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Jaydog · Jan 26, 2008

I didn't get a hat with my woods :eeek:

Build is looking good :awesomework:

dr drae · Jan 29, 2008

You want the hat? Make offer. :;

TreeClimber · Jan 29, 2008

What's the ratios on the 4sp Atlas?

dr drae · Jan 29, 2008

narrow range
1:1, 2:1, 2.72:1, 5.44:1

Brian H · Mar 24, 2008

ttt ...wheres the updates?

toyota4x4matt · Mar 24, 2008

"Got my beadlocks mounted today. Ran to GI Joes this week and got some airsoft pellets.

So here's something interesting, according to 'the math', 16500 airsoft pellets should weigh out to about 69.8 oz. Using the wife's kitchen scale (got some strange looks from her on that one :redneck: ) they actually weigh out to 64 oz exactly. I divided up 5 equal parts of 12 oz and have 4 oz left over. I think I'll start at the upper end of the recommended weight for 38" tires per the dynabead site (10-12 oz/tire) and see what happens. "

just woundring why you did this? for balence?. BTW NICE build....

dr drae · Aug 12, 2008

toyota4x4matt said:
just woundring why you did this? for balence?. BTW NICE build....

yes
http://www.innovativebalancing.com/

getting closer

sway bar burned in/bolted up

front rocker tie in done

rear rocker tie in slash B pillar support done

this is gonna be loud...

Tim had a good idea to rework the track bar bracket.
Goal was to fix the drag link/track bar angles while providing a mounting location for the hydro assist.

can't get much more parallel than that

Originally