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Post by mpdxtreme on Oct 11, 2015 20:04:37 GMT -6
Just to let everyone know, getting that motor in using Trail Gear motor mounts absolutely brought the suck. We felt like three monkeys trying to screw a football. Not sure how but it all fell into place.
GG
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Post by Somebody on Oct 12, 2015 7:42:13 GMT -6
Looking good man!!
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Post by crawl4yourlife on Oct 12, 2015 19:00:39 GMT -6
Plan is to take it back to chassis guy in 2 weeks so he can do floors, do the drop entry bars after mounting seats, add a couple more bars on either side of the engine bay, rad mount, winch mount, fab brackets for my propane tanks and C02 tank and a mount for the 12 volt guy panel, oh shiit handle for passenger and tabs for roof panel and side panels. He also has to revisit the front shock mounts as I will only have about 2" of downtravel in their current state with my 14" shocks. See pics for what I mean.
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Post by crawl4yourlife on Oct 25, 2015 11:08:06 GMT -6
Worked on driveshafts yesterday. Greg ran out of wire before we could finish the rear shaft. Front before Front after Rear unfinished. That is 3" D.O.M. .188 wall that is going inside the stock shaft.
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Post by crawl4yourlife on Oct 27, 2015 15:37:03 GMT -6
Guy at work knocked out the rear shaft for me today. Weighs 32lbs Talked to Bruce at High Desert Driveline....and had heart failure. Front shaft with top shelf RCV slip components.....$673 Rear with Toy components....$388 Makes this "homemade stuff" even more appealing.
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Post by James on Oct 27, 2015 19:06:18 GMT -6
I hope your slip shaft is not master splined because that shaft as it sits in the picture is out of phase. In other words your joints are not properly lined up and will bind up causing vibration. Hopefully you can pull off the slip shaft and turn it so they do line up.
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Post by Somebody on Oct 27, 2015 21:42:46 GMT -6
I hope your slip shaft is not master splined because that shaft as it sits in the picture is out of phase. In other words your joints are not properly lined up and will bind up causing vibration. Hopefully you can pull off the slip shaft and turn it so they do line up. Somehow I don't think he cares if it's balanced..
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Post by James on Oct 28, 2015 4:43:24 GMT -6
Balanced is one thing, eating u-joints like candy is another.
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Post by crawl4yourlife on Oct 28, 2015 12:45:59 GMT -6
It's not master splined
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Post by crawl4yourlife on Feb 4, 2016 17:04:52 GMT -6
A swift kick in the nuts today, dude informs me he won't be able to finish the work on the ftoy and is going to refer me to someone who can. Lovely.......
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Post by Weezul on Feb 4, 2016 19:56:16 GMT -6
That sucks! What all is left?
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Post by crawl4yourlife on Feb 4, 2016 20:21:12 GMT -6
That sucks! What all is left? What's left to do: Drop entry bars, floor work, seats mounted,, harnesses mounted, 12 volt guy panel mounted, radiator mount, dual case x-member modified, winch mount, shock mounts have to be redone in front, only 2" of downtravel, propane tank mounts, some misc other tube work, steering shaft and steering wheel mounted, plus some unfinished welds here and there
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Post by c2 on Feb 5, 2016 5:51:29 GMT -6
I can help with the welding
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Post by crawl4yourlife on Feb 7, 2016 18:23:00 GMT -6
Dude is going to finish what I've paid him for, that being the drop entry bars, xmember, steering shaft and steering wheel mount and redo the front shock mounts.
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Post by crawl4yourlife on Feb 15, 2016 21:45:14 GMT -6
Got a little done today Started with the crossmember The side pieces had to be cut down since the motor is moved back 8". Took what we cut off and welded it underneath. Cut the bar out for the drop entry and added an upright Started on the floor framework and seat mount tabs. More supports will be added, this was just enough to get the seat mounted. Got the driver seat pretty well finalized. He says he is going to try to finish all of the following by this Sunday Additional floor framework and passenger seat mounts Flooring mounted, removable Bar behind seats for harness mounts 3 additional bars on either side of the engine Drop entry bars Redo front shock mounts Steering shaft, detachable hub and steering wheel Floor support framework and floor for the rear trunk/bed area Winch mount Power steering res mount Dash bars and 12 volt guy panel mount A couple of bars above engine bay for ease of mounting a flat skin for a hood Tabs for side panels, roof skin and hood Weld several 1/4 x 1" bolts along the inside frame rails for the clamps I have for brake/propane/electrical lines Decided there will be no back seat as the propane tanks are going to be mounted like the pic below. These mounts wont happen this week though. That tubing has to be acquired first Keeping my fingers crossed he can manage all this by weeks end
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