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I see a non intentional collision between you and a yuke tire, look's real wide.
Hey! I'm back with progress after a 1 month hiatus. Last I had developed some fine non-functonable rear shock mounts and suffred a case of fab burnout. But now I'm back with progress.
So the rear shock mounts needed to be changed due to masive shock-to-bolt interfernce. Fortunatly I was just tacking everything together so removing the old mounts was a breeze. I came up with a new design that pushes the shocks up about 2.5 inches and in a inch, I also added some speed holes so it didnt look so plain and it will go faster.
No more hiting the bolts :cheer:
Inside view of new rear brackets
Next I needed a way to make upper shock mounts. I wanted to bend a 180deg hoop and atatch the shocks to that but after holding my 180 mockup piece up for a few hours I decided I hated it. I ended up with a bent tube that spans the rear tubes, now the problem with this is the tube is 1.5" wide, and the shock with spacers is 2.5" wide. Lucky me I just got a new job where I have acess to a press break so I made...
Mmmm... me likey
So after all that I finaly got to do a final articulation test with the actual shocks, not my mockup ones to make sure everything clears before I weld it out.
Oh yeah! she fine. do welds, son.
So the rear shock mounts needed to be changed due to masive shock-to-bolt interfernce. Fortunatly I was just tacking everything together so removing the old mounts was a breeze. I came up with a new design that pushes the shocks up about 2.5 inches and in a inch, I also added some speed holes so it didnt look so plain and it will go faster.
No more hiting the bolts :cheer:
Inside view of new rear brackets
Next I needed a way to make upper shock mounts. I wanted to bend a 180deg hoop and atatch the shocks to that but after holding my 180 mockup piece up for a few hours I decided I hated it. I ended up with a bent tube that spans the rear tubes, now the problem with this is the tube is 1.5" wide, and the shock with spacers is 2.5" wide. Lucky me I just got a new job where I have acess to a press break so I made...
Mmmm... me likey
So after all that I finaly got to do a final articulation test with the actual shocks, not my mockup ones to make sure everything clears before I weld it out.
Oh yeah! she fine. do welds, son.
Now on to the front. I squared up the front axle and got it all set where it needs to be. I whiped up some upper link mounts and atatched them to the axle and that funny jog I put in the frame (I said it was there for a reson 
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I ended up angling the front link towers forward a lot, this was a problem because I wanted to do shock mounts the same as in the rear, but with the shocks to the outside and above the towers, call in aformentioned press break again and a few hours of brain teasing design and layout and I now have...
speeeeed holes
These should angle the shocks back about 7deg, I'm realy pleased with how they turned out. Now to figure the lower links so the pas side dosnt hit the d-line :eeek: gona be reeeeeel close. Fortunatley I posess the power to make whatever diamiter d-line I want.
)I ended up angling the front link towers forward a lot, this was a problem because I wanted to do shock mounts the same as in the rear, but with the shocks to the outside and above the towers, call in aformentioned press break again and a few hours of brain teasing design and layout and I now have...
speeeeed holes
These should angle the shocks back about 7deg, I'm realy pleased with how they turned out. Now to figure the lower links so the pas side dosnt hit the d-line :eeek: gona be reeeeeel close. Fortunatley I posess the power to make whatever diamiter d-line I want.
jeffs88toy
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ABOUT TIME YOU POST NEW PICS UP ! NEED NEW SKIN ON THE SUPER FIGURE 8 CAR YOU KNOW ANYBODY ?:fawkdancesmiley: :awesomework:
I ALREADY TALKED TO YOU ABOUT SKINS FOR THE F8 CAR, YOU TROGLODITE!!
:haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: :fawkdancesmiley: :kiss:
jeffs88toy
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:booo:
London Gentleman
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"Do welds, son" Thats funny.
Looks good!
Looks good!
If you can find me a set of dimple dies that will dimple 1/4 I will be more than happy to buy them
Oh, and not require a 500 ton press :redneck:
jeepmauler
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One of our press brakes at work is an old Wysong that is all mechanical and runs off a "giant" flywheel/clutch set-up. Drop that badboy from the top and it would dimple 1/4":redneck: If not It'd sure be exciting:beer:
Those breaks are awsome. I've worked at a few shops with them. If you smash them in to something too hard they bind up and nothing good hapens, watched a guy bind up a 200 ton mechanical press in Yakima, whoops, :haha:
jeffs88toy
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was his name E.T.:haha:
No, but that guy did hit himself in the chin with a stair pan the first time he used it
whoops, only make that mistake once :haha:
After building the shock hoops for the front, rough cutting some holes in the hood and welding everything out, I put the fake shocks on and rolled it outside for some poser shots
Tube'y front, much nicer than a frame and fenderwhells
Front link bracketry
I also had a lot of free time at work yesterday so I bent up a stainless batery tray and holddown
But most importantly Colin aproves.
Tube'y front, much nicer than a frame and fenderwhells
Front link bracketry
I also had a lot of free time at work yesterday so I bent up a stainless batery tray and holddown
But most importantly Colin aproves.
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Mr Funbags
Cool!
Nuzzy
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That is a clean lookin rig. I like the lines a lot
