Author Topic: Project BoostedRunner, SOLD (Read 532287 times)

pumkin toy · « **Reply #1980 on:** Apr 12, 2011, 05:16:05 PM »

Quote from: Uncle Ben on Apr 12, 2011, 06:33:04 AM

I'm so jealous! Mine is so close and I'm just slammed right now. Obviously, my latest morph went to0 long. Honey-do list is building pretty fast too. If I only didn't have to work.....

wwell dont get too jealous bud, i am faaar from ready to wheel! still have the rear 4 link to build, setup the fuel cell, dove the rear, build a rear bumper......... it goes on

Uncle Ben · « **Reply #1981 on:** Apr 12, 2011, 06:57:22 PM »

Quote from: pumkin toy on Apr 12, 2011, 05:16:05 PM

wwell dont get too jealous bud, i am faaar from ready to wheel! still have the rear 4 link to build, setup the fuel cell, dove the rear, build a rear bumper......... it goes on

I guess I'm just jealous that you getting some shop time! I tinkered a little last weekend and finished building my fuel cell but I REALLY need to burn some hours and get some smoke curls flowing! It's getting to be perfect wheeling weather with melting snow and warm weather plus the yard projects are screaming to get underway....and my crawler sits silent....... :-(

pumkin toy · « **Reply #1982 on:** Apr 13, 2011, 09:33:39 PM »

ok i finally got a bunch of pics for you guys. I uploaded them all to photobucket cuz its a pain in the ass to resize them all for this site. the three link is almost completely setup. I got more done tonight aside from the pics i have now. i am working on the panhard bracket at the axle end right now and hopefully it will almost be done tomorrow. the pics of the suspension flexed was just a temporary setup of the panhard so i could see how everything works.

I ended up finding a pretty good solution to the dredded 80 series LC steering. i removed both lower steering arms and modified them. the pass side arm is originally one big arm that goes to the front of the knuckle for the drag link to attach to, and to the rear of the knuckle for the tie rod to attach to. i cut the rear half off because my tie rod is no longer in the rear of the axle..... so that was easy. then i took the driver side arm (which normally faces the rear to connect to the tie rod) and i cut it off so i could weld it on the front. It actually worked out really well. i tacked it all in place and made a 1/4" plate gusset to run all the way up the arm. Then i warmed it all up with the torch and burned it in. I took both arms to work and stuck em in the mill and drilled out the tapered TRE holes to a 3/4" straight through hole so i can run 3/4"x 3/4" hiems instead of TRE's. So that solves moving the tie rod to the front of the axle. Now i am going to build a complete custom upper steering arm for each side that will bolt on via the two upper knuckle bolts and the ABS hole. This will give me a double sheer steering setup which i think will be plenty strong! Also i have decided to go with full hydro steering using a single ended ram, so i dont have to worry about drag link and panhard interference.

Here is a link to my photobucket folder http://s784.photobucket.com/albums/yy127/BoostedRunner87/3%20link%20build%20for%20the%20BoostedRunner/#

Peterbuilt84 · « **Reply #1983 on:** Apr 13, 2011, 09:44:21 PM »

Work looks awesome as usual $Beer Chug\'n$ Looks like it's on its way

pumkin toy · « **Reply #1984 on:** Apr 13, 2011, 10:09:11 PM »

Quote from: Peterbuilt84 on Apr 13, 2011, 09:44:21 PM

Work looks awesome as usual $Beer Chug\'n$ Looks like it's on its way

thanks dude! i appreciate it, im hoping by the end of this weekend the front will be completely done except for the hydro ram. I should be able to get my shock hoops bent and the shocks installed this weekend

Peterbuilt84 · « **Reply #1985 on:** Apr 13, 2011, 10:17:53 PM »

No problem, you're putting some hard work into that runner and in shows

I really want to see how you like those 80 series axles and how they hold up to the 4dees. The front looks pretty beef except for the r&p and the rear should hold up well also. I've been keeping my eye out to see if a deal on a front comes up, but no luck yet.

Jordan7118 · « **Reply #1986 on:** Apr 13, 2011, 10:32:04 PM »

This may be a really dumb question...

Looks like the bolt pattern is symmetrical. Why couldn't you just turn the driver's side steering arm 180*?

Looks killer!

