A bunch of progress has been done on this but here's the pics. Cycling the suspension. The ****ty pics are a camera phone. I'll get detailed pics later
Since the last update. Cage, hydro, bumps, and everything else have been done.
some more updates. Started on the shock hoops. still have to finish bracing them and finishing the engine cage
braced the 3rd link. Still am going to do some more to it.
axle shock brackets
shock hoops started.
full droop
ride height
and some lame ass pictures of trying to cycle...
also finished all the mounts and put the links on
3rd link
Frame panhard rod
lower link mount and axle panhard rod
This is full bump for the front. The wheelbase sits now at 116.5
did some more work this weekend.
braced the lower links
driver side with the 3rd link tied in
I also started on the crossmember. This is all I did before I didn't want to do anything else
not many too updates today. I used some brackets I had laying around to start the front of this thing. My lower link brackets never showed so I am waiting on those. Here's some stuff that I'm mocking up. Yes I will be using pvc pipe it's super strong and flexable! :flipoff:
passenger side will...
wheeling is pretty good down here. You just need to know where to go. A bunch of trails near town are being closed. They keep building houses right up to the mountain.
well did a few things lately. Went from some 14" coilovers to the 17" Bilstein coilovers I had laying around.
rear driveshaft, 1410 yoke
new upper shock mount
new axle coilover mounts.
picked up a lokar shifter. Not sure if I like it yet but we'll see what happens
and just a little...
some small updates. Not much.
Messing with the ride height
This is full droop. 14" coilovers
another shot of the rear
mounted the tank again.
overall shot. wheelbase 115"
hell yeah the cops stopped us working on it. you know cutting wires with wire cutters gets pretty loud. Nevermind the guys hot rod down the street reving in the garage with cutouts. :flipoff:
yeah and the ****ting thing is I found it for him and didn't have the cash at the time. so he picked it up.
Yeah we have to make the holes bigger for the coilovers. We still have some work to do on it
some update for the weekend. Finished the rear suspension. 14" coilovers. need to get different spring rates and then I'll be set.
coilover mounts. Used 1/2 misalignment spacers for the coilovers
axle mounts
the rear axle done except for brake lines and driveshaft.
ride height
this...
some updates over the weekend. Cut all the old 4 link stuff off and redid it. Move the axle back as well.
lower axle mount
Upper and lower frame mount.
finished pic of the rear
this is at full bump
just screwing around with the movement of the links. Maybe this should be the new...
yeah flux core. Sorry the pics are ****ty. The camera is at work and I'm not going there when I don't have to. I'll get some better pics up next week.
there are the only other pics I have til I get my camera.
I also got a box of brackets for the front 3 link and a ifs toy box tapped for hydro...