yozsi Posted August 24, 2008 Author Share Posted August 24, 2008 Its sitting on tires now! Only 32's but will get 35's soon... school's starting tommorow, so no working on it during the weekdays. BOO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted September 20, 2008 Author Share Posted September 20, 2008 well, finally getting some time to work on it. Made up a front driveshaft, its a hard body driveshaft with one yoke removed from the tube. I then could tell what size tube it was and found out its 2 inch .125 wall ERW. I flipped open the rockford catalog and ordered a centering yoke assembly for it and jacked a 1310 cv from a bronco driveshaft.I put it all together and bolted it to the truck and trued it up. I got it within 5 thousands. Tack welded it then full welded. Its about 25 inches collapsed and 29 inches extended... perfect. I don't think i will need to get it balanced. Its so true that i cant even notice any runout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 Check out my patented Ghetto Cheapo crossmember!!!!! I think it will hold. I gots me FWD! Yea, no more poser status for me biatches! Yea, yea, i know... prolly needs some triagulation. I'll add some later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Check out my patented Ghetto Cheapo crossmember!!!!! I think it will hold. I gots me FWD! Yea, no more poser status for me biatches! Yea, yea, i know... prolly needs some triagulation. I'll add some later. I have seen a lot worst (and had to rebuild a few that were). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted September 28, 2008 Author Share Posted September 28, 2008 Got a couple more things done.... haven't started on the rear suspension because i just don't have the parts and materials yet.... just no time to do anything either. Another patented ghetto part! my custom y-pipe. so sad...... I also swapped in a full detroit locker in the 3rd im going to be swapping in to my rear diff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 (edited) I started on the rear long arm today, got a few things done... I took the stock link arms out. Stock upper is less than 11 inches long and stock lower is 21 inches long. I'm going to reuse the lowers as uppers and the uppers as lowers but cutting them in half and extending them with dom tubing. Well hell! Scratch the reusing the uppers idea.... maybe this is why i had a weird clunking noise some times.... i guess flexing and wheeling alot will do that to the short uppers. I have plans for new lowers... you'll see.... I removed the stock frame link mounts, poor things are less than 1/8 inch steel and the rocks have killed em. I have a remedy for that! (no my hand is not deformed, my thumb just looks weird for some reason) New upper crossmember and link mounts mocked up. More to come later! Edited October 5, 2008 by yozsi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 Upper crossmember is built and installed! This thing is BEEF. I don't think its gonna bend or do anything. Completed crossmember ready to be installed.... Installed and completely burned in. The tubing is welded on all sides including the bottom wings. It's solid. Kinda scary welding near fuel lines! Rest of the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Kinda scary welding near fuel lines! Just hope they are full of fuel, not vapors and that you don't arc it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Just hope they are full of fuel, not vapors and that you don't arc it. Hopefully he tried to cover them with something at least. I don't know if that would make any difference though. Looking awesome man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91PathSE Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 (edited) x2 for both of those statements. Edited October 7, 2008 by 91PathSE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 Nope, didn't cover em or make sure they were full of fuel. Just made sure i was ready to weld it and burned it in. Kinda hard to get into a tight spot like that when you are using a 300 amp gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packie88 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 yozsi what did you do for your front driveshaft that hte only thing i have left to figure out and do. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 yozsi what did you do for your front driveshaft that hte only thing i have left to figure out and do. lol I made my own, look at post 77 and 78 on page 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 Here's some teaser pics, i know they are poser but it was 9pm and it has a straight pipe at the moment. It handles like crap, need to be lowered in the front, has alot of front axle jacking and throttle steer. Its only on 32's right now. Flexes really well tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fondo Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Nice work... Now all you need to do is compliment your hard work with a nice set of wheel/tires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted October 15, 2008 Author Share Posted October 15, 2008 Thanks, i got a few better pics and made it so the front flexes better... still alot of work to do to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91PathSE Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 nice work...now finish it up so you can go wheel it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyhayseed Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Nice work... Now all you need to do is compliment your hard work with a nice set of wheel/tires ....and about $10 worth of black Rust-oleum for that frame. Looks good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 ....and about $10 worth of black Rust-oleum for that frame. Looks good though. Yeah I was gonna say, might wanna reinforce and paint that, unless it's just surface rust. But that is sexay. If I ever sas my truck, I'll hire you to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted October 15, 2008 Author Share Posted October 15, 2008 why would i want to paint the frame? this is a beater truck, not a show truck. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyhayseed Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 why would i want to paint the frame? this is a beater truck, not a show truck. lol Because you care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 Because you care. Lol, i do, and this is not a finished project. i think so much other stuff will be modded that eventually the whole frame will get a coating of spray paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY1PATH Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Lol, i do, and this is not a finished project. i think so much other stuff will be modded that eventually the whole frame will get a coating of spray paint. once alll is done why not have it undercoated instead of spray painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 once alll is done why not have it undercoated instead of spray painted. Cause that cost money and then it will have that thick nasty stuff all over the place. i'm really not scared of the rust or how it will look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyhayseed Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Cause that cost money and then it will have that thick nasty stuff all over the place. i'm really not scared of the rust or how it will look. You could get the cheap .99 Walmart flat black, but I can tell you it doesn't last very long. My truck is by no means a beauty queen, but a 10 minute paint job makes one hell of a diffence. Either way, you're not going to do much to inhibit rust now. The frame seems to rot from the inside-out. A fresh coat would do well to compliment that sweet SAS outfit though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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