My Ultra slow "Bad Finger buggy build "

[1SAWB]

nope lost it. im thinking now that there might be some parts for my dana 60 front that are gone too

 

[1SAWB]

MORE TOYS SHOWED UP NOW IF I CAN JUST MAKE THE TIME

SHAVING THE 14 BOLT

AND MY WINCH PLATE

ALSO GOT UPPER LINK TABS SO NOW THE LINK PART WILL BE DONE

 

[drycreekjeep]

glad 2 see u back working on ur rig!!!!!

 

[offroadr1]

hate to hear about the theft. i had about 40k worth of parts i had collected over the years taken from my hpme shop. engines, trannys, tcases, winch, axles, a plethora of parts that i had acquired but couldnt prove that i had. trouble was since they were in my home shop and i rarely enter it, i have no idea how long they were all gone before i noticed. it was a bad day indeed, but thankfully nothing that i couldnt live without.

 

[sap]

Bad ass build.

 

[frittsx4]

To bad u can't find who stole your stuff then put your boy on them and let him whoop their ass. Good luck with the build, looking good :****:

 

[1SAWB]

OH I CAN ASURE YOU IF I FOUND THESE ****ER'S I COULD HANDLE THEM. THE KID IS A BIG BIY BUT HE CAME FROM PRIME STOCK ...LOL


YEAH IT'S HARD TO KEEP THE DRIVE AT TIMES BUT I KEEP TRYING TO MAKE FORWARD PROGRESS ON IT. MY BOYS WILL ALWAYS BE FIRST IN MY LIFE AND PRIORITY


THANKS FOR THE COMPLIMENTS GUY'S

 

[LaMedic]

What's the wheelbase looking like?

 

[1SAWB]

IT WILL END UP AT 111"

 

[1SAWB]

TOOK THE BOY TO THE IRONMAN THIS PAST WEEKEND IN RENO. THE TOURNAMENT YOU WRESTLE ALL THREE STYLE'S FOLKSTYLE, FREESTYLE AND GRECO. NORMALLY IF YOU WIN ALL THREE IT'S CALLED A TRIPLE CROWN. IN THE PAST THE RARE TIME THAT A KID DOES THIS THEY NOT ONLY GET THEIR MEDAL'S BUT THEY ALSO GET A TROPHY.....WELL WE WENT UP FRIDAY NIGHT AND STAYED THE NIGHT TO BE SURE THE BOYS (LIL HARVEY AND SHELDON II ALONG WITH MY WIFE, BIG HARVEY AND HIS WIFE DANA) WHERE RESTED. WE GOT UP AND HEADED IN FOR WEIGHT IN'S AND BOTH BOY'S WHERE PRETTY FLAT. EITHER WAY THEY WENT OUT AND DESTROYED THE COMPETITION AND GOT 1ST PLACE IN GRECO AND FREESTYLE. THE NEXT DAY THEY BOTH WRESTLED FOLKSTYLE AND AGAIN DESTROYED THE COMPETITION AND BOTH GOT A TRIPLE CROWN. THEN WE CAUGHT WIND THAT THERE WOULD BE NO TROPHIES THIS YEAR THAT THE CLUB COULDN'T AFFORD IT....TO HELL WITH THAT I'LL BUY THEM ONE. ANYWAYS AT THE END OF THE DAY OUR CLUB TOOK HOME NOT ONE BUT THREE TRIPLE CROWN CHAMPION'S. IT WAS FREAKING AWESOME :clap: CONGRATES TO THOSE BOYS FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK. COUPLE PICS WE TOOK

SHELDON AND HARVEY HIS MAIN COACH ON THE LEFT AND WILL ON THE RIGHT

AND A PIC OF ALL THREE BOY'S AND THEIR MEDAL'S
LEFT TO RIGHT WILL, BRADY O', SHELDON, LIL HARVEY AND MIKE ALL FROM THE BULLDOGS

 

[1SAWB]

SHEEEEWW FINALLY SLOWING DOWN A BIT FOR ME. TOOK THE KID TO STATE FOR WRESTLING AND HE TOOK 1ST IN ALL THREE EVENTS AND THE TRIPLE CROWN AWARD.

