SLOW BRAT BUILD UP

[THK Matt]

damn get some DEGREASER on that !

[subbrat]

08-19-08 frame shortening 

[THK Matt]

GET ER DUNN!

[fordh8r]

Wow!  Looking good,    this thing is gonna be pretty bad A55!  'Specially with all the Chevy stuff. 







What'cha doing with the stuff you aren't using off the 'Burban?    

[*** YELLER ***]

holy crap  bud thats awsome  but am I the only one that thinks he is just teasing us with two pictures at a time 

[subbrat]

98" wheel base frame mostly done  how in the heck am i going to get the body up on it.

[THK Matt]

98" wheel base frame mostly done  how in the heck am i going to get the body up on it.

uh lift it?

you guna plate the frame where you have it butted together?

[Duffil]

Have you yanked the body off of it yet, Jeremiah?  I'm just thinking about body mounts and such...

[*** YELLER ***]

Have you yanked the body off of it yet, Jeremiah?  I'm just thinking about body mounts and such...

No he hasnt we are trying to figure out a work weekend so we can " lift off the body and let the rest roll into the street  and set it on the SUBURBAN frame "  I think we get enough people there we can just lift the body and set it in place. 

[MiniSimp]

Better weld some diamonds across that frame weld, top bottom left and right.

[crawlerdan]

No he hasnt we are trying to figure out a work weekend so we can " lift off the body and let the rest roll into the street  and set it on the SUBURBAN frame "  I think we get enough people there we can just lift the body and set it in place. 

hint- a gen 1 brat shell with harnesses and full interior is 750 lbs

[*** YELLER ***]

hint- a gen 1 brat shell with harnesses and full interior is 750 lbs

so.... we need 5 or 6guys

[THK Matt]

so.... we need 5 or 6guys

i say that

[crawlerdan]

so.... we need 5 or 6guys

last time i moved one it was 3 guts, one in each door way and one in the rear.....but it hurt, use 4 or more

[THK Matt]

2 per side and one at the front and one at the back... would be the easiest... drop it on the frame and then build the body mounts up to it.

[KDXSR5]

PLATE THAT FRAME

[MiniSimp]

I would see how much of the brat could be cut out and mount it as low below the top of the frame as possible

[subbrat]

The frame will be plated by Tuesday. The brat is unibody and should sit low on the frame. I plan to use sawhorses and beams to hold up the body. Then roll frame under it and lower body 

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Theres a guy here in grants pass who has a subi jacked up with I believe 33'' bfgs. I cant wait to see this thing done...

[crawlerdan]

Theres a guy here in grants pass who has a subi jacked up with I believe 33'' bfgs. I cant wait to see this thing done...

the white one? or the blue one? (i used to live in ashland)  i had a white wagon on 31s when i lived there

[FRENCHBLUE72]

This one is black and when it first showed up it had cali plates on it... Who ever owns it loves a sawz-all and positive camber.

[crawlerdan]

This one is black and when it first showed up it had cali plates on it... Who ever owns it loves a sawz-all and positive camber.

all lifted roos love positive camber

[subbrat]

8-26-08 frame plating / rim painting

[THK Matt]

those wheels look nice dude.



glad to see progress.

[KDXSR5]

Just an idea... Why not plate this side as well like shown in my drawing below? make a plate longer then your current plate, and do the arrow shaping to avoid the cracking that I am told usually occurs along straight edges?

[46&2]

Just an idea... Why not plate this side as well like shown in my drawing below? make a plate longer then your current plate, and do the arrow shaping to avoid the cracking that I am told usually occurs along straight edges?

That is what I was thinking, the outside of the frame definitely needs something though.

[subbrat]

Thanks for the pic I will plate the outer frame rails Thursday

[46&2]

Thanks for the pic I will plate the outer frame rails Thursday

Cool just don't want you to have a disaster on the trail there buddy

[subbrat]

frame plates done

[KDXSR5]

Looks nice