Author Topic: Beat Up From The Street Up. . . Fordyce July 24th-26th (Read 39464 times)

Sluice Box Hero · « **Reply #30 on:** Sep 23, 2008, 09:28:07 PM »

they are staying open, i like the look better, i have a grinder, chop saw, drill press that works sometimes, and a borrowed welder. . . . this is as good as it gets.

anyway, frame brackets for the uppers are tacked it and some mock-up uppers were put in there to see how it all fit. ran into one problem, i cant find any 1.25 fine thread LH nuts for the creeper joints, so i tacked in 4 RH thread ones to see how it all looks.

Doof · « **Reply #31 on:** Sep 23, 2008, 09:30:08 PM »

thats going to be full stuff right? to lazy to scroll up and look what you wrote

kiyul4130 · « **Reply #32 on:** Sep 23, 2008, 09:37:40 PM »

ya it is.

nice work callen. thats exactly what i was talking about and envisioning for the frame brackets. did you bore a small hole through the frame?

Ramrod · « **Reply #33 on:** Sep 24, 2008, 09:39:25 AM »

cut off a little more frame and run those uppers over to the outside of the frame at the front body mount or just bend the upper. Check out snohmans truck for an example, and also make sure those links dont hit the motor when you flex

johneymav · « **Reply #34 on:** Sep 24, 2008, 11:23:38 AM »

have you taken into account the location of your alternator, it looks to me that your upper link on the drivers side would run right into it at full stuff

kiyul4130 · « **Reply #35 on:** Sep 24, 2008, 01:39:55 PM »

his alternator is being moved around. also pat, hes cutting the frame back even more, something like 8" behind the motor mount. it will be an all custom square frame that sits like 4-5" higher than the factory so motor mount problems wont be an issue.

Sluice Box Hero · « **Reply #36 on:** Sep 24, 2008, 06:19:22 PM »

the frame is going to be all custom from the front body mount forward, so there wont be any issues. also the alternator is going on the other side of the engine and ill be ditching the OBA for a CO2 tank.

again this is 1" higher than the axle will ever go, and everything is tacked and nothing is set into stone.

taking a break from it for a few days, probably have the lowers in by the end of the weekend though.

Callen

Doof · « **Reply #37 on:** Sep 24, 2008, 06:26:47 PM »

that looks really good so far callen... i never would have thought to use the rectangle tube and cut it like that for the truss mount and what not... touche on the budget link

Hyena · « **Reply #38 on:** Sep 24, 2008, 09:21:24 PM »

looking good! i like it.

kiyul4130 · « **Reply #39 on:** Sep 25, 2008, 12:09:23 AM »

Quote from: iron chef on Sep 24, 2008, 06:26:47 PM

that looks really good so far callen... i never would have thought to use the rectangle tube and cut it like that for the truss mount and what not... touche on the budget link

budget, you wait lol! thats if he follows through with the steering. cause the coilovers are already bling $

Mossyrocks · « **Reply #40 on:** Sep 25, 2008, 12:25:30 AM »

Hmm, another frame bites the dust... haha.

trust me, youll like it alot better with your own crap up there.

Sluice Box Hero · « **Reply #41 on:** Sep 29, 2008, 10:13:27 PM »

well, i finally have enough stuff to get some more done on this thing. changed the lowers to 2.25x.375 DOM that i got for. . . .FREE hahah 7' for free, and as much more as i want for free!!

also got my LH 1.25-12 nuts, bought the last 8 anywhere i could find them $75 for 8. such a rip, but whatever.

made some templates for the axle ends of the lower links, and sat under the truck for 2 hours with a tape measure finding out that nothing works and im fawked, but itll be sick when im done.

im going to try and get all the links in for good tomorrow and do a little flex/bind/hit test soon.

Callen

Ramrod · « **Reply #42 on:** Sep 29, 2008, 10:19:44 PM »

nice tunacan

kiyul4130 · « **Reply #43 on:** Sep 29, 2008, 10:45:55 PM »

those templates turned out good. they wont work?

edit: theres your frame.

Sluice Box Hero · « **Reply #44 on:** Sep 29, 2008, 11:06:01 PM »

Quote from: TEAM RAMROD on Sep 29, 2008, 10:19:44 PM

nice tunacan

you wouldnt believe how hard that was a make with the tool i got, i think it turned out pretty good, twas tasty as well. . . .

i guess thats kinda what im looking for, but not really.

