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Beautiful build! But I thought for sure someone else would comment on the drive shaft being mounted to the bell housing. Won't that add vibration and angle changes when the engine flexes as the RPM's go up? I know I would worry...
I would be interested to see what effects it would have as well. It seems to me that in most cases, your drive lines see those sort of movements being mounted directly to the t.c. Since the hole drive train should be mounted to allow for flex caused by tourqe. But I really couldn't say if it would increase any of these effects on the driveline.
This question is a little of what is currently happening, so sorry. I was looking at your tail light mounts in the rear of your frame. It looks like a piece of rectangular tubing with the cut outs for the lights. Is something you built yourself? Is there a company out there selling these? I had planned to build my own like yours on a mill, but I am running short on time. It would be nice to be able to purchase one and save myself the time of fabricating one myself. Anyway thanks!
I must have been sleping when I wrote that. I was reading your response and was thinking "like duh". Of course the drive line flexes at the t-case. I don't know what I was thinking. I guess if everything clears OK... I wonder if this might help with straight line angles. I mean if the drive line is actually straighter than if it were attached to the frame...
Hmm, I'll be very curious to see how it works out.
Hmm, I'll be very curious to see how it works out.
This is one of my favorite builds going right now.
Well done!
Well done!
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I am not sure if this is my final spring rates but here they are:
front 200 over 300
rear 175 over 200
I think the numbers are right
I will start by saying that I am no expert in any of this fabrication business and often times I dont have a second opinion and end up going down the wrong fabrication road. I was originaly going to mount the carrier bearing on the frame but the bellhousing puts the the driveline in the best angle. I believe the rotational force of the drive train should not interfere with the driveline flex. I am going to run it and see what happens.
The rear crossmember/bumper I fabricated was from 2x4 steel.
I made some scab plates to attach to the crossmember/bumper and the frame. I cut my crossmember/bumper a little short so had to weld the scab plates to the crossmember/bumper first then clamped them onto the frame and burned them in.
Easy to get at any metal supplier. Start in there remnant section. I cut out the LED wholes with a plasma.
BTF makes a rear crossmember/bumper if needed
Blue Torch FabWorks, Inc.
front 200 over 300
rear 175 over 200
I think the numbers are right
I will start by saying that I am no expert in any of this fabrication business and often times I dont have a second opinion and end up going down the wrong fabrication road. I was originaly going to mount the carrier bearing on the frame but the bellhousing puts the the driveline in the best angle. I believe the rotational force of the drive train should not interfere with the driveline flex. I am going to run it and see what happens.
The rear crossmember/bumper I fabricated was from 2x4 steel.
I made some scab plates to attach to the crossmember/bumper and the frame. I cut my crossmember/bumper a little short so had to weld the scab plates to the crossmember/bumper first then clamped them onto the frame and burned them in.
Easy to get at any metal supplier. Start in there remnant section. I cut out the LED wholes with a plasma.
BTF makes a rear crossmember/bumper if needed
Blue Torch FabWorks, Inc.
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When I had the master cylinder rebuilt they wanted to update it so they kept the old one and gave me the new one..
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once I built up pressure and was loading the rig on the trailer I had brake failure.
The one line I did not replace during this build
scarfing on something in the frame rail
new line
The one line I did not replace during this build
scarfing on something in the frame rail
new line
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pictures of last weeks ram placement
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After I started fine tunning the suspension I realized the original mounting of the bump stops was to low
you can see where this is going
plasma/grinding party
you can see where this is going
plasma/grinding party
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new locations
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once I got the rig moving I couldnt get the tcase to cycle thru all 3 speeds
Realized the cable shifters did not have enough travel due to the mounting points
had to make new mounting brackets at the tcase and due some adjustment at the shifters
Realized the cable shifters did not have enough travel due to the mounting points
had to make new mounting brackets at the tcase and due some adjustment at the shifters
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had some end run on the passenger rear wheel
took off the hub and re-set the bearing races
had to relocate the limiting straps
took off the hub and re-set the bearing races
had to relocate the limiting straps
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decided to tie in the front bumper
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finished up the skid plate
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more pics
allen bolts sit flush
allen bolts sit flush
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more skid plate pics
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got the exhaust done
pretty tight
had to use 2.25 pipe
pretty tight
had to use 2.25 pipe
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more exhaust pics
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used the smoke machine to check for leaks
have some small leaks at the header exhaust flange but they might tighten up once they get hot.
we will seeee
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used the smoke machine to check for leaks
have some small leaks at the header exhaust flange but they might tighten up once they get hot.
we will seeee
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Had a lexan windshield cut awhile ago
pretty easy to install with WD40 and some windshield spoons
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pretty easy to install with WD40 and some windshield spoons
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