Author Topic: Rednk1980's MIDGET UMMM.... (Read 101958 times)

VETSCH · « **Reply #240 on:** Apr 18, 2007, 10:30:31 AM »

the housings look good

i think ive seen that idea somewhere but iunno

just kiddin little buddy looks good

fatt_matt · « **Reply #241 on:** Apr 18, 2007, 04:27:26 PM »

nice build!!!

rednk1980 · « **Reply #242 on:** Apr 18, 2007, 04:57:54 PM »

Quote from: VETSCH on Apr 18, 2007, 10:30:31 AM

the housings look good i think ive seen that idea somewhere but iunno just kiddin little buddy looks good

Okay i've got to give some credit to VETSCH because his housing is almost the exact same he just has a few more gussets, I got the knuckles all cleaned up and painted as well, and got the frame cleaned where the ifs ps box is going, just waiting on flip kits and hysteer to finish up everything, then its saving time again for some bobby longs.

rednk1980 · « **Reply #243 on:** Apr 18, 2007, 11:43:10 PM »

Got some new bling today: Bumpstops, 1.5" wheel spacers for the rear, and two two gallon air tanks rated to 200 psi, only paid 70 bucks and that was for the wheel spacers.

Saw this sign and had to take a pic i thought it was funny as hell!

twistedtoy92 · « **Reply #244 on:** Apr 19, 2007, 09:35:33 AM »

HAHAHAHA!!! That is some funny

man!!!!

Gittinit · « **Reply #245 on:** Apr 19, 2007, 06:23:36 PM »

Mabey a brown bag away???

rednk1980 · « **Reply #246 on:** Apr 19, 2007, 09:19:16 PM »

I think i bit off more than i can chew this time i just committed to run the WE-ROCK comp as a stock modified on memorial day weekend in Ellensburg, Washington

So in just a little under 8 weeks i have to:
- Finish my truck
- Buy bobby longs or put in an aussie and take out the welded front
- build a 6pt cage
- fix the oil leak
- find a spotter
- Tell my best friend that i cant go to the funny rocks with him like i promised! $I\'m Down$

Yup i really screwed the pooch on this one!

Hopefully i can put my money where my mouth is and do well, or ill roll, and break everything i built, oh well its gonna be kick ass!

Do you all think i should back out and finish my truck before i do this or should i just get it done and go? The only real problem im going to have is getting the cage to requirements of WEROCK, I wont have any runs on my truck before the event either so it'll bring it and hope i got everything right the first time.

rednk1980 · « **Reply #247 on:** Apr 19, 2007, 11:25:38 PM »

On a constructive note i decided tonight to rebuild my exo cage i finally figured out how i can fix it and make it work. If you all recall i attempted to build an exo cage about six months ago but screwed it up. Tomorrow im going to cut it up a little bit to make it work to how i want it with some slight modifications. Its going to interesting here real soon. I've got a suprise.

yotaboy79 · « **Reply #248 on:** Apr 20, 2007, 06:37:02 PM »

ive been thinking about competing in the goldendale comp as well except that my tires put me in the unlimited class maybey next year

Cheesemaker · « **Reply #249 on:** Apr 20, 2007, 08:30:01 PM »

So, what happened to you needing to focus more on school?

rednk1980 · « **Reply #250 on:** Apr 21, 2007, 07:59:26 PM »

Yotaboy just find a set of 35's like me and run em for the comp....

Quote from: cheesemaker on Apr 20, 2007, 08:30:01 PM

So, what happened to you needing to focus more on school?

I have been i can only work on the truck if all my home work is done, every week i have to bring home a report card telling my parents what my grades are, if they aren't up to par then the shop get closed until they are, right now i haven't been working on the truck because im waiting on parts so i have been catching up on school work and trying to get ahead so when the work resumes ill be prepared to cope with school and working on my rig.

yotaboy79 · « **Reply #251 on:** Apr 21, 2007, 10:24:15 PM »

if i did id probably do modified wich cuts off at 37" tires but i think i might give unlimited a try that way i have a small chance of showing up the buggys with a leaf sprung truck lol but i dont think ill have time to make it this year but i do plan on it next year

rednk1980 · « **Reply #252 on:** Apr 21, 2007, 11:30:38 PM »

there not running the one in goldendale anymore, its been moved farther north into ellensburg, i dont know the location exactly but its in the ellensburg area somewhere.

yotaboy79 · « **Reply #253 on:** Apr 22, 2007, 09:57:23 AM »

well thats shitty even farther to drive now

rednk1980 · « **Reply #254 on:** Apr 23, 2007, 07:01:54 PM »

Got the new tires today, 37/14/15 IROK's, Heres some pics

DTB · « **Reply #255 on:** Apr 23, 2007, 07:05:43 PM »

time to bust out the sawzall eh?

