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Thanks J, will do 
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Good work Pat!! Keep it up man. She'll be rolling in no time at this rate.
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Thanks Johnny! It's mostly the little things now that I'm ordering... Brake lines, shock bushings, grease, etc. I seriously can't wait to drive it though!
...via IH8MUD app
...via IH8MUD app
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Lookin good! I know how you feel dude.. i cant wait to drive mine either!
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I remember the first time in a SOA for me.. WOWZER what a differnce from the SUA. ( However my modified SUA is quite FUN ) A little here and a little there doesn't hurt near as much as ALL RIGHT NOW!! HA!
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Nice work Patrick, damn good welds for a first behind the gun. Can't wait to see this beast in action 
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Haha I agree, SOA and 37s sure can go a few more places than my truck on 33s!
Nice work Patrick, damn good welds for a first behind the gun. Can't wait to see this beast in action
Thanks JP, I know when we talked about your sprung over 62 a while ago, i said i would probably not go SOA because it made a lot of places in the south too easy, i like easy now!
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we decided to stick the axle underneath the truck again just to measure the castor one more time before the cut and turn. Both sides were right at 4* negative castor. Im going to end up at 5.5* positive castor, so when i turn the knuckles, i want to rotate them CLOCKWISE 9.5*(for driver) and COUNTERCLOCKWISE (for passenger), correct? Im 99.9% sure I'm right, just want to get the "YEAH.. DUH" before i go ahead and do something stupid...
Also upgraded from my little plastic sawhorses to the garbage can and cut the knuckles a couple minutes ago, piece of cake, just used a cut off wheel instead of a pipe cutter and it worked fine. I cut down about 1/4" all the way around. I could see where the axle housing ended and the sleeve began, so i figured I was finished.
Flap disked some of the pitted knuckles and the little bit of surface rust off the inside of the diff housing.
Just need some heat, some muscle, and a long piece of metal
Also upgraded from my little plastic sawhorses to the garbage can and cut the knuckles a couple minutes ago, piece of cake, just used a cut off wheel instead of a pipe cutter and it worked fine. I cut down about 1/4" all the way around. I could see where the axle housing ended and the sleeve began, so i figured I was finished.
Flap disked some of the pitted knuckles and the little bit of surface rust off the inside of the diff housing.
Just need some heat, some muscle, and a long piece of metal
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YEAH.. DUH, 
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LOL!! Perfect
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Nice work, i enjoy watching the progress! Sweet welder, i also liked the a s on esab and kemppi migs, makes for a quick setup.
I then take notice of the wire speed and current, wich is a good guide to manually trim settings for upside down welds, or in tricky spots or just when working with different thickness.
But yeah, DUH!
Keep it up!
I then take notice of the wire speed and current, wich is a good guide to manually trim settings for upside down welds, or in tricky spots or just when working with different thickness.
But yeah, DUH!
Keep it up!
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Thnaks man! I really appreciate it.
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I was very surprised today by two things.
First, that our little map gas torch could get the axle hot enough to turn.
And second, that a few hard smacks with a 5lb sledge on the inner axle i put through the trunnion bearing holes completes the "turn" part of the C&T extremely easily! I thought we'd be man handling that thing for hours trying to get it to +5.5*. I was pleasantly surprised.
We ground down the cut a little to make more room to get all the way to the bottom with our welds. Then welded the gussets into place to have something to take a picture of.
My dumbass decided not to pay attention to the gussets and forgot they were top and bottom specific, so i reversed the passenger side by accident, my brother then pointed out my error like any younger brother would
... So i ground the part down that might have come into contact with the knuckle and all is well in our world again.
Tomorrow we will hopefully finish up the front axle finally and have it painted... Might even have it all put back together.
First, that our little map gas torch could get the axle hot enough to turn.
And second, that a few hard smacks with a 5lb sledge on the inner axle i put through the trunnion bearing holes completes the "turn" part of the C&T extremely easily! I thought we'd be man handling that thing for hours trying to get it to +5.5*. I was pleasantly surprised.
We ground down the cut a little to make more room to get all the way to the bottom with our welds. Then welded the gussets into place to have something to take a picture of.
My dumbass decided not to pay attention to the gussets and forgot they were top and bottom specific, so i reversed the passenger side by accident, my brother then pointed out my error like any younger brother would
... So i ground the part down that might have come into contact with the knuckle and all is well in our world again.Tomorrow we will hopefully finish up the front axle finally and have it painted... Might even have it all put back together.
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I know, were many days, but we didn't finish the front axle yesterday (or today...) because i decided i didn't want to reuse the old steering stops, so those will be here tomorrow hopefully so that i can go get the front finished up the on Sunday.
We did place the sway bar mounts, lower shock mounts, and "sharpied in" the ford towers.
Swapped on the rebuilt steering box and mocked up the hi steer setup. Look how pretty that purple is
After all that, Aidan began bending our new brake lines for the rear axle... which were too short to begin with... Fxxx those things.
While he was wasting his time with the brake line, I started drilling the transfer case flanges for the new driveshaft pattern, lasted about 30 seconds before i decided to call ACC to make sure theres no crush sleeve behind the big 1 1/4" nut (thought it might've been like the diff) so that i could just remove the flanges and use the drill press at home.
Still looking for another DC driveshaft, they seem to be a lot rarer than they were like a month ago lol.
We did place the sway bar mounts, lower shock mounts, and "sharpied in" the ford towers.
