Got the FOA 2" coilovers in yesterday. they are pretty good looking, but poor packaging, didn't even wrap the shocks themselves, for how UPS throws stuff around... pics later this weekend.

 

NO NO NO...

We need pics now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



looking good man. Wish i had the bones for long fields.

 

What heims are you using?

 

I talked him down on the longfields, gave him the college student sob story and how I didnt want to buy trail queer's dirty 30's.

The heims are from www.midwestcontrol.com PT#MSM-12z right hand thread. cheapest and strongest ones they have that doesn't have a teflon race. figured steel on steel race would last a little longer and wouldn't have sloppy links 3 months in to driving the dang thing.

the new cross member will be done this sunday and will have some pics, and hopefully have CUT THE FRONT END OFF!!!

 

Finally got to cut the IFS off and here are some pics.





Heres the cross-member almost all done. Just gotta fab on the link brackets...

Heres the rear, plasma'd the stock brackets off and readying for gussets and diff guard

 

What do you mean uncle sam is paying for this???

 

I wish I had Uncle Sam to use his tools and shop space, and to call it class. Vegas schools don't do it cause there is the possibility someone may get hurt. Jealous dude. Looking good!

 

Stafford loans, for all build items, axle, coilovers, highsteer, etc.
This so happens to be my senior project for my Automotive management degree, which the presentation is due June 11. So, technically, "Uncle Sam" is paying for it now, then of course, I will bear the debt.

Thanks man, it is pretty nice having the full labs available to me, thats why I'm busting hump right now to get this done. The shop has one hell of an insurance policy for the students in the lab, haven't seriously hurt myself yet, fingers crossed.

The new rear axle.







Thats about all I got done the last couple of days. Going to do the rear lower links tonight, then that will be it for the rear. Going to position the front with some plumb bobs after I get the front on jack stands, the lift is holding the body crooked right now.

 

Nice. That is looking awesome keep up the good work.

 

good work coming along nicely

 

Thanks guys. The front cross-member is bolted in and ready to have link mounts welded to it. If my lower rear link hadn't dropped off the jack stand on to my pinky knuckle last night, I would have finished the rear. Almost done in time to present the project and graduate....geesh

 

Got the front almost done yesterday. The two lower links are in tentatively as well as the upper link. Need to adjust the angle of the lower frame side brackets to prevent binding of the heims at full droop. Panhard is going to be bent(preferably) or cut and welded to achieve the angle I need to avoid the upper link mount.

Progress is a little slow with my last two finals today!!!!!!!!!
some pics prolly tomorrow or tonight.

 

Here are the pics as promised, a little late, but I'm finally done with grad and got the coil-overs in and the front pretty much done. I have a clearance issue between the high steer arm and the bottom coil retainer. without further a due

 

here are some more...

 

Dang gusgus! That's coming along nice! Subscribed.