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<blockquote data-quote="ChrisCo" data-source="post: 1559117" data-attributes="member: 18105"><p>Dammit! Just as I'm getting the Cow to a point that I *think* it might go wheeling sometime in the next couple of years (house hunting is taking priority right now), someone goes and leaves this in my garage...</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20150803/SoonToBeNewHeartForTheCow.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, this is yet another long term project...but the Cow WILL wheel before this is installed.</p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>...in a drunken, angry stupor, I half-assed put this bugger up for sale on Facebook last weekend. Thankfully, I'd sobered up and deleted the post before I got any prospective buyers. I've had a week to think over my drunken stupidity from last weekend, and put together a punch list of what's *really* necessary before this thing sees the trails (at least, for a shakedown run):</p><p></p><p>- Seats</p><p>- Seat belts/harness</p><p>- Finish the cage</p><p>- Rear drive shaft</p><p>- Renewed tabs</p><p>- Basic once-over of all of the basic systems (brakes, etc)</p><p></p><p>All of the rest of the half-finished projects can wait...</p><p></p><p>..so, with that in mind... I ordered up a set of Corbeau Baja RS seats w/sliders last week. I'm hoping they get here in time for me to install during my annual Christmas "vacation". That'll allow me to finish the cage (finally). All that'll truly stand between this rig and the trails is the rear drive shaft. I have a little $$$ to spend on that right now, so that may be ordered up in the next couple of weeks.</p><p></p><p>I'm setting a goal for myself to have this thing ready for (at a minimum) a mild trail shake down run @ Tahuya by February (being realistic here, given the trend of this build-up). </p><p></p><p>I haven't wheeled since 2008. I need some trail time with friends.</p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>mmm... Corbeau seats...</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20151205/CowSeats.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Corbeau Baja RS suspension seats to be exact. Comfy!!! Just loosely sitting in place right now. The sliders/brackets came in yesterday. I'm hoping to get them at least mocked up into place tomorrow.</p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>Well, I'd planned to get to work mounting the seats after the 'hawks game this afternoon, but in the process of trying to figure out how the heck to do that, I found something that needs to be reworked on the B pillar (really bad fitment). I also need to cut into my schnazzy transmission hump/floorboard setup a bit in order to get the seats a bit lower.</p><p></p><p>No worries. I just moved on to finally notching and loosely fitting the lateral brace for the A pillars...</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20151206/LateralBrace1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20151206/LateralBrace2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think that the first part of next weekend will be spent replacing the existing (but unused) hot tub wiring (60a/220v breaker) with a couple of 220v plugs in the garage so I can run the welder, air compressor, and plasma without having the door to the house partially opened. I'm tired of coordinating my "shop" time with the laundry :wacko: This will be temporary, of course, since we're in a rental :msp_wink:</p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>Mr. Brown brought more toys for the Cow the other day:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20151209/HarnessSet.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Probably overkill for what the Cow will see...but just in case <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>WRONG! Instead of setting up the plugs to allow me to weld and what not, I ended up spending all weekend swapping out the ball joints and front brakes on the tow pig. What a pain in the ash that was.</p><p></p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>ChrisCo's Welding -- Now 100% (Shared) Dryer plug free!</p><p></p><p>Yippie! I can now weld (and run the air compressor and plasma) without having to coordinate with the laundry :lol:</p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>I finally got started reworking the B-pillar this afternoon... I got the problem that I'd found fixed, and tweaked the stretchers between the A and B pillars a bit to allow me to actually get in the rig with the seats in. I still need to notch the stretchers and tack them in (I had to quit early today due to a sinus headache -- ugh).</p><p></p><p>After getting the stretchers tacked into place, I'll start cutting out my schnazzy transmission hump to clear the seats. That should start tomorrow.</p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>Finally got to cranking on this guy again over the past couple of days. I got the B-pillar cross brace re-positioned, moved the lower A/B pillar braces moved down a few inches, and reused the tubing from my original attempt at the B-pillar to bend up a couple of seat mounting brackets, and got the driver's side seat mostly bolted into place...</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20160101/SeatBracket1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20160101/SeatBracket2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20160101/SeatMostlyMounted.