Sweet build. I like how you have fit all the different parts on it and made them work work. Hope you get it all together in time for the SE4RJ4 this year. I look forward to seeing it there!

 

i'll be at the se4r but i don't know if i'll be driving my junk

 

Tonights Progress:
1. Get upper mounts designed and built...

Here is the pass. side upper mount(it clears the d-shaft) This is the view from the bottom and no it isn't finished.


From Front

Looking up(no guessets yet)

Looking Forward from rear

 

upper link mounts are on the frame and 95% complete(They are going to guesset back to the lower mounts as soon as I get them finished) I am also going to put a bracket (bolt on/off) to brace it to the x-mamber aswell for more support...every little bit helps
You can kinda make out where the upper link and lowers will join together

D.side installed(95% complete)


P.side looking forward from x-member

looking forward toward front of truck and you can see where the upper attaches to the axle and you can see how tight of tolerences I have. Damn, being low is tough to work around


D.side looking forward(Exhaust is gonna be a bitch, glad I'm not doing it)

Center looking forward

P.side

 

Brackets are 99% finished(will be finished when I pull the frame out again for powdercoating)





Links are cut to length, going to machine shop this week


And I also started to finish my wheels up
BEFORE:

AFTER:

 

It all looks killer...but the red. My eyes...(but that is my thing...I hate red)

Powder coating the whole frame?

 

yep, the whole frame(cage and all) after I get everything assembled and the way I like it...I'm going to take it apart and take it to the powder coater.

 

YES
Your taking your time and doing it right...
Keep up the good work!!!

 

What an awesome job!!! I just found this thread this morning and read the whole thing in about an hour and a half. I don't have quite the ambition(I'd be happy if I could figure out where the oil in my 22RE keeps going), but man am I impressed. I especially like your fanaticism with keeping it low, I sure like the low, mean, hunkered down look.

 

I got 2 tire/wheel combo's completed tonight...




The rear axle is finally off the 'stands


I hope to finish the other wheels sometime this week

 

looking good

 

Thanks

 

Just stumbled onto this thread again, gonna have to read it all over aain...I'm sure I missed it and I will see it when I read it again, but what color are P/C'ing the whole thing?

 

This buildup looks great... I cant wait to see some videos of this thing in action

 

Thanks guys...I'll prob. end up with black on the frame.

 

I appreciate you helping me out with all the information you have given me. I am going with that kit by the way. You got a great project and thread going here, keep up the good work!

 

where ya been?

 

He's been working on a cage for a friend's First Gen...they're all up at Harlan KY this weekend for the big April Fools' Day event.

 

I would have liked to gone to that, but had too much to do this weekend.

 

i wish i had your talent/tools/shop. Can I ahve the truck when your done. Just a thought.