New EBL for tbi 60 (TBI 350 build)

[brokenparts]

so finally I got off my rear end a bit (after a little rock band with the family) I spent a little time on the cruiser:

my cut off wheel is soon becoming my favorite tool. I'm committed now.

If you look closely you can see that I got the sleeves welded in and the spring hung. The front perches aren't fully burned in yet.

Got to figure out the fuel cell:

 

[boots4]

Do you have two jacks? I'd like to put some weight on the springs this saturday by jacking up on the springs to transfer the rig's weight to them to see how those springs compress. My instinct is that the shackle angle is going to be good but I'd still like to double check before you burn in the front perches. I have a jack I can bring if we need another one. How'd the welds turn out?

 

[brokenparts]

yeah, I can borrow my neighbor's jack but I'll have to figure out some kind of cross member back there because the tow hitch blocks the shackle swing. The welds are fine. After boogering them, grinding them, boogering them, adjusting, I figured out that it wasnt all me. The tip was clogged and gas wasnt coming out correctly. I also figured out that I wasnt moving fast enough. I think I am so used to my lil' 110v welder and going slow for penetration that I got in the habit of moving slow. I'm getting a bit better with the 220v now.

 

[kling-on]

nice tank make sure you drop it in the floor some... I like the rear wheel arch

 

[boots4]

I know there's something hanging from the rear of the cruiser now, hint, hint.

 

[brokenparts]

I know there's something hanging from the rear of the cruiser now, hint, hint.

I'll update with pics when I get the some kind of crossmember/shock mounting point welded up. I can remove the temporary crossmember and then get her down on some wheels at that point (after I cut the other side).

but for those who are following along... Mike helped me get the d70 centered and connected to the cruiser. I burned in the perches at the frame but havent done the same on the axle until I'm sure of the pinion angle. With any luck it may be sitting on her two hind legs again by the end of the weekend depending on time (daughter has two soccer games this weekend).

 

[boots4]

I've got a few I can post.

While I had fun bending and welding, Zach worked on the passenger side perch. That thing was nasty thick so he basically had to grind off >1/2" of metal. He was smart and wore a mask since he had so much to remove. He did win.

The other side looked like it was attached differently and just welded on the sides so Zach dug into those and after some 3lb hammering along with some chisel work the driver side came off in 15 minutes.

On the last stroke the perch shot off and nailed Zach in the shin. I didn't realize this until he said it hit him, I just thought he was doing a victory dance. Here's some shin carnage.

That d70 is quite beefy.

 

[brokenparts]

lol... that mark on my leg turned into a pretty nice bruise. Did I mention I hate grinding?

 

[brokenparts]

weekly update...errrr monthly update...ummm, well an update anyway. I have an excuse why the process went from slow to snail pace:

I broke my ankle:

but I managed to get some done by hobbling around in my walker boot thing-a-ma-bob. Pictures are terrible as usual and the rig and parts are filthy but I plan to break everything down and clean and paint after I get everything set.

started with doing a bench mockup of the cable shifters:

AND.... its even off the rear jack stands and on its own to rear tires again!!! If you look closely you can see the space from the frame to the jack.

Rear shackle angle:

yeah... so it got a little tight in the garage when its sitting on the 42s so I improvised with my hot knife (I had no choice the garage door couldnt go up or down) My wife is going to kill me if she find out before I can get to Home Depot:

Some other shots at ride height which is actually lower than when it was on 39.5s (frame height is about 26inches):

Underneath... pinion angle is about right but I havent burned the axle perches yet.

The front end is pretty much mocked up but I'm waiting for a couple new brackets that'll work better from Ballistic Fab... so until then I'm going to tackle the crossemember:

Oh yeah... got a tbi builder in good condition from Vinsil to build up so I can keep my current tbi 350 in there and wheel until I get the motor done.

 

[Slowerthanu]

That is sick! You 60 series owners in Oregon don't screw around.

 

[boots4]

Sorry to hear about your ankle. Was it a soccer accident? Nice to see some progress on the truck and hope you heal quick.

 

[Tapage]

Sorry to hear about your ankle. Was it a soccer accident? Nice to see some progress on the truck and hope you heal quick.

X2 .. it should hurts . .?

 

[brokenparts]

yeah, I rolled it over at full speed running down the field. The indoor place that I play at has seams for the rolls on indoor soccer turf but neglected doing a good job matching them up... my foot got caught in the seam. Its still a bit sore.

 

[sixty]

The truck is looking good! You'll be much better off with the builder TBI.

Sucks about the ankle, that looks painful!

 

[brokenparts]

The truck is looking good! You'll be much better off with the builder TBI.

Sucks about the ankle, that looks painful!

I know you are parting ways with your sixty but dont go too far... I'll still need some guidance with tuning when I finally strap the new motor in....

 

[sixty]

I don't think she'll be gone any time soon, I'll still be around.

 

[brokenparts]

I posted something over on pirate and got some response but wanted to see if anyone else had any opinions about where to put my air bumps. The only place I really have to mount them is right above the link bracket. I'll build something on top of the link bracket for a "landing zone" for the bump. The poop pipe is about where I would plan to mount them.

The other idea which not as favorable is to mount the bump so that it'll hit the link directly. The link material is 2 and 3/8th .500 DOM with 3.0 Ballistic joints. Here some pics with the axle nearlly at full bump:

 

[boots4]

I'd add additional gussests to that link bracket if it's going to do double duty but with enough support it should hold up fine. I'm not sure you'd want to do 30' jumps with a heavy cruiser anyways. Glad to see you working on it. See ya Sunday.

 

[brokenparts]

Yeah, not planning to really do any jumping. The Bumps really just need to keep the panhard bar from smacking the balancer under full compression ...like when rebounding off a ledge or coming down a ledge.

30 ft jumps sound fun though.

 

[brokenparts]

ok finally some updates. I got everything tacked up on the 3link to cycle the suspension and check for binding and most important that it all fits. Honestly I think in the end a 4 link up front would have been easier. I plan to mark everything and pull it apart. Then I'll add some scab plates in the necessary spots and fully weld everything up. Anyway pics:

Driver side at almost full droop:

Passenger at full bump with driver almost at full droop:

full bump gets pretty cramped. The harmonic balancer comes about an inch or so of the panhard.

Ram gets close to the pulley but still has a bit of wiggle room:

Passenger at droop:

I ended up with about 5 inches of bump @ 26 inches at the frame. Not too shabby for a full frame'd rig with leafs in the rear. Its actually lower then it was with the 39.5s and SOA (running 42's now).