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- #161
Ya I am leaning on the front winch plate idea. A stinger maybe. I am not sure yet. I really need to get a truck to tow it.
The soon to be build of "Jasmine"
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you are going to need a decent sized truck to tow the 80 around. i tried towing and for me its cheaper drive my junk. maintenance and upkeep on the trailer, tow truck, and wheeler, plus gas costs for the weekend all added up. id rather put the money in better parts. my pickup has only left me stranded once over the years and i drive way harder than i should to have to drive back home at the end of the day.
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- #163
thats true
It may be more expensive... But it's so worth it!
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steering stabilizer on, i ended having shop take bolt out after i cut old steering stabilizer off. It was pain and i quit at it. Oh well. Going to be getting bumpers done soon. Thinking of doing just a winch plate kind of thing rather then full plate or tube.
Also going to be ordering some steel wheels to avoid this rock rash. Scraped a good amount of wheel away just in one outing.
Also going to be ordering some steel wheels to avoid this rock rash. Scraped a good amount of wheel away just in one outing.
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So after my next paycheck I am going to be buying a welder. I cant weld and have not even touched one but I am going to learn. I decided rather then just pay for expensive parts or pay fab guys to do it for me I am just going to do it myself.
So far on my list, which is enough to keep me busy over the winter is......
-cut off sliders and cut out rockers and make high clearance sliders
-trim front and rear wheel wells
-trim rear quarter panel
-front bumper (just a winch plate basically, hold few extra lights)
-rear bumper (hack away a bunch and make simple bumper)
-new lca's (slightly longer and heavy duty)
Thats just a few items. I will post up them as I do them.
So far on my list, which is enough to keep me busy over the winter is......
-cut off sliders and cut out rockers and make high clearance sliders
-trim front and rear wheel wells
-trim rear quarter panel
-front bumper (just a winch plate basically, hold few extra lights)
-rear bumper (hack away a bunch and make simple bumper)
-new lca's (slightly longer and heavy duty)
Thats just a few items. I will post up them as I do them.
with the exception of the rocker chop, which im hoping to do soon, that is all i have done to my truck. i took my rear quarters up to where the inner well barely touches the outer body panel. frees up a lot of room for straight uptravel, which is when i tend to rub the most.
the front, i pie cut the inner fender and beat it up to match my new wheel well. i still might take it out completely but it works for now.
im with you on becoming self sufficient. i purchased a used muscle mig welder from our snap on guy a couple months ago and have started with little projects working my way to sliders and bumpers, things that will need to be solid. im learning a new skill and saving money in the long run. win, win in my book. bender and notcher coming next and i should have the "basics" for most any project.
the front, i pie cut the inner fender and beat it up to match my new wheel well. i still might take it out completely but it works for now.
im with you on becoming self sufficient. i purchased a used muscle mig welder from our snap on guy a couple months ago and have started with little projects working my way to sliders and bumpers, things that will need to be solid. im learning a new skill and saving money in the long run. win, win in my book. bender and notcher coming next and i should have the "basics" for most any project.
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you got a thread on yours???? It may take me awhile to accumulate everything to be completely self sufficient but I do not want to pay for it anymore, and I only see the need for welding more and more in my future not to mention the more skills you can have the better. I have mastered the skill of opening my wallet and giving people money so I am going to try for another skill set.
I will not weld on the truck till I am confident my welds are strong enough. I have been wanting to go this route for awhile and its time to make the jump. For all viewing pleasure I will post progress as it goes. I have been talking to my fellow local wheeling club members and have decided on a mig welder, probably this one. Hobart Handler® 140 MIG Welder - 3812040 | Tractor Supply Company
I will not weld on the truck till I am confident my welds are strong enough. I have been wanting to go this route for awhile and its time to make the jump. For all viewing pleasure I will post progress as it goes. I have been talking to my fellow local wheeling club members and have decided on a mig welder, probably this one. Hobart Handler® 140 MIG Welder - 3812040 | Tractor Supply Company
If you can I would step it up to a 220v welder. I one of these used on ebay and have been very happy with it:
Hobart Handler® 187 MIG Welder - 3807126 | Tractor Supply Company
Hobart Handler® 187 MIG Welder - 3807126 | Tractor Supply Company
no thread. i do work on a whim and document poorly so my build threads are uninteresting.
Hobart Handler® 187 MIG Welder - 3807126 | Tractor Supply Company
this is the welder i used to put together my 81 pickup and it was an awesome little welder.
pay attention to your duty cycles when buying welder. the one you posted is 20% @90A. this means the hobart must rest for 8 minutes after 2 minutes of welding. my snap on welder by comparison has a duty cycle of 100% @140A. it is still a 110v welder, but its a big boy.
*EDIT*bhmmapping is already on it.
Hobart Handler® 187 MIG Welder - 3807126 | Tractor Supply Company
this is the welder i used to put together my 81 pickup and it was an awesome little welder.
pay attention to your duty cycles when buying welder. the one you posted is 20% @90A. this means the hobart must rest for 8 minutes after 2 minutes of welding. my snap on welder by comparison has a duty cycle of 100% @140A. it is still a 110v welder, but its a big boy.
*EDIT*bhmmapping is already on it.
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heres a heep bumper i got for 40 bucks. Ill chop the frame back and tuck it in real tight then cut the quarters off and add some tube for side protection. I think it will work out well.
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one more
How about an update on those irok nd's? Street, snow, ice?
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Well I dont drive the cruiser to much but...... they are smooth and quite (comparatively) on the street. They rock off road so far. Have not wheeled yet in snow, we dont have any at moment. But they have grabbed everywhere else and are flexy. Someone loan me a set of regular iroks and ill do a real comparison.
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- #176
well no not like that!
rain76king
Wicked Pissah Cruisah Haulah a NLC.
lol, you never know!
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Well the cruiser is getting dropped at my new place in pa tmrw. I also have a truck now that can tow. So time to start pondering what to do with her, something tells me shes going to lose a lot of metal.
