Dia-What-Sue

gnob · Jun 28, 2010

So i got caught working in the driveway, and even though i tried to duck into the garage and hide, i got talked into doing some time on this little rocky.

i mean i can always use some jack for the Blurunner.

anyway this is a pretty, well i thought, pretty simple job. i need a better time estimator because i suck ass at it.

basically i did a 2" BL (thanks Gabe for the tip) got the stuff through Grainger. after some kind of miscommunication i got the UHMW TWO weeks later:fxxxing retarded:

i mounted the Trail Tough front bumper he brought me and fabbed a Snale Racing rear bumper.

so onto some pics
first is sans BL
second is with the BL mocked in place
third is the sticks after the BL install.

gnob · Jun 28, 2010

so the TT bumper came with a couple mounts to use. they were for a sidekick or something though. so after some though i came up with this stuff.

drilled a couple more holes, added a weld nut for the new bolt.

gnob · Jun 28, 2010

next i added this tubing for a bit more strength.
the tube hides the weld nuts that i added. i notched on end of the tube to fit over the one nut so it would sit down right.

gnob · Jun 28, 2010

so the lower mounts were pretty gravy, however, the rocky leaves nothing to mount the actual bumper tube to for support.
so back to the thinker. i decided to make a couple of struts that pass through the core support and weld to the frame.

gnob · Jun 28, 2010

a couple pics showing the upper mount and strut tie in

gnob · Jun 28, 2010

jacked up the trans and case with a small block to fix the stick interference issues.

also shows the BL and how much i cranked the front torsions (8 turns) about 3/4"