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The seat is only bolted down in the back on the last pic there. I worked on fabbing up a bracket for it to bolt to in the front, but screwed up my measurements <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> I got the bracket fabbed up, and drilled the holes perfectly, but with the way the bracket lined up -- there wasn't enough clearance to put the nut on the bolt. That's OK -- I'm not really liking how the front bracket turned out anyway (hence the lack of pictures of the fully finished product <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />), so I'll cut it back out tomorrow and start over.</p><p></p><p>I may end up reworking the rear mount, too, since the whole thing turned out slightly taller than I'd planned. I don't have a lot of headroom as it is, and the way it sits now I can bash my head on the roll bar without trying too hard. I've got a fair bit of room under the seat right now, and I'd like to take that for headroom.</p><p></p><p>With any luck, I'll have both seats mounted this weekend. The Corbeau Baja RS seats are crazy compfy, btw.</p><p></p><p>I need to screw with the rear transfer case shifter a bit this weekend, too. I noticed that it didn't want to go into 2wd while I was working on the seat positioning. I'm hoping it's just bound up from the last time I'd moved it around the driveway (I had to put it into 4wd to get it up the hill :crazy<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. I'm <em>really</em> hoping it's not that shift rail that I had to modify when I installed the crawler.</p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>Well, today was a bit of a setback. I got the driver's seat mounted, but I didn't like how it sat. It's too far up, and I was able to hit my head on the cage without even trying...so, I pulled it all out and reworked the B-pillar a bit to give myself a bit more room. It seems to have worked so far, but I won't know for sure until I get some new seat mounts made up...which will hopefully be sometime tomorrow (before or after the game -- or both <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )</p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>I really didn't feel like doing this today. I've been fighting a cold the past couple of days, thanks to my having to be a baddass and riding the motorcycle to work in 36 degree weather...but, I didn't want to just sit around feeling sick all afternoon...</p><p></p><p>...so I got back out to the garage to get the seat mounting figured out today. I tried to get some work done on it yesterday, but I didn't like how it was turning out, so I scrapped it and went back to my original idea.</p><p></p><p>I ended up trimming a good bit more of the transmission hump, bending the original mounts a bit more, and splicing a bit of the original tube that I'd used for the mount (I had to shorten one part and stretch another)...but I think I finally have the seat in the right place.</p><p></p><p>I managed to get the back of the seat dropped down about 3/4 to 1 inch, and made a good bit more room to bolt the seat down. In the process, I also managed to get the seat situated such that I'm comfortable, and there's only one spot that I can hit my head on the cage in a somewhat extreme case.</p><p></p><p>Yes, the seat is sitting a little crooked right now.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20160110/NewSeatMount1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20160110/NewSeatMount2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChrisCo, post: 1559117, member: 18105"] Dammit! Just as I'm getting the Cow to a point that I *think* it might go wheeling sometime in the next couple of years (house hunting is taking priority right now), someone goes and leaves this in my garage... [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20150803/SoonToBeNewHeartForTheCow.JPG[/img] Yes, this is yet another long term project...but the Cow WILL wheel before this is installed. ---- ...in a drunken, angry stupor, I half-assed put this bugger up for sale on Facebook last weekend. Thankfully, I'd sobered up and deleted the post before I got any prospective buyers. I've had a week to think over my drunken stupidity from last weekend, and put together a punch list of what's *really* necessary before this thing sees the trails (at least, for a shakedown run): - Seats - Seat belts/harness - Finish the cage - Rear drive shaft - Renewed tabs - Basic once-over of all of the basic systems (brakes, etc) All of the rest of the half-finished projects can wait... ..so, with that in mind... I ordered up a set of Corbeau Baja RS seats w/sliders last week. I'm hoping they get here in time for me to install during my annual Christmas "vacation". That'll allow me to finish the cage (finally). All that'll truly stand between this rig and the trails is the rear drive shaft. I have a little $$$ to spend on that right now, so that may be ordered up in the next couple of weeks. I'm setting a goal for myself to have this thing ready for (at a minimum) a mild trail shake down run @ Tahuya by February (being realistic here, given the trend of this build-up). I haven't wheeled since 2008. I need some trail time with friends. ---- mmm... Corbeau seats... [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20151205/CowSeats.jpg[/img] Corbeau Baja RS suspension seats to be exact. Comfy!!! Just loosely sitting in place right now. The sliders/brackets came in yesterday. I'm hoping to get them at least mocked up into place tomorrow. ---- Well, I'd planned to get to work mounting the seats after the 'hawks game this afternoon, but in the process of trying to figure out how the heck to do that, I found something that needs to be reworked on the B pillar (really bad fitment). I also need to