Callen

ToYocRawleR · « **Reply #45 on:** Sep 30, 2008, 05:55:33 PM »

Nice work so far

kiyul4130 · « **Reply #46 on:** Oct 05, 2008, 04:52:12 PM »

this thing is already buried on page 2. i didnt take all those picture for nothing...

jkimmel · « **Reply #47 on:** Oct 05, 2008, 05:39:27 PM »

with your lowers so much longer than the uppers your pinion angle is going to change a bunch when it droops. Last jeep I did the lowers started out about 10" longer and after flex testing we re-did the lowers to the same length then the pinion would stay pointed at the yoke throughout the range.

my current build has exact same length links

good luck!

Hyena · « **Reply #48 on:** Oct 05, 2008, 05:44:09 PM »

i was thinking, that lower cooling line on the drivers side is gonna be close to the upper link!

KYOTA · « **Reply #49 on:** Oct 05, 2008, 06:17:53 PM »

Quote from: Sluice Box Hero on Sep 29, 2008, 10:13:27 PM

changed the lowers to 2.25x.375 DOM

fuknA

Sluice Box Hero · « **Reply #50 on:** Oct 06, 2008, 11:18:22 PM »

kyle,
all but like 2 of your pics totally suck. . .

brad,
im not using that bent tube that goes from the side of the block to down near the bottom of the engine since im going to go with a super short, but thick radiator that sits a lot higher up than the original rad does.

also the uppers ended up being 34.5" and the lowers 50" that makes the uppers about 70% of the lowers. im not worried about the pinion moving that much with the angle and the separation i have.

here are kyles SICK pics from friday. last night i got the drivers side lower frame mount all braced up against the frame, ill get to the pass side sometime this week, but right now im in the middle of installing a invisible fence for Missy since she keeps killing the neighbors ginni henns.

Callen

Elven · « **Reply #51 on:** Oct 07, 2008, 08:38:44 AM »

Looks nice.....

kiyul4130 · « **Reply #52 on:** Oct 07, 2008, 06:42:29 PM »

Quote from: Sluice Box Hero on Oct 06, 2008, 11:18:22 PM

kyle,
all but like 2 of your pics totally suck. . .

shitty camera's take shitty pics. plus me an colby were drinking the whole time. the rocket should be back on the road tomorrow.

Sluice Box Hero · « **Reply #53 on:** Oct 15, 2008, 10:04:19 PM »

big update, but jerk has my camera because he needed to take 5000 pics of his truck last weekend (let him borrow the iroks, truck looked fully bad ass), so i dont have any pics yet.

new frame is in, braced and looking bass ASS for sure, working on motor mounts, theyre going to turn out sick as flopp, winch plate (5/16 plate 27x10 for free) is going in tomorrow after i get some more wire. frame is fully welded, lower link frame mounts are fully welded, uppers are well on theyre way, but they wire issue. . . .

planning on fully welding everything tomorrow and finishing motor mounts. also would like to get the bumps in and roll it out of the garage to clean everything. also picked up a new radiator that is super short, but 4 cores thick. hmmmmmm, think thats is for now, ill get some pics tomorrow.

Callen

Ramrod · « **Reply #54 on:** Oct 16, 2008, 09:50:05 AM »

that shits tight if you like

that sucks

gotrocks · « **Reply #55 on:** Oct 16, 2008, 12:57:53 PM »

Cool looking build man. I'm interested to see how it turns out.

kiyul4130 · « **Reply #56 on:** Oct 16, 2008, 07:34:45 PM »

alright well heres some more on this thing. i just got done cutting out the motor mounts on the frame sides. hes cleaning them up right now with the grinder and then were gunna get them on the frame. maybe. heres the frame all finished minus the fish plates that are going on both sides.

Duffil · « **Reply #57 on:** Oct 16, 2008, 08:51:49 PM »

damn that looks nice.

kiyul4130 · « **Reply #58 on:** Oct 16, 2008, 09:03:03 PM »

none of its going to work. its all gunna fail. callen i cant find those double ended rams. all the ones i saw listed were 2x8x1.25. ?

Doof · « **Reply #59 on:** Oct 16, 2008, 09:04:50 PM »

are you going to grind those welds down on the frame where it goes up and plate that or just rock it how it is

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