So nice!!I like the rubber!

 

Thanks.

Built a front pack out of some trail gear 3" HD springs. Removed a leak for a total of 4, finally the front moves. This weekend I'll measure for shocks (again) and mount some bump stops. The springs like to go negative pretty quick.

 

Flex pics look good. What did you get for travel numbers?

 

I get right at 9" of shock travel in the front. And a crap ton in the rear.

 

Nice pics!!more burnout vids!!

 

X2 on the burnout vids!!!!

 

Dropped the truck off at S&B Muffler and Brakes here in Gloucester, VA and Steve knocked the exhaust out for me.

Drivers side clearance


Passenger side


Sits up nice and out of the way tight to the floor. Ran a Dynomax Super Turbo Muffler backwards. Has a nice tone, actually pretty deep for a 4.3.


Drops out at the rear of the cab.

 

Looks nice!!

 

Nice and clean looking. Nothing like having a crispy fresh exhaust system on your ride.

 

Any updates??

 

Finally yes... Been real busy with work at the shop and fishing.

Provence came by and we knocked some stuff out today.

Front shock mounts in


And suckdown winch fully installed and wired. Kinda loosly based it on SMEWHTGUY's setup

 

Sweet pics!what kinda front shocks are those??

 

Some generic auto zone $20 shocks. Pulled out a catolog and found some that fit.

 

Exhaust looks great! Got a sound clip or video?

 

Been moving along a bit. Got some boomerang shackles on... The old shackles sat on the frame at ride height.



The new Sky shackles make it more better. I may shorten them up a bit though.



Also started in my hydro assist. Got the axle side mount mostly done, I want to brace it some more and got the tie rod side mocked up. I need to figure out a fancy bracket to make it work.

 

chock another win up for the "I hope this works" style of building. Got the ram mounts mocked up. Everything is free through the entire travel. All .250 wall.

 

I needed to knock about 1.125" off the stroke of my budget surplus center hydro ram so I jerked it apart tonight.

All that holds the together is a snap ring.


Then simply pull out the shaft


Remove the nut on the shaft the pull the puck off. Make sure to unscrew the o-ring past the threads so you don't tear it. same putting it back on.


I cut my spacers out of some StarBoard (HDPE) we had laying around the shop. This is easy to find, its the same stuff they make cutting boards out of. Hit it with a hole saw to get the correct OD then drilled the center hole out to just over 3/4. When drilling go slow, you want to cut not melt, especially with the hole saw. I take little bites of about 1/16th of an inch at a time.


I need two pieces to get to my thickness. A 3/4 and 1/2.

 

Provence came by the shop Sunday and we busted out some 5th studs.




Grind the top flat and mark for the hole. if you go right off the casting line you can fit a 9 /16 bolt with a bit of grinding to the nut.




Cut your plates and drill, bolt them in place nice and tight and tac the nut on the bottom.


Put the steering arm on with shims and then the plate for the arm, hold it all together with a clamp, tack it on a few side and weld it up. Leave it all tight until everything fully cools.

 

Waiting on some parts to show up to do the front shackle conversion on the front axle. Decided to put in my JB Fab twin cable sticks for the 205. These things are nice! Simple build and design but they work great.





Provence getting the shifters mounted on the top side.

 

Lets get some things fixed; like ˟˟˟˟ty castor angle, pinion angle, and way to long a slip in the front shaft needed. solution... FRONT SHACKLES!

Got everything hung an mocked up. I actually moved the rear hangers forward an inch after this so the shackle angle is better plus they will settle in a bit.