19864runner · « **Reply #1987 on:** Apr 14, 2011, 05:25:01 AM »

Looking good man you sure know what you doing keep up the good work. Just got my new wheels on my 4runner havent been working on it to much trying to get my boosted civic fixed i just put a hondata s300 in it need to tune it know, then i can start working on my 4runner again.

pumkin toy · « **Reply #1988 on:** Apr 14, 2011, 06:47:48 AM »

Quote from: Peterbuilt84 on Apr 13, 2011, 10:17:53 PM

No problem, you're putting some hard work into that runner and in shows

I really want to see how you like those 80 series axles and how they hold up to the 4dees. The front looks pretty beef except for the r&p and the rear should hold up well also. I've been keeping my eye out to see if a deal on a front comes up, but no luck yet.

i think i will like them. The birfields are way bigger and since the ring and pinion is a high pinion, it is also stronger than a standard 8". I know i wont have any problems with the rear axle... Its stright beef! way bigger than a mini truck rear axle

Quote from: Jordan7118 on Apr 13, 2011, 10:32:04 PM

This may be a really dumb question...

Looks like the bolt pattern is symmetrical. Why couldn't you just turn the driver's side steering arm 180*?

Looks killer!

thats a valid question! It would have been nice to be able to do that. The pattern is symetrical. The problem is that the steering arm is built to come off the knuckle at an angle in order to get the proper Ackerman angle for the stearing. So when you flip the arm 180 degrees, then it hits the brake rotor because it is now pointing the wrong direction. also that arm isnt quite as tall as the passenger side one and it is also longer! So i had to cut it, shorten it, and point it up at a steeper angle in orderto match the pass side.

Quote from: 19864runner on Apr 14, 2011, 05:25:01 AM

Looking good man you sure know what you doing keep up the good work. Just got my new wheels on my 4runner havent been working on it to much trying to get my boosted civic fixed i just put a hondata s300 in it need to tune it know, then i can start working on my 4runner again.

thanks dude! boosted civics are fun..... what year do you have?

19864runner · « **Reply #1989 on:** Apr 14, 2011, 11:05:29 AM »

its a 96 hatchback put the whole front has been converted to a 99 it has a fully built gsr motor you name it its got it.

pumkin toy · « **Reply #1990 on:** Apr 14, 2011, 09:12:38 PM »

Quote from: 19864runner on Apr 14, 2011, 11:05:29 AM

its a 96 hatchback put the whole front has been converted to a 99 it has a fully built gsr motor you name it its got it.

sounds like a fun car! i had a 91 integra with a gsr swap. also had a 91 crx si with a b16 swap, and also had an 01 s2000! I miss the S the most thats for sure

pumkin toy · « **Reply #1991 on:** Apr 14, 2011, 09:18:12 PM »

got some more pics for ya guys. last night I notched the frame on the passenger side so i could mount the panhard up higher on the axle. It now sits at a negative angle to the tie rod at ride height. With it setup that way, at full droop the panhard only pulls the axle over towards the driver side 5/8". I'm really happy with that. my panhard bracket on the axle is pretty tall and i have alot of plate gusseting to do on that side so the panhard is nice and sturdy. the frame bracket for the panhard turned out good and i also have a nice cover plate for it with a couple speedholes (it will look like the cover plate on the diff end of the upper link). This weekend i plan on getting everything burned in solid and gusseted up. Then i will bend my shock hoops and get the shocks installed.

Link to pics http://s784.photobucket.com/albums/yy127/BoostedRunner87/3%20link%20update%20%204-15-11/

John Doe · « **Reply #1992 on:** Apr 14, 2011, 09:38:45 PM »

Looks really Good. Are you waiting on the new knuckles that are coming out?

pumkin toy · « **Reply #1993 on:** Apr 15, 2011, 05:38:37 AM »

Quote from: John Doe on Apr 14, 2011, 09:38:45 PM

Looks really Good. Are you waiting on the new knuckles that are coming out?

thanks, No i modified the lower steering arms so the tie rod is in front now. Then i am going to build my own upper steering arms that will bolt onto the knuckle to create a double sheer setup

19864runner · « **Reply #1994 on:** Apr 15, 2011, 06:34:01 AM »

ya it gets up and goes a made 405whp on low boost on old turbo manifold and now i have a full race manifold in it should be more horsepower now specially with the hondata s300 ecu. Hows the rear axle coming along?

John Doe · « **Reply #1995 on:** Apr 15, 2011, 12:27:24 PM »

Quote from: pumkin toy on Apr 15, 2011, 05:38:37 AM

thanks, No i modified the lower steering arms so the tie rod is in front now. Then i am going to build my own upper steering arms that will bolt onto the knuckle to create a double sheer setup

Sounds like it will be fairly strong. If you need another set of stock knuckles and arms by chance, let me know.

pumkin toy · « **Reply #1996 on:** Apr 15, 2011, 02:27:54 PM »

Quote from: 19864runner on Apr 15, 2011, 06:34:01 AM

ya it gets up and goes a made 405whp on low boost on old turbo manifold and now i have a full race manifold in it should be more horsepower now specially with the hondata s300 ecu. Hows the rear axle coming along?