Swapped on the rebuilt steering box and mocked up the hi steer setup. Look how pretty that purple is
After all that, Aidan began bending our new brake lines for the rear axle... which were too short to begin with... Fxxx those things.
While he was wasting his time with the brake line, I started drilling the transfer case flanges for the new driveshaft pattern, lasted about 30 seconds before i decided to call ACC to make sure theres no crush sleeve behind the big 1 1/4" nut (thought it might've been like the diff) so that i could just remove the flanges and use the drill press at home.
Still looking for another DC driveshaft, they seem to be a lot rarer than they were like a month ago lol.
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A few days ago, Aidan and I finished the rerouted brake lines front and rear. This experience has taught me that I HATE doing brake lines more than any other bit of cruiser work... god it freaking sux! I tried to keep hand bending to a minimum, but in a couple places it worked pretty well.
Oh yeah, put the rear tires on too to see how it would look.
We got a ton done to the front axle yesterday, but the camera I was using must have been meant for someone much smarter than I because i couldn't figure out how to actually make it work...
Today though, we brought the dumbed down camera and had much better luck!
We got the steering stops in the mail, so we welded them on along with the ram mount and the brake hardline bracket (which needs to be cut off and another new one made then mounted a 1/2" higher on the diff)
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After all that was finished, we were FINALLY able to paint and install, almost a week after i had wanted hahaha.
U bolted the axle to the springs and we each got to rebuilding a side. Were finally to the point were we've learned every step and memorized what to torque every nut and bolt by heart lol.
Aidan test fit the ram yesterday to ensure that it wouldn't contact anything when it extends fully and also made sure it was perfectly parallel to the tie rod. Im very glad to have such a helpful little brother ("Awww")
A couple small modifications are still needed, but then it'll be good to go!
No wheels + SUPER dusty = sad Woody
BUT NOW!
THE WHEELS ON!!!!!!!!
I sort of messed with this picture so that it wasn't so dark and I could actually see the entire truck... Its too damn dark in that barn...
Somehow we got incredibly lucky and all 4 corners are within 3/4" of each other, the only downside, the wheel wells are 44" from the ground...
Lol best buds...
Just need to figure out how to get in...
Now, all thats left to do is:
1. Finish routing the Willwood proportioning valve/LSPV bypass
2. Weld on the shock towers and move rear shock mounts inward
3. Measure for new driveshafts
4. Bleed new MC and brakes
5. Fill/bleed power steering/hydro assist
6. Fill up the diffs
7. Modify the front axle brake line brackets
8. Pretty up that front sway bar
9. And now, after doing some mud research and talking with Michael at ACC, I figured out i should probably go ahead and replace the seal between the transmission and the Transfercase! I had a bunch of ATF come pouring out the companion flanges on the Tcase, so its probably a good time to just go ahead and dig in
So, i may not be driving it this weekend, but this week sometime FOR SURE!
...probably.
Oh yeah, put the rear tires on too to see how it would look.
We got a ton done to the front axle yesterday, but the camera I was using must have been meant for someone much smarter than I because i couldn't figure out how to actually make it work...
Today though, we brought the dumbed down camera and had much better luck!
We got the steering stops in the mail, so we welded them on along with the ram mount and the brake hardline bracket (which needs to be cut off and another new one made then mounted a 1/2" higher on the diff)
\After all that was finished, we were FINALLY able to paint and install, almost a week after i had wanted hahaha.
U bolted the axle to the springs and we each got to rebuilding a side. Were finally to the point were we've learned every step and memorized what to torque every nut and bolt by heart lol.
Aidan test fit the ram yesterday to ensure that it wouldn't contact anything when it extends fully and also made sure it was perfectly parallel to the tie rod. Im very glad to have such a helpful little brother ("Awww")
A couple small modifications are still needed, but then it'll be good to go!
No wheels + SUPER dusty = sad Woody
BUT NOW!
THE WHEELS ON!!!!!!!!
I sort of messed with this picture so that it wasn't so dark and I could actually see the entire truck... Its too damn dark in that barn...
Somehow we got incredibly lucky and all 4 corners are within 3/4" of each other, the only downside, the wheel wells are 44" from the ground...
Lol best buds...
Just need to figure out how to get in...
Now, all thats left to do is:
1. Finish routing the Willwood proportioning valve/LSPV bypass
2. Weld on the shock towers and move rear shock mounts inward
3. Measure for new driveshafts
4. Bleed new MC and brakes
5. Fill/bleed power steering/hydro assist
6. Fill up the diffs
7. Modify the front axle brake line brackets
8. Pretty up that front sway bar
9. And now, after doing some mud research and talking with Michael at ACC, I figured out i should probably go ahead and replace the seal between the transmission and the Transfercase! I had a bunch of ATF come pouring out the companion flanges on the Tcase, so its probably a good time to just go ahead and dig in
So, i may not be driving it this weekend, but this week sometime FOR SURE!
...probably.
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I like it, I like it A LOT Patrick..................
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LOL Thanks J
Im liking it "ah lot" as well, just needs a little something on the rear there.. I need to tell my employer to just send my paycheck right to you so i can just give you the green light haha.
Im liking it "ah lot" as well
, just needs a little something on the rear there.. I need to tell my employer to just send my paycheck right to you so i can just give you the green light haha.
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I'm ready when you are P... It does look good though. Any "float" in the steering?
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I havent driven it yet so i can't comment on floatiness in the steering, but I'm hopeful that the steering ram will keep that to a minimum.
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