Project BoostedRunner, SOLD

[pumkin toy]

Well we are having a pretty bad blizzard here in Rapid City today. I just got home about an hour ago. I literally could not see past the front bumper on my car, and the roads were already covered in frozen rain from this morning so i had to leave my car in someone's driveway and hop in with a guy in a new Silverado! He was nice enough to give me a ride home, and i thank God that we have so many generally nice and helpful people here in SD or i would still be sitting in my car burried in snow! So onto the REALLY good news! I now have a couple days off work and my Toy is in the garage ready to have the rear frame cut off and preparred for new framerails! I also bought some jack stands this morning before the storm so i can get the pumkin all jacked up and set in place to remove the old frame. I will keep you guys updated with some pics.

[pumkin toy]

here are a couple pics from inside my house. Keep in mind this storm just hit like two hours ago and we are expecting 12-18 inches of snow! Oh yeah and it got up to a beautiful sunny 80 degrees yesterday. Weather is crazy around here!

[Steve_925]

i know a couple people from rapid city. i need to get some jack stands that are tall enough to reach my frame, i hate that

[pumkin toy]

who do you know here in RC?  yeah the tallest jacks i could find for a good price go up to 23.5 inches.  my truck sits at about 24.5 to the bottom of the frame     i have some of the small solid concrete blocks that i can set the jacks on and that should be just fine.

[Steve_925]

uh sarah colbach. ya i would just use a 8x12 piece of wood. i need to get some good stands. 24.5, thats pretty low for a leaf sprung truck

[pumkin toy]

dont know the name.  yeah my truck sits fairly low. i have wagoneer springs in the front and ford explorer rear springs in the rear.  Did you get your rig completely painted? i didnt look for any updates on your thread yet.

[TheCookieMonster]

looking good  ...gas tank turned out nice, the new frame rails should be pretty sweet also 

[pumkin toy]

looking good  ...gas tank turned out nice, the new frame rails should be pretty sweet also 

thanks bro!  i'm pretty excited to get the new frame finished up and put on.

[Steve_925]

pretty much, it only took me like 15 min to paint it. just got the rest of my hydro stuff finally so i should have steering by tonite

[pumkin toy]

pretty much, it only took me like 15 min to paint it. just got the rest of my hydro stuff finally so i should have steering by tonite

nice! do you have some pics of the steering and paint?

[pumkin toy]

alright, i made some great progress today on the toy.  i got everything removed and the entire rear section of the frame cut off. all i have to do now is clean up the frame where the new rails will be attaching and it is ready for a new frame! i also need to get my new shackle hangers and spring perches built at work. a buddy of mine is coming over tomorrow to help me get 220 wired into my garage so i can use a welder. hopefully i will get alot accomplished this week!

[pumkin toy]

heres a few more

[NorCalToy]

how do you like the explorere rear springs? i have a set in my back yard that i picked up for my ranger originally, but i need to eliminate blocks on teh toy...

[pumkin toy]

i really like the explorer springs. they flex well and are'nt extremely long. the only thing i dont like is the fact that i had to move the spring hanger farther down the curve on the stock frame. that caused me to get hung up on rocks alot. but i am going to remedy that problem when i rebuild the frame.

[pumkin toy]

well i got the frame all welded up and brought home today. sorry i dont have any pics of the frame as one complete piece yet.  i can get some later.  I am still working on getting a proper welder to use at home to put this project all together. i think i can rent one from a guy tomorrow and hopefully that one will work out for me.

[pumkin toy]

i got the frame welded on last night.  tomorrow i am going to weld on my shackle hangers and gussett a few areas were the new frame is welded on.  i only have a couple pics, i can get more tomorrow.

[88Rokyoat]

lookin good! the frame looks nice and stout...

[pumkin toy]

thanks!  and it is deffinately stout,  i just got my shackle hangers welded on and i am working on some more gussetting where the frame connects right now.  i will post more pics tonight.

[pumkin toy]

alright here is some progress pics for ya.   i am going to fab up some inboard spring hangers tomorrow at work.  i also went through my tail light wiring harness and got rid of the trailer wiring, marker lights and other crap i dont need so i can wire up my oval stop/tail lights easier. hopefully if all goes well i should have the spring hangers welded on and the axle reinstalled so i can set the truck down tomorrow night!

[pumkin toy]

here is a pic of all the garbage i eliminated from the wiring harness

[jimbo74]

nice

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

very nice man! you did some really nice clean work on that and its coming out sweet!

[pumkin toy]

thanks dudes!  now i am trying to decide how i am going to rebuild the tube work.  i think i will end up cutting off the rear halo and the two down bars that are attached to the main hoop.  i have a few ideas in mind on how i am going to re-design all of it.

We are having another blizzard today so no work. hopefully i can get a few things done.

Here is a current checklist:
-fab inboard spring hangers
-reinforce stock x-member where i had to notch it for the driveline
-build rear driveline out of a front newer style double cardon shaft so i can point my pinion directly at my t-case.
-figure out where i am mounting fuel cell and spare tire
-finish tube work
-install new tail lights

[95SAS]

Damn looks good, I like the new frame rails!

[pumkin toy]

Damn looks good, I like the new frame rails!

thank you!

[pumkin toy]

well the sun finally came out today after about 30 hours of blowing snow and this is what it looks like!

[1981_toy]

looks like fun and bet you wanna finish the pumpkin....

[pumkin toy]

looks like fun and bet you wanna finish the pumpkin....

yeah it would be alot more fun if i could bash through it in the Toy!  i have pieces for the inboard spring hangers made and i bought some axle perches from the local 4x4 shop tonight. Hopefully i will have it all installed and sitting back on all fours tonight!

[pumkin toy]

i didnt get the truck set down tonight but i got the spring hangers all fabbed up and welded on, put new centerpins in my leafs. tomorrow i have to cut the stock spring perches off the axle. then i can install the axle with the new perches.  here are a few pics, i still need to grind some material off the bottom of the spring hangers. i didnt think they would hang down that far.  once i grind them down i will also build an angled skidder from the frame to the hangers so if i get into any rocks close to the hangers they will just slide right on through!

[pumkin toy]

so we are having another blizzard today!!  its the third weekend in a row that we have had one. so for the good news, i got my truck driveable last night!  its not done yet but i can drive it.  the fuel cell is just temporarily mounted right now so i can take it somewhere to flex it out and measure for shocks.  after i figure out where to mount them i can then decide where the tank, spare tire, and storage areas will be.  these are the only pics i could get. i fired it up about an hour ago to go to the store and plow through the snow. it was a blast!