yotamckimboy4x4 · « **Reply #256 on:** Apr 23, 2007, 07:34:38 PM »

ya looks like your gunna need the sawzall drew. looks good tho

rednk1980 · « **Reply #257 on:** Apr 23, 2007, 08:57:33 PM »

no the front end isn't even under the truck yet, it'll sit about six inches higher in the front than in the pics i just put the tire there to give you the idea.

rednk1980 · « **Reply #258 on:** Apr 24, 2007, 08:33:00 PM »

Got the tires put on the rear today as well as the 1.5 in wheel spacers, im thinking about cutting the flare out of the front fender in order to get a little more clearence, I was also wondering if a 2" wheel spacer in the front would be a bad idea, i know its hard on the bearing but if i check them and replace them when need it shouldn't be to bad. compared to how the truck was before this thing is a GIANT! Its gonna be pretty wide too, about 3/4 of the tire sticks outside of the bed sides. Ill post pics later.

rednk1980 · « **Reply #259 on:** Apr 24, 2007, 09:27:50 PM »

Pics:

rednk1980 · « **Reply #260 on:** May 07, 2007, 10:06:24 PM »

Not a whole lot of progress since the last post, i got the front end under and bolted on, just waiting on knuckle rebuild kits to get here to finish that, and i got a front d-shaft made tonight. Ill post some pics of it up here in a little bit, Oh and we got our computer working for the computers operated plasma cutter so ill have a set of bead locks before to long.

rednk1980 · « **Reply #261 on:** May 07, 2007, 11:01:25 PM »

here are some pics of the drive line
The cv end is 14" long (left a little long just in case will adjust later)
The other end is 13" (same as above)

Wermz84 · « **Reply #262 on:** May 07, 2007, 11:08:16 PM »

Very cool. Now that I really look at one it seems fairly simple, that true?

Dont forget the pics of the plasma cut Bead Lock Rings.

rednk1980 · « **Reply #263 on:** May 07, 2007, 11:12:55 PM »

Yeah ill get some pics tomorrow of the rings the first one we cut was 15" but where you weld them to the rim is actually 16" so we have to a little adjusting, they look sweet, the d-shafts are amazingly simple is just take the time to get stuff lined up. Check minisimps build up thats how i built mine, he has a step by step on how to do it.

Wermz84 · « **Reply #264 on:** May 07, 2007, 11:19:31 PM »

very cool.

I'll have to go re-read his thread thought I'd got it all.

rednk1980 · « **Reply #265 on:** May 07, 2007, 11:33:10 PM »

Heres the link Wermz

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=14915.0

rednk1980 · « **Reply #266 on:** May 08, 2007, 03:10:42 PM »

Here some pics of our prototype outer rings, let me know what you think, i know it is missing a couple holes

BLACKDOG · « **Reply #267 on:** May 08, 2007, 04:12:39 PM »

just read through the build, truck is looking pretty good

Quote from: Wermz84 on May 07, 2007, 11:08:16 PM

Very cool. Now that I really look at one it seems fairly simple, that true?

Wermz, I also imitated Minisimp's design for the square tube driveshaft. When you get around to it, after you cut the ends, square them off real well, and you'll have a fairly balanced driveshaft. I thought mine was good up to about 30mph or so, I wound up driving over the pass about a month ago in the snow, after I came off the hill, before I unlocked the hubs I wound up doing about 60 in 4hi, with no vibration!

as long as Iwas giving it a little gas, it was great. Only time it vibrated was when I was just coasting, then the slop kicked in

rednk1980 · « **Reply #268 on:** May 08, 2007, 11:15:49 PM »

I had a big disaster today, i was trying to jack the truck up to get the suspension to go to full droop to make sure my d-shaft was going to be okay and the truck rolled backwards, and me being stupid didn't have any jackstands under the frame, any ways i was using a hilift jack because it was the only thing i had tall enough and the truck rolled out from under the jack and fell straight down onto the cement right on the front housing, luckly the diff hit before the knuckle did so it didn't do any damage after further ispection, but i learned a good lesson today don't use a hi lift without blocking the tires. All turned out thank god but it really scared me to think that my front housing which i spent nearly 20 hours building could have been ruined in the blink of an eye.

DTB · « **Reply #269 on:** May 09, 2007, 07:52:21 AM »

LUCKY!

you could have been seriously injured or killed......

I hope others read this and take notes

ALWAYS USE APPROPRIATE SIZE JACKSTANDS AND/OR BLOCKS.....IF YOU STILL ARENT SURE IF IT IS SAFE STACK SOME TIRES UNDERNEATH THE FRAME

sorry for the captain safety post .. $Beer Chug\'n$

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