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Post by Wide-J on Mar 25, 2008 0:00:46 GMT -5
Loving the build Owen
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Post by JustTorchIT on Mar 25, 2008 0:14:28 GMT -5
It looks to be coming together great....  awesome stuff..... |
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Post by 1tonflattie on Mar 26, 2008 0:18:38 GMT -5
thanks thanks thanks built my twin sticks tonight, it was kind of a nightmare. about halfway through i was ready to give up and get a part time job to buy the setup instead of spending all the time making it. but once I figured it out it did come out well and I am really happy with it. Here is the setup I was copying from Bronco Graveyard  I also used this as a refernce from wild horses 4x4  So here is the not so finished product, but all of the major work is done.    I still have to put the finishing touched on but they shift pretty smooth... Im going to add these grease fittings as shown here  and here are the knobs, nothing special, out of a chevy fullsize(s)  |
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Post by 1tonflattie on Apr 1, 2008 22:47:08 GMT -5
finished twin stix   |
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Post by 1tonflattie on May 2, 2008 19:15:39 GMT -5
monday this build resumes. going to try to finish it in 2 months
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Post by rckrdyxj on May 2, 2008 19:28:37 GMT -5
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Post by 1tonflattie on May 11, 2008 22:33:05 GMT -5
started by pulling the jeep out of its corner with the other jeep   I decided id ease into it but installing my Als basement machine shop arms. I decided to weld in the grease caps  I took the king pins apart because i thought i forgot to put in the upper seal, but really i didnt. But anyway heres some kingpin porn for you d30 lovers   heres the lower kingpin cap. i made a little grease fitting guard so the grease fitting doesnt get torn off on rocks  steering arm installed with ARP studs and 60 degree cone nuts  I didnt include much of it in my build, but the front axle is a HPd60 from a 78 ford. It is narrowed 4.5 inches on the long side and shaved 1/2 inch. Heres a pic of the 1/4" plate i welded to the bottom of the diff after i cut the lip off the bottom. I wish i took more pics of the front axle build  so then i attempted to put together my driveline. what a fuck show! to start off, the special pilot bushing that i ordered from novak to adapt a chevy engine for ford tranny was the wrong ID. By some amazing luck, my friend brian (bigburban) had the appropriate 43/64 drill bit to drill it to the proper size for the ford pilot. I assembled my clutch   Then when I went to put my transmission and engine together, i found my bellhousing was too small! I am running an 11" clutch and the flywheel wont fit inside the bellhousing. So i need to get a different one, from a chevy car with a big block it looks like. Hopefully this week will go smoother, as i search for parts and try to set up my front end |
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Post by 1tonflattie on May 16, 2008 20:30:53 GMT -5
Got a bellhousing this week, from an 87 chevy truck with a hydralic clutch. Fits my flywheel and has a slave cylinder bracket. There are two different diameter chey bearing retainers: 4 11/16" used on cars and 5 1/8" used on trucks. I have a ford transmisson but had the bearing reatiner machined to 4 11/16" My new bellhousing is for a 5 1/8" so I had to order and adaper ring from Novak adapters before I can go any further  |
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Post by crosbike on May 16, 2008 22:03:46 GMT -5
holy number overload. im so jealous that you have two of these bastards.
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Post by 1tonflattie on May 25, 2008 16:41:16 GMT -5
got some steering this week from grag aka banditt  redneck ram, steering box , 1.5" steering links with 1 ton ends, heavy duty diff cover.  Also got my chevy bellhousing adapter ring from novak as seen in the pictures. I was able to mount up my new larger bellhousing.   and put my drivetrain together  and put it in my jeep  The drivetrain is too low and the jeep is too high so ill probably me making some changes. Today I trailered the jeep to my shop where it will stay til its done. |
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Post by crosbike on May 25, 2008 19:51:44 GMT -5
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Post by 1tonflattie on Jun 10, 2008 21:25:49 GMT -5
just got home from sweating my balls off at the shop, but i messed around with my leaf and got the jeep a lot lower and softer. its about 3-4 inches lower in front and 5-6 in the back with lower spring rates. Looks a lot better from the standpoint of driveline angles even with my plans of raising the driveline some. more to come
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Post by 1tonflattie on Jul 31, 2008 0:14:33 GMT -5
this pile has been getting a lot of attention lately.... the drivetrain is mounted, dovetailed the body and setup the front end amongst a lot of other shit. oh and a hydraulic jd squared bender at my shop to do tube work. sorry no pics but anyone who is in the area feel free to stop by, call for directions
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