I havnt done anyting to the rear yet except clean off all the brackets

Quote from: John Doe on Apr 15, 2011, 12:27:24 PM

Sounds like it will be fairly strong. If you need another set of stock knuckles and arms by chance, let me know.

thanks man, i will let you know if i need anything

Jaysen · « **Reply #1997 on:** Apr 15, 2011, 06:17:54 PM »

hey pumkin you got a closer pic of the steering arm?

twistedtoy92 · « **Reply #1998 on:** Apr 15, 2011, 06:30:31 PM »

oh man this thing is lookin good!!!! Motivation right there! I finally rolled mine into the shop after work yesterday. Boss bought a Cutmaster plasma torch so I got rid of my old sliders, front bumps and moved my steering box 4 3/4'' forward. $Beer Chug\'n$

pumkin toy · « **Reply #1999 on:** Apr 15, 2011, 08:28:48 PM »

Quote from: sou95SAS on Apr 15, 2011, 06:17:54 PM

hey pumkin you got a closer pic of the steering arm?

a pic of it on the axle? the only pics i have of it off are the ones in my photobucket account

Quote from: twistedtoy92 on Apr 15, 2011, 06:30:31 PM

oh man this thing is lookin good!!!! Motivation right there! I finally rolled mine into the shop after work yesterday. Boss bought a Cutmaster plasma torch so I got rid of my old sliders, front bumps and moved my steering box 4 3/4'' forward. $Beer Chug\'n$

Thanks dude! I'm pretty motivated right now, gonna work on it all weekend. that will be a nice plasma to have! i have been using the plasma at work alot lately to cut all my brackets. We actually have a 6'x6' cnc plasma table at work now. i'm sure they wont let me use it to cut out sweet brackets though $I\'m Down$

Jaysen · « **Reply #2000 on:** Apr 15, 2011, 11:21:16 PM »

I want a closer look at the arm on the axle! just want to see how you are running the high steer.

pumkin toy · « **Reply #2001 on:** Apr 16, 2011, 07:28:41 AM »

Quote from: sou95SAS on Apr 15, 2011, 11:21:16 PM

I want a closer look at the arm on the axle! just want to see how you are running the high steer.

ok i will try to get a better pic later today

twistedtoy92 · « **Reply #2002 on:** Apr 16, 2011, 08:17:39 AM »

yeah i love plasma compared to oxy/acetylene, much cleaner cut! I'm workin on mine all weekend as well, going to get the 63'' chevies switched over, daystar bushings, 18mm marlin shackle bolts, build frenched hangers, and weld rear johnny joint shackle mounts up

Then next weekend its moving the front axle 3'' further forward, brace up the frame and finish the steering box mount and relocate the shock hoops.

19864runner · « **Reply #2003 on:** Apr 18, 2011, 08:06:48 AM »

Whats i could not to expensive brand in plasma cutters?

yoter4x4 · « **Reply #2004 on:** Apr 18, 2011, 08:08:58 PM »

yo caleb, first time i've been on here in like 3 or 4 months.... this thing is Fu***n tits in person, i feel honered to be the guy that put the jackstands under the axle

pumkin toy · « **Reply #2005 on:** Apr 18, 2011, 09:38:19 PM »

Quote from: yoter4x4 on Apr 18, 2011, 08:08:58 PM

yo caleb, first time i've been on here in like 3 or 4 months.... this thing is Fu***n tits in person, i feel honered to be the guy that put the jackstands under the axle

haha you're funny man! thanks though. the front is pretty much done. gonna start building my custom upper steering arms and i am going to start on the rear dove real soon. It would be nice if the rear dove was pretty much done by the end of this weekend, we will see how that goes though

Uncle Ben · « **Reply #2006 on:** Apr 19, 2011, 06:53:04 AM »

Quote from: pumkin toy on Apr 18, 2011, 09:38:19 PM

haha you're funny man! thanks though. the front is pretty much done. gonna start building my custom upper steering arms and i am going to start on the rear dove real soon. It would be nice if the rear dove was pretty much done by the end of this weekend, we will see how that goes though

You go man!

pumkin toy · « **Reply #2007 on:** Apr 19, 2011, 06:29:24 PM »

Quote from: Uncle Ben on Apr 19, 2011, 06:53:04 AM

You go man!

i'm trying! I got the 1 3/4" OD x 1/2" wall DOM for my front lower links today. Gotta get one end tapped for the 1 1/4" jimmy joints. Then I ill have to cope the other end and weld on my Currie Johnny Joints. Once that is done, all my links, panhard bar, and tie rod will be done in the front!

Uncle Ben · « **Reply #2008 on:** Apr 20, 2011, 06:57:09 AM »

1/2" wall = nice! I'm running 3/8" wall lowers and it's amazing how much abuse they can live with.

Uncle Ben · « **Reply #2009 on:** Apr 22, 2011, 09:57:29 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQFEY9RIRJA

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