Builds rocks and rolls

[mrqtipp]

weekend updates late april

built a hood for the upper shock mounts to stiffen it up, but again it was totally unnecessary. I am my own worst enemy.

 

[mrqtipp]

welded the bungs into tubes.



panhard bar

 

[mrqtipp]

pulled the axle tube out to weld on the brackets


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[mrqtipp]

painted the front hoops and mounted coilovers.

The black paint makes the welds look like s***..



remote reservoir clear the hood with room to spare



full drop

 

[mrqtipp]

full drop



passenger side



drivers side

 

[mrqtipp]

full drop. The tie rod and panhard are well aligned



Poly performance limiting straps. Drilled and tapped scab mplates on the frame and then used an existing bolt on the lower links



diff view limiting straps both sides

 

[mrqtipp]

more pics. Pan hard and tie rod are good alignment hopefully to minimize bump steer

 

[mrqtipp]

full drop and passenger turn.



at full drop the springs get into the steering arms. After some slight grinding and adjustment of steering stops its all good.



I might have to change the axle shock mounts a bit by making them taller to avoid rubbing and utilize the most out travel out the shock.

 

[mrqtipp]

out of order but here are picks of pan hard frame side bracket. I had to weld up the holes and redrill them. 9/16 to 1/2




panhard bracket welded to the frame

 

[mrqtipp]

attempted to stiffen up axle side panhard another futile effort

 

[srgould41]

I'll take some pics tonight...

Coolio, I would to see that set up. Any pics

 

[srgould41]

Here are the heater valve pics

I took some pics of the heater valve. It resides above the back end of the engine.

Pic 1 shows the new, straight, water outlet nipple. I wanted a 45 degree one, but couldn't find one.

Pic 2 shows the valve in place. Note the cable loops around and goes through the firewall just below the valve. I mounted the cable in the dash. You can hardly tell it doesn't belong.

Pic 3 shows a close up of the valve. You can see where the cable goes through the firewall a little better.

Steve

 

[mrqtipp]

thats way cool

thanks for the pics

 

[mrqtipp]

got this tcase a month or so ago. Kept in the crate

so begins the madness




stak mini monster 3 speed 1350 flanges

 

[mrqtipp]

out of the box



got the tcase up onto the transmission jack

 

[mrqtipp]

novak adaptor



tranmission cleaned and ready for adaptor



adaptor installed

I am an RTV junkie

 

[mrqtipp]

welded a temp cross member to hold frame as true as possible

 

[mrqtipp]

stock cross member



20 minutes with a sawsall

 

[mrqtipp]

time to work on the the interior



unhooked filler neck and fuel return



pulled tank out

 

[mrqtipp]

Lined a couple of years ago and floor had no rust



nothing fits the way it supposed to