me 21.185 mpg coming from Portland last weekend!

[SWAMPER]

Nice....I was hoping you put a 454 in there or something

[WHITE_TRASH]

Nope I dont need it, this truck is a freakin rocket with these gears in it Im really happy with it and the 350 just broke stuff.

[WHITE_TRASH]

ok kids heres the latest pics of the housing.  I still need to plate the truss down to the tube, pull the 3rd and weld the inside and put gussets on the knuckle balls but the shave job is done.

[brainlessfool]

looking good whitey     

[shawnb]

damm your welding has come a long way. did I get enough 3/8 plate for ya? and did you see the carbs I left by your g door.

[WHITE_TRASH]

When you start at the bottom the only way to go is up.....  And yes I have plate left over still.  The center piece is one solid piece of 3/8"x2" that I scored and bent into position.  The rest is 1/4"  I dont think Ill have any strength issues......

[shawnb]

I've always believed that the stronger something it the better it will be. Enginering only looks good on paper. The real proving grounds is the rocky trails and heavy right foot.

[camo89]

well about damn time now get it done so we can go play i  am rounding up soa parts well ok i made some spring pearches that was all i neded

[WHITE_TRASH]

I just got back in from the shop.  Ive got the transfer cases done, DAMN Im in love!!!  223:1 is flat out BITCHEN!  The suspension is also done.  I added 2 leaves to the rear spring pack and one to the front, now its pretty nice, its taller than I want it to be but it'll do till I have more time.

[Skinny_Pedal]

right on...axle looks killer

[WHITE_TRASH]

Thanks that was a major biotch!  But I think it'll be worth it after its all said and done.  You know, it would be pretty easy for ya to do the same thing beings you gonna tear the axle down to nothing anyway......

[Skinny_Pedal]

Thanks that was a major biotch!  But I think it'll be worth it after its all said and done.  You know, it would be pretty easy for ya to do the same thing beings you gonna tear the axle down to nothing anyway......

its crossed my mind since the left side knuckles are in a box and the right in another box with the birfs chillen and the 3rd chillen

[WHITE_TRASH]

So what the hell is stopping you?  You have the week off put it to some really good use.

[camo89]

its it done yet i have the tools lined up for when ya get here so we can check every thing welders saws torch all ready for ya

[WHITE_TRASH]

So I took the truck wheeling.....  I didnt break anything but the exhaust hanger.  Im REALLY suprised thats the only damage.


The truck was puffing pretty hard revlimiter+ about 10 minutes doesnt make for a happy engine.  But it all cleaned up just fine.  Although I did lose the headgasket because of a crack n the radiator.

[WHITE_TRASH]

Holy crap those are damned big pics!!  Ill have to see about getting them chopped down.


Oh yea the arrow is pointing to where my tire was resting on a crooked attempt.  I was told that i was just about as close to rolling as I could have gotten without going over.  It ws actually pretty fun.

[dirtbag]

updates?

[WHITE_TRASH]

Umm not really.  I mounted 8 rocklights so far and fixed the headgasket and radiator.  Thats about it so far.