Author Topic: Project BoostedRunner, SOLD (Read 539189 times)

pumkin toy · « **Reply #90 on:** Mar 23, 2009, 02:30:44 PM »

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 · « **Reply #91 on:** Mar 23, 2009, 02:34:47 PM »

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 · « **Reply #92 on:** Mar 23, 2009, 02:35:20 PM »

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 · « **Reply #93 on:** Mar 23, 2009, 02:38:20 PM »

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 · « **Reply #94 on:** Mar 23, 2009, 02:49:23 PM »

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 · « **Reply #95 on:** Mar 23, 2009, 03:04:47 PM »

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 · « **Reply #96 on:** Mar 23, 2009, 04:27:47 PM »

looking good

...gas tank turned out nice, the new frame rails should be pretty sweet also $Beer Chug\'n$

pumkin toy · « **Reply #97 on:** Mar 23, 2009, 05:18:22 PM »

Quote from: TheCookieMonster on Mar 23, 2009, 04:27:47 PM

looking good ...gas tank turned out nice, the new frame rails should be pretty sweet also $Beer Chug\'n$

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

Steve_925 · « **Reply #98 on:** Mar 23, 2009, 05:45:22 PM »

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 · « **Reply #99 on:** Mar 23, 2009, 08:39:40 PM »

Quote from: steve_925 on Mar 23, 2009, 05:45:22 PM

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 · « **Reply #100 on:** Mar 24, 2009, 09:25:43 PM »

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 · « **Reply #101 on:** Mar 24, 2009, 09:28:13 PM »

heres a few more

NorCalToy · « **Reply #102 on:** Mar 24, 2009, 10:27:46 PM »

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 · « **Reply #103 on:** Mar 25, 2009, 04:52:10 PM »

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 · « **Reply #104 on:** Mar 26, 2009, 10:09:51 PM »

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 · « **Reply #105 on:** Mar 28, 2009, 08:07:15 PM »

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 · « **Reply #106 on:** Mar 29, 2009, 01:18:24 PM »

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

pumkin toy · « **Reply #107 on:** Mar 29, 2009, 01:51:28 PM »

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 · « **Reply #108 on:** Mar 29, 2009, 08:35:33 PM »

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 · « **Reply #109 on:** Mar 29, 2009, 08:40:03 PM »

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

jimbo74 · « **Reply #110 on:** Mar 29, 2009, 08:40:12 PM »

TIMS89CRAWLER · « **Reply #111 on:** Mar 29, 2009, 09:16:17 PM »

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

pumkin toy · « **Reply #112 on:** Mar 30, 2009, 08:12:13 AM »

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 · « **Reply #113 on:** Mar 30, 2009, 03:25:24 PM »

Damn looks good, I like the new frame rails!

pumkin toy · « **Reply #114 on:** Mar 30, 2009, 03:46:07 PM »

Quote from: 95SAS on Mar 30, 2009, 03:25:24 PM

Damn looks good, I like the new frame rails!

thank you!

pumkin toy · « **Reply #115 on:** Mar 31, 2009, 06:45:43 AM »

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

1981_toy · « **Reply #116 on:** Mar 31, 2009, 07:35:45 AM »

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

pumkin toy · « **Reply #117 on:** Mar 31, 2009, 05:52:12 PM »

Quote from: 1981_toy on Mar 31, 2009, 07:35:45 AM

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 · « **Reply #118 on:** Mar 31, 2009, 09:52:15 PM »

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 · « **Reply #119 on:** Apr 04, 2009, 01:20:50 PM »

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!