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Rollin Right Along.....

Bolted up my Grant steering wheel, love them bolt-ons ;p Finished up the relocated coil spring mount. I'm working on figuring out my front axle link/ panhard brackets/ locations & steering - I'll need to keep in mind how the hydro ram will fit w/o any interference. I'm mounting the panhard just forward of the axle... we'll see how it all fits.......
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Chuck-

Awesome work, but a quick Q- why the hydroboost? I loved it on my pig; the truck stopped incredibly well after the swap, but my engine didn't make any vacuum and I had few other reliable options...

Nice work!
Brian
 
After a few :eek: experiences w/ the disk brake setup on my 40 on steep hills, I wanted the very *best reliable stopping power I could get. Did some research & decided on the hydro system. As you know there's NO comparison to the vacuum system. The *only bug I need to work out is the length of the pushrod cannot be too long as it keeps pressure on the rear disks :doh:
 
Front Housing Braces:

Before I start the front suspension housing bracketry, I figured I'd better reinforce it. I cut in half some
2 X 3 X 3/16" wall & trimmed it to fit. I then clamped it down & welded, letting cool between passes so no distortion could occur. Next will be the upper link mounts.
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Since the stock drain port was right in the way of the upper link location (I flipped a rear housing for this modified front axle), I decided to relocate it to the bottom. I already tapped the bottom for the new drain port, so I just cut it out & will patch up the top area. The housing is shown upside down :confused: yet? ;p
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One Down, 3 To Go:

Got the 1st upper link done. It's offset due to the panhard bar will be right above the axle housing & would interfere if it were directly on top of the housing. Next, I have the other side cut out, just hafta finish it up & burn 'er in. I'm using 1/4" wall w/ 3/16" brace mat'l:
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2 Down, 2 To Go....

eventhough said:
Very, very nice. When do we get to see an overall shot of the whole Piggie?
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Lemme finish up the front suspension & steering, then I'll mount the wheels/ tires, roll 'er out & take some :pig: pics :D

This one took a little longer. Already started my panhard mount too. I'll need to have the weight of the front settled at ride height so I can locate the frame mount for the panhard - that'll be the final task on the suspension. Next, I'll locate the axle coil buckets, along w/ the lower links & bottom shock mount. These will be VERY time consuming, but I can't wait to get crakin on them ;p
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Looking good LC!

Just wondering why you chose to go with an inner cage rather than an exo cage? I know an inner cage is way less noticable but the exo protects you and the sheet metal! Seems like more of a win win!
 
Farr off road said:
Looking good LC!

Just wondering why you chose to go with an inner cage rather than an exo cage? I know an inner cage is way less noticable but the exo protects you and the sheet metal! Seems like more of a win win!
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You're asking me this now - the Nevada heat gettin to yer brain? :D Visually, it's too busy lookin & more weight, not to mention keeping the tubes tight to the body & welding the inner seams next to the body become difficult. Also, painting is way more work & tedious.
 
Typical Bracket Making

:meh: Haven't shown my "special" way of fabbing brackets so here's the secret :rolleyes: ;p Besides working w/ sheetmetal, drilling big holes thru thick metal, & wire wheelin, grinding these 3/8" plates to fit are on the :bang: list.
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Front Axle Brackets Mocked Up:

Finished these up. I still hafta figure out how I'm gonna attach the lower coil buckets as I want them to be removeable. Gettin real close to having the front suspension DONE :bounce2:
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The removeable coil buckets will be attached in 3 seperate places - 1 in front & 2 @ the rear. I boxed in the bottom of the buckets. Next, I'll finish up the axle panhard then tackle the panhard mount @ the frame, this'll be beefay ;p
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rsbcruiser said:
Stellar work LCHamma, curious, why are you makeing the perches removable?
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Thanks for the compliment, coming from a cruiserhead w/ cool tools :P
These stock TJ perches were once welded to the axle housing before. If I needed to make an adjustment & I welded these to the housing, cleanup/ fixing would be :bang: Being a scratch built suspension, I opted to have componets adjustable just in case I had a :doh: I already got anxious & welded my panhard mount in the wrong location, so I plasma'd it off :rolleyes:
 
Modded 3rd Member:

Little progress lately as I need to pick up some link mat'l. & hdwe. this weekend. So, I figured I'd show a shot of the modified diff w/ the 35 spline RD33 ARB & cryo-rim 4.88 gears:
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Shaft Comparo:

May as well show the shafts I'll be using :meh:
Left side is obviously the Dana products I will use - 35 spline stub & it's adjoining blank that'll need to be cut & splined. Right side is the old LC stuff :eek: Hope that wafer of a ring gear is up to the task :lol:
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