Finally....Da new rig..

[NOISYBOY]

Nice start looking forward to the end result :corn:

 

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I have a habit of stopping about once a week and just cleaning up the whole shop or as I like to call it a reboot. Everything gets put away and stuff organized.

 

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So I got both axles set into place and squared up.

 

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These have been sitting in a box for months just waiting to be used. My old rig ran QA1 5/8" hiems. After a few runs they would loosen up and not long after that they turned into a clattering mess--drove me nuts.

These are 7/8 ruffstuff hiems.

 

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One thing I was contemplating was ditching the argo single ended ram and going with something better. This showed up and ruffstuff had there year end sale and ordered up hiems for it.

 

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So I had a bunch of brackets cut but the ones at the skid I had to make for the links.

The links are my new line of ultra strong white aluminum---10x stronger than anything on the planet :redneck:

So I started with the lowers.

 

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So with the tabs tacked in place I made a jig to mark the holes for the upper links. Once marked I pulled the skid. I pulled it by hand and barely got it out of the chassis due to weight and no foot holds.

So I burned everything together and got smart and used the engine hoist to place it back.

 

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Here is a little trick I use when needed on the tabs. I always weld the outside on the tab and then the inside and typically pulls the tab out and bacck in and once in a while its in by 1/64" and when it is I use this trick. Sure you can beat it with a hammer but they tends to bend the outer edge where this trick pushes the whole tab--works really good.

 

[Clark]

Looks awesome Mike! Bravo! :redneck:

 

[Hampton]

That's one hell of a skid!

 

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Looks awesome Mike! Bravo! :redneck:

Thanks clark--bravo--no pun intended :redneck:

That's one hell of a skid!

Well its the heart of the rig and the one part that gets the living **** kicked out of it :redneck:

 

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So I got the upper link mounts built and burned in at the skid. Ya the bolts are certainly tight. I might boat side the rig and if I do I will more than likely turn the bolts around. The little hole between the tube and outer edge of the skid is just enough room for a 5/8" nut to sit but thats for a later time.

 

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Time to build a truss for the uppers on the rear diff..

Really trying to get the link mounts done in a few days so I can get my budy matt to build me some links.

 

[CRAWLERH19]

Looking good! I can't wait to see the real links in place.

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Looking good! I can't wait to see the real links in place.

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Soon I hope :awesomework:

 

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I got the new rear truss built. I went simple and strong and a little different from what was there due to the uppers being in boarded more.

 

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My new product line---going to revolutionize the industry.. :flipoff:

 

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Got the rear upper brackets cut and tacked into place...

 

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Got the front upper brackets cut and tacked into place. I ran the lowers as far outboard as possible..

So started measuring for links and found 1 damn mount 1/8" off---ya I redid it,lol..

But measurements are off to my buddy matt and have new links here soon...

 

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Lower part of the chassis is ready to burn in but got one thing to do before...