CANT BEAT THAT SMILE ;D

AND OF COURSE A PIC WITH HIS COACHES

OK NOW BACK TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDUALED PROGRAM

NOW THAT "CLUB" WRESTLING IS OVER I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AND I MEAN A LITTLE BIT. I FIRST HAD TO DO A LITTLE CLEANING IN THE GARAGE THEN GOT TO WORK.
GOT THE TRUSS FITTED UP

HAD TO BOLT ON THE DIFF COVER TO SEE HOW MUCH WILL BE TAKEN OFF ;D

SIDE SHOT

 

[1SAWB]

WHAT GOT ME KICKED IN THE ASS WAS THAT MY NEW...NEW SEAT'S SHOWED UP. I PICKED THEM UP MONDAY AFTER WORK AND OF COURSE HAD TO SET THEM IN AND GO FOR A RIDE YEAH I WHEELED THE HAMMER'S THAT NIGHT...MADE ENGINE NOISES AND EVERYTHING

NOW THAT THE DAMN TRUSS IS ON AND THE LOWER'S TACKED IN I MOVED ON TO THE UPPER'S. WHILE ALL INSPIRED I HAD TO START PLAYING AROUND WITH HOW EVERYTHING WOULD FIT

BUMP'S IN,COILOVER CLOSE TO WHERE I THINK I MIGHT WANT IT AND I EVEN PUT THE SWAY BAR IN FOR MOCK UP

 

[1SAWB]

PICS WITH THE SWAY BAR IN.....GETTING PRETTY TIGHT

QUICK VIDEO OF ME SCREWING AROUND WITH A BRIDGEPORT




WITH ALL THIS MOCKING UP AND ME AND MY O.C.D. AND OVER THINKING EVERYTHING I FOUND THAT THE WINCH PLATE WONT WORK FOR ME IN THE INTENDED STOP BECAUSE IT'S TO NARROW. IM NOW THINKING OF CUTTING THE FRONT OF THE CHASSIS OFF AND MOUNTING THE WINCH BEHIND THE GRILL

 

[1SAWB]

STARTED WORKING ON THE DASH THIS WEEKEND. SINCE MY FOCUS HAS GONE TO A MORE COMFORTABLE COCKPIT THEN A "RACE" STYLE I KNEW I WANTED A CENTER CONSOLE TO HOLD THE GAUGES AND TOGGLE SWITCHES. IT'S BEEN BEAT INTO MY HEAD THAT YOU MUST BE ABLE TO GET THE SWITCHES….DUH !! ANYWAYS IN THE PAST IVE RIDDEN AND DROVE RIGS WITH CENTER CONSOLES AND I HATED THEM. MY LEG NORMALLY HIT'S THE CONSOLE AND AFTER A DAY OF THAT IT PLAIN SUCK'S. I'M NOT THE SMALLEST GUY IN THE WORLD SO I NEED TO BE COMFY. I LIKE THE IDEA OF A CONSOLE TO BE ABLE TO HIDE WIRING AND CRAP LIKE THAT. I'VE BEEN BOUNCING IDEA'S AROUND IN MY HEAD AND DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH TO SEE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS RUNNING. IVE SEEN GUY'S RUN THE EXHAUST TOWARD THE BACK AND DOWN THE BELLHOUSING. THAT IS APPEALING TO ME ALSO. WELL I SAT IN THE CHASSIS IN MY NEW SEAT'S READING MY NEW CRAWL MAGAZINE THIS WEEKEND AND I CAME UP WITH A PLAN. I HAD JUST BOUGHT A BOX OF 4' BULBS FOR THE GARAGE. I TORE THE BOX APART AND STARTED HACKING IT UP AND STARTED PLAYING. THIS IS WHAT I CAME UP WITH

I EVEN THREW IN THE SHIFTER TO BE SURE IT'S EAST TO GET TO AND OPERATE. THEN BORDEM TOOK TOTAL CONTROLL AND I EVEN ADDED MOCK UP GAUGES AND SWITCHES

I HOPE TO GET THE HVAC GUY NEXT DOOR TO MY WORK TO BEND UP SOME ALUMINUM FOR ME THIS WEEK TO BE DONE WITH THIS PART

 

