johann_peralta Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Taking what I learned from the last SAS build, I decided that I wanted to Straight axle swap the 12" green pathfinder. So far I picked up the axles, links, heims, and started to build the cradle. The end goal is to make it street-able, so I won't be cutting corners to save as much money as possible like I did on the last SAS. Hopefully will be picking up a set of coilovers and a set of air shocks tomorrow. Here are some pictures of the progress. Here's the front axle, out of a 00 F350 Here's the rear axle, out of a 02 f350 Here's the metal that will become the cradles sides and the motor mounts Here's the little plasma cutter I got on amazon for 190$+-. It cuts 1/4 pretty well I'd say. Only down side is that having a smaller compressor, I have to stop frequently and let it fill up. Drilling Holes for the 4 link This is what is inside the cradle sides before getting welded and trimmed up. Here's the finished product before paint. Once the sides are on, Ill tie them together. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onespiritbrain Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 So your going to shoot for keeping it at 12”? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann_peralta Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 On 9/24/2019 at 3:10 PM, onespiritbrain said: So your going to shoot for keeping it at 12”? I'd like to get it up another foot or so. Enough to sit completely above 40s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann_peralta Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 Here are the air shocks i picked up. Cleaned the axles up a little Heims came in today Picked up a steering box, still have to adapt the PS line.. Here is the design I'm thinking for the 4-link/coilover bracket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann_peralta Posted September 27, 2019 Author Share Posted September 27, 2019 Here is the beginning of the 4-link/coilover brackets. still need to clean, drill, and weld them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onespiritbrain Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Wow that little plasma cutter is cutting that 1/4” plate?! That’s awesome Everything is looking robust so far. What sort of articulation will you end up with? Those shocks look good and long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann_peralta Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 20 hours ago, onespiritbrain said: Wow that little plasma cutter is cutting that 1/4” plate?! That’s awesome Everything is looking robust so far. What sort of articulation will you end up with? Those shocks look good and long. if i remember, it's a lotus 3500. It cuts 1/4" no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann_peralta Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 Finished the axle side 4-link/air shock brackets and started the car end brackets. cut out the frame reinforcement plates too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann_peralta Posted October 5, 2019 Author Share Posted October 5, 2019 Removing the subframe is probably the hardest part of the whole SAS process... Took a few hours just to remove!\ Burned in the Rail reinforcements and the new rail mounted motor mounts. Managed to get the motor off the cherry picker in one day. pretty good pace i think 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 That's quite the hook on your cherry picker! Looks like it's coming along. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann_peralta Posted October 5, 2019 Author Share Posted October 5, 2019 11 hours ago, Slartibartfast said: That's quite the hook on your cherry picker! Looks like it's coming along. LOL yes it is! it was maybe 3" too short to hold the motor in the center.. Adapt and overcome right haha! Today i've spent the morning drilling the rail to mount the steering box. Looking back I should've drilled the reinforcements before welding them in... Such a pain to drill with limited space in there.. will post pictures later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onespiritbrain Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Such a pain to drill with limited spacePreach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann_peralta Posted October 5, 2019 Author Share Posted October 5, 2019 Got the steering box mounted up Heres what I have going on for the top mount for the air shocks Here is the nissan to jeep steering box link Ran out of wire before I could finish the link, so thats all for today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann_peralta Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 Dropped the gas tank to give me some space to weld on the rail Post grind on the rails Welded the cradle side onto the rail. Super hard to do with barely any space under the car... Heres where I sit now. I finished the steering and 3/4 of the cradle. Still have to figure out how I am going to lift the car up another foot+ in order to fir the air shocks in there... I'll probably end up buying 2 ton pipe stands to hold it after its up. BUT idk how to get it up.. Ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Reverse Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Sketchy, but you can set a floor jack on a platform to do the lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann_peralta Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 ended up buying 2-ton pipe stands. Rolled the axle axle and cleaned up the housing. Hopefully I can tack the brackets in tomorrow and mock the 4 link and shocks up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann_peralta Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 Almost forgot, brake lines and spacers came in today also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann_peralta Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 Got the 4-link brackets burned in and mocked up the shocks Cleaned up the 4 links 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann_peralta Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 Got the air shocks mounted Made a temporary track bar bracket so i can set the ride height later without the car tilting off to the side The plan for the new track bar bracket will be similar, but I want to tie it into both original bolts and have it go a little further down, and also further out towards the driver side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onespiritbrain Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 I think you may want to add a gusset to your engine mount brackets. I suspect over time that they will deform, especially if one of the rubber mounts fails, the non-dampened hammering and weight of the engine might be too much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann_peralta Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 Thanks for sharing the idea. I like it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann_peralta Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 Cleaned up the rear axle and got all the brackets off of it Got the Sterling 10.5 to Nissan adapter line made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann_peralta Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 Heres the new track bar bracket I made. Ties into the factory subframe bolt Made an adapter to make the factory F-350 sway bar fit on the rear subframe mount holes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann_peralta Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 Ended up ditching the original axle side track bar mount and making my own Threw together some temporary steering. Something to allow me to drive the car into the shed, letting me work on the rear of the car. Got the rear axle removed Got the ford axle rolled in Started the rear 4 link 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann_peralta Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 got some sweet braided brake lines made found some used 37x13.5x22 tomorrow Mts. Here are the 22x14 -76 rims I ordered. should be in by tomorrow Adapter the emergency brake to fit the sterling10.5 lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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