TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
No (not yet anyway
), I thought it would look nice here!!! What a day to not have my camera with me! The cross member is now flush with the cab. Now to clean up the cab and get ready for 'burn in!!'
1980 Truggy - Clockwork Orange aka Flat Belly Pig
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No (not yet anyway
), I thought it would look nice here!!! What a day to not have my camera with me! The cross member is now flush with the cab. Now to clean up the cab and get ready for 'burn in!!'
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Hmm.. good pics. I was thinking about doing the same thing but I'm not too thrilled about cutting the cab that much. There is not a lot of room in there now. Hmm...
So what will our wheelbase be with the link mount location? Could you have gone 2 inches back and avoided the cab cutting or is that just how it is?
So what will our wheelbase be with the link mount location? Could you have gone 2 inches back and avoided the cab cutting or is that just how it is?
taco4x4rar
Well-Known Member
Just make your wheel base longer and if you find your breakover in now crap then get bigger tires.
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
That's what I'm thinking as well.
TacoXpo
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This will give me a baseline of 111.5". Easily extend to 114-115.
Otherwise to get the weld in there, my baseline would have been 115.
If I was to do it again, I would just persuade the center section with a hammer.
I really will only loose about four beer cans worth of space. I'll take a picture of the inside of the cab. For now I will leave open (want to get on the trail) but plan to make two caps that will be spot welded in to seal it up.
Otherwise to get the weld in there, my baseline would have been 115.
If I was to do it again, I would just persuade the center section with a hammer.
I really will only loose about four beer cans worth of space. I'll take a picture of the inside of the cab. For now I will leave open (want to get on the trail) but plan to make two caps that will be spot welded in to seal it up.
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Cool.. my goal is 110-112. But its a ways off before I link it. Maybe this winter.
TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
What are you at now?
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
106.5 I believe. Its a little short for my taste.
TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
Yeah. I was at 103 - with the front done I was at 105.
Prematuregrey
Active Member
Dam this thing has come a long way. Wondering why you didn't go ahead and 3 link the front as well? Hopefully I will get going on one of these soon. Joyce is tired of being beat up and needs to get to her designed job of being a tow/recovery vehicle. Good job all the way.
TacoXpo
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Thanks! 3 link may come but not until I get some fun from this thing.
In the next day or two I hope to that the cross member burned in and the rear to be on the 4 link.
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Spent some time fabbing some frame reinforcements and straightening the frame itself - NOW I NEED to burn this bitch in!!!
Nice details!! Very nice!
taco4x4rar
Well-Known Member
Looks good but doesn't look like it will do much in the way of a frame brace
TacoXpo
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If you saw what was under it you would!!!
I was doing it for one side and only did it for the other in hopes to give both sides!
(the x-member is moved about 1" forward from where you see it in the picture)
The frame was banged up on the passenger side and I have to say if I didn't have so many other details to tend to, I would have taken that plasma and cut that bitch off and build a cage from the nub!!!
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
This thread is therapy. Its basically all the things I wish I had time to do but don't... so I pretend its mine. LOL
TacoXpo
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This thread is therapy. Its basically all the things I wish I had time to do but don't... so I pretend its mine. LOL
I can not wait 'til this clinical stuff turns practical!!!!