cut into my schnazzy transmission hump/floorboard setup a bit in order to get the seats a bit lower. No worries. I just moved on to finally notching and loosely fitting the lateral brace for the A pillars... [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20151206/LateralBrace1.jpg[/img] [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20151206/LateralBrace2.jpg[/img] I think that the first part of next weekend will be spent replacing the existing (but unused) hot tub wiring (60a/220v breaker) with a couple of 220v plugs in the garage so I can run the welder, air compressor, and plasma without having the door to the house partially opened. I'm tired of coordinating my "shop" time with the laundry :wacko: This will be temporary, of course, since we're in a rental :msp_wink: ---- Mr. Brown brought more toys for the Cow the other day: [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20151209/HarnessSet.jpg[/img] Probably overkill for what the Cow will see...but just in case :D ---- WRONG! Instead of setting up the plugs to allow me to weld and what not, I ended up spending all weekend swapping out the ball joints and front brakes on the tow pig. What a pain in the ash that was. ---- ChrisCo's Welding -- Now 100% (Shared) Dryer plug free! Yippie! I can now weld (and run the air compressor and plasma) without having to coordinate with the laundry :lol: ---- I finally got started reworking the B-pillar this afternoon... I got the problem that I'd found fixed, and tweaked the stretchers between the A and B pillars a bit to allow me to actually get in the rig with the seats in. I still need to notch the stretchers and tack them in (I had to quit early today due to a sinus headache -- ugh). After getting the stretchers tacked into place, I'll start cutting out my schnazzy transmission hump to clear the seats. That should start tomorrow. ---- Finally got to cranking on this guy again over the past couple of days. I got the B-pillar cross brace re-positioned, moved the lower A/B pillar braces moved down a few inches, and reused the tubing from my original attempt at the B-pillar to bend up a couple of seat mounting brackets, and got the driver's side seat mostly bolted into place... [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20160101/SeatBracket1.jpg[/img] [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20160101/SeatBracket2.jpg[/img] [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20160101/SeatMostlyMounted.jpg[/img] The seat is only bolted down in the back on the last pic there. I worked on fabbing up a bracket for it to bolt to in the front, but screwed up my measurements :( I got the bracket fabbed up, and drilled the holes perfectly, but with the way the bracket lined up -- there wasn't enough clearance to put the nut on the bolt. That's OK -- I'm not really liking how the front bracket turned out anyway (hence the lack of pictures of the fully finished product :P), so I'll cut it back out tomorrow and start over. I may end up reworking the rear mount, too, since the whole thing turned out slightly taller than I'd planned. I don't have a lot of headroom as it is, and the way it sits now I can bash my head on the roll bar without trying too hard. I've got a fair bit of room under the seat right now, and I'd like to take that for headroom. With any luck, I'll have both seats mounted this weekend. The Corbeau Baja RS seats are crazy compfy, btw. I need to screw with the rear transfer case shifter a bit this weekend, too. I noticed that it didn't want to go into 2wd while I was working on the seat positioning. I'm hoping it's just bound up from the last time I'd moved it around the driveway (I had to put it into 4wd to get it up the hill :crazy:). I'm [I]really[/I] hoping it's not that shift rail that I had to modify when I installed the crawler. ---- Well, today was a bit of a setback. I got the driver's seat mounted, but I didn't like how it sat. It's too far up, and I was able to hit my head on the cage without even trying...so, I pulled it all out and reworked the B-pillar a bit to give myself a bit more room. It seems to have worked so far, but I won't know for sure until I get some new seat mounts made up...which will hopefully be sometime tomorrow (before or after the game -- or both :) ) ---- I really didn't feel like doing this today. I've been fighting a cold the past couple of days, thanks to my having to be a baddass and riding the motorcycle to work in 36 degree weather...but, I didn't want to just sit around feeling sick all afternoon... ...so I got back out to the garage to get the seat mounting figured out today. I tried to get some work done on it yesterday, but I didn't like how it was turning out, so I scrapped it and went back to my original idea. I ended up trimming a good bit more of the transmission hump, bending the original mounts a bit more, and splicing a bit of the original tube that I'd used for the mount (I had to shorten one part and stretch another)...but I think I finally have the seat in the right place. I managed to get the back of the seat dropped down about 3/4 to 1 inch, and made a good bit more room to bolt the seat down. In the process, I also managed to get the seat situated such that I'm comfortable, and there's only one spot that I can hit my head on the cage in a somewhat extreme case. Yes, the seat is sitting a little crooked right now. [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20160110/NewSeatMount1.jpg[/img] [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20160110/NewSeatMount2.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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