[1SAWB]

HAD ONE OF THE COOLEST MOTHER ****ER'S KICK ME ALL THE GAUGES FOR THIS BUILD. THEY ARE ALL AUTOMETER COBALT'S. I GOT 5" TACK AND SPEEDO. THE REST ARE 2 5/8 OIL PSI,WATER TEMP, TRANS TEMP, FUEL LEVEL ( NOT SURE I'LL USE THIS) AND VOLT'S

AND LITE

 

[1SAWB]

GOT SOME MO WORK DONE THIS WEEKEND. HAD TO REWORK THE MOTOR MOUNT'S TO CLEAR THE UPPER LINK'S. I DREW UP A NEW MOTOR MOUNT AND GOT THEM BURNED OUT. SPENT FRIDAY NIGHT TEARING APART THE OLD MOUNTS AND WELDING UP THE NEW MOUNT'S. THEN WENT OVER TO MY BUDDY DON'S HOUSE TO USE HIS NOTCHER TO DO THE MOTORMOUNT TUBE AND MY DASH BAT THAT I'M PLAYING WITH . ALSO ON FRIDAY I GOT MY FRONT LOWER LINKS BACK FROM BEING FIXED. AND BOLTED THEM IN ....DAMN THEY LOOK GOOD

NEW MOUNTS ALL WELDED UP

AND NOW IN WITH WAY MORE CLEARANCE

LOWER LINK....BEEF

ALSO GOT AN UNEXPECTED CALL FROM MY BOY CODY THAT HE WANTED TO COME OVER SUNDAY AND FINISH UP WELDING THE CHASSIS SO NOW IT'S AROUND 95% WELDED. PRETTY STOKED ON THE PROGRESS. CODY SAID HE HAD SOME STAINLESS THAT WE COULD BUILD THE DASH AND CONSOLE OUT OF...KINDA ON THE FENCE IS I WANNA RUN STAINLESS OR NOT BUT THE PRICE IS RIGHT

 

[1SAWB]

ALSO CUT DOWN THE FRONT GRILL. NOW LOOKS MUCH BETTER

 

[1SAWB]

PIC OF CODY'S HANDY WORK :Big Grin::Big Grin:

ALSO GOT MY MUFFLER....I DO HAVE PERKS TO MY JOB AT TIMES
SPINTECH SPRINTCAR MUFFLER...SHOULD SOUND GOOD

THEN I GOT ATTACKED BY A WEREWOLF

 

[1SAWB]

ordered up all the material to do the interior this week so I got bored and started messing around with templates and found myself tinkering with the smallest thing's.......anyways the material should be in next week I think, so if I have time i'll start on it. right now i'm waiting on the shop to build me a couple spacer's I need so that I can get the motor mounts welded up then the engine, trans and case can come out. once thats done the engine will get torn down and completly gone threw and install all the crap I have for it. the trans was already rebuilt but I obtained an 'HD" case TH400 that I will have Erik swap the gut's into and also install some more goodies I have for it. while thats all being done I figured I would also machine the 14 bolt down and get Cody to tig weld that bitch up and while he's at it I will have him tig all the cast stuff that need's to be done. I got all the tab's and thing's I need to get the shock's mounted but unfortunatly I let someone borrow the spacer's for their rig for K.O.H. and where supposed to replace them and have never got them back soooo I need to order those too.

couple pics of me playing around

and the new front upper link tab tacked in

 

[1SAWB]

not a ton of progress but some has been made. I dropped off the dually hub's to be machined to the SRW also picked this little baby up :Big Grin:

In the back ground you can see the stainless showed up for the dash and center console. I have it all layed out now just need to punch some holes for the small gauges and get it sheered and bent, maybe thursday I can do that if I get time. the main dash is going to look badass in my oppinion ( the only one that matter's ) only issue is that damn 5" tach requires a 4 5/8 hole. cody said he has a punch that will do the 2 5/8 but cant find the 4 5/8 he has so I might get a friend to water jet it so it's clean :Big Grin:

my aluminum showed up for the interior last night but I still need to address mounting the seat's but i have an idea for that just need more tube ....lol