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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 07:39 AM
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My SAS has begun....

ok started in on my SAS...


Day 1:
we got a late start due to a jeep sitting with no rear axle in the garage where my truck needed to be. finally got a rear axle on it and out of my way.





end of day 1 steering linkage disconnected,started remvoing IFS stuff. again we didnt start until almost 9pm so it was only a couple hours of work

Day 2: IFS removal




end of day 2, removed T-bars, upper and lower control arms, and front diff. ready for the torch

Day 3:

coming soon
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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 08:06 AM
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Now you done gone and done it!

Now it never ends.

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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 08:36 AM
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Congrats on the chopping. Are you gonna do a kit or a homemade setup?
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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 09:45 AM
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Lookin good! Now all that grinding to look forward to..
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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Ringmaster
Lookin good! Now all that grinding to look forward to..

Seriously, grinding gets old FAST!

Good luck!
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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 10:07 AM
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You might want to look into an AAL for the 3 leaf chevy to match the front. Results seem to vary depending on how worn the springs are.
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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 10:33 AM
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Nice work. You have a good jump on it now. The grinding is tedious, but I found that if you grind the welds the parts almost fall off. Saved me a lot of grinding (on one side at least) Of course, thats after I cut them down to a managable size....
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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by vegaskurt
Congrats on the chopping. Are you gonna do a kit or a homemade setup?
i bought most of it off of criags list (i am thinking of nicknaming the truck Craig now) so its a Sky-Manufacturing front hanger hi-steer kit and rear conversion. 63" 4 pack chevy springs, and Ranchero 4" lift springs up front.

i bought the procomp shocks, FJ routers, and shock hoops new

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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 12:38 PM
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damn, another one?!?! just kidding dude. glad to see you gettin 'er done.
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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 02:51 PM
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SWEET!!

Cant say on the front..but the rear was about 24 hours of work start to finish... I did take my time and clean it up nicley.. Plas cutters are mandatory!!! just watch out for the "hot MAGMA"...still have a scar near my ankle (went thru jeans and socks), and that was 3 years ago...
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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 07:06 PM
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I cant wait to see it done!
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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Intrepid
Seriously, grinding gets old FAST!

Good luck!
I know I cut / grind / weld for a living. Grinding is a PITA.
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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 07:21 PM
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I pieced mine together too...figure I saved about $500.00 by being patient and looking around.

Let me know if run into any issues....I am still fine tuning mine.
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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 11:49 PM
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omg i am so sick of grinding... i managed to take a chunck of skin out of my thumb and i think i got a lil bit of metal in my eye.. i am going to see the eye doc tomorrow (there are some benifits of having your dad be the dean of an optometry school ) its not enought ot hurt, just enought to annoy me. i'll post pics tomorrow.
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Old Jul 20, 2006 | 01:16 AM
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One day i'll be in the same boat. Keep lots of pics coming.
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Old Jul 20, 2006 | 03:14 AM
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Originally Posted by ToferUOP
omg i am so sick of grinding... i managed to take a chunck of skin out of my thumb and i think i got a lil bit of metal in my eye.. i am going to see the eye doc tomorrow (there are some benifits of having your dad be the dean of an optometry school ) its not enought ot hurt, just enought to annoy me. i'll post pics tomorrow.
Yeah, heavy leather gloves, a full face sheild, and safety glasses are a must.
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Old Jul 20, 2006 | 05:26 AM
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woohoo! hope you have it all done by the time i get down there, should be the arriving on the 8th, with training the 9-11th (11th is a half day, 12 or 1 pm and done) then head back home the 12th. hopefully i'll get a chance to hop in for a drive.


Congrats on getting it started!
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Old Jul 20, 2006 | 06:49 AM
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Yeah, heavy leather gloves, a full face sheild, and safety glasses are a must.

i put my mechanix gloves on after i took the chunck out. i had saftey glasses on but no sheild.


EWAY: the goal is to ahve it done by this weekend so yes i will defently be done by the time you get here
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Old Jul 20, 2006 | 06:53 AM
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Wear safety glasses, a full face shield and gloves. Grinders/cutters/power tools don't know the difference between flesh and metal...they don't care.

Go to Lowe's and spend $15 on a FULL face shield. You only get TWO eyes.

Safety should ALWAYS be first in any project.

You go out in our shop w/o your safety glasses on...3 day upaid vacation.

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Old Jul 20, 2006 | 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by waskillywabbit
Wear safety glasses, a full face shield and gloves. Grinders/cutters/power tools don't know the difference between flesh and metal...they don't care.

Go to Lowe's and spend $15 on a FULL face shield. You only get TWO eyes.

Safety should ALWAYS be first in any project.

You go out in our shop w/o your safety glasses on...3 day upaid vacation.

Amen! WE had lots of guys get days off for the same reason when I worked at Bud's.
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