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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 06:17 PM
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screw putting the small tires on, just let the air down to 5 psi and get 5 of yer bestest friends to ride the bumpers.

it's looking great though!

are you gonna do a full perimeter weld around the square tubing for the front spring mounts?

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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 06:39 PM
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If your talking about the tubing connecting the spring pockets I skip welded the front and back. The spring pockets have gotten seal welded and the brackets that came with the kit also have 100% weld.
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 06:42 PM
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Like this!?
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 06:44 PM
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I was talking about this:





*edit- nevermind... I see it's finished now. sorry.

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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 06:54 PM
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That is alright Brommie is just slow to post the pictures. There should be one showing the middle of the bracket(tube).
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 07:08 PM
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I was gonna suggest a full weld from left to right, front and rear, on the tube where it meets the chassis. but what showed up on the pic after I posted my question, does as well.

like I said, it looks great.
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 07:24 PM
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Sorry guys, I didn't get one of the middle.
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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Thanks for the good comments and I'll take any suggestion and see if it will make my build better. That is what I LIKE about yotatech is the sharing of ideas during the building process.

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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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From..

From this...

TO THIS. So far.. So good!!
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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Whats the backspacing on your wheels? It looks really wide.
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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I Picked the rims up used from a local toyota junk yard,so I don't know the back spacing. I was thinking of taking the spacers off the front axle if its too wide when I get the whole truck done.
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 08:38 PM
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Looks great, can't wait to see it finished
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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ah damn it! someone asked for the hubs first! well, keep looking i guess! truck looks good, keep up the good work!
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 08:29 PM
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Update ... We got all of the rearend out from under the truck tonight, Sorry no pics yet, but we did make good progress. I'll get some pics up asap. Broomie.
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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 07:42 AM
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Here we go agian!! We got this far last week and will be finished soon.





We are still trying to figer out some height issues and how much weight the spare tire rack will cause it to sage but other than that it's comeing along real good..
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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 10:41 AM
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awesome welds. the rig looks great.
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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 03:43 PM
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Thanks.We are trying to finish this thing up in the next week or so, Then we can( OR should I say DAN) can get his bumpers on there and the tire rack. At this point I have to say it's all him. I don't weld and if there is nothing to turn a wrench on, I'm kinda there for moral support and the occasional lift here and hold this, But it's always fun to watch this stuff go down. Like when I build a motor.
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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Just took the runner out for the first test drive tonight and everthing works good so far. I still need to finish up the front shocks and steering stablizer tomorrow. I'll get brommie to post some picts up tomorow also.
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 11:54 PM
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finish pictures?
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 07:14 AM
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It's Alive! IT'S ALIVE............RUN!!!!!!!!........ I'll have some pic's up today but i have to get some of my stuff done around here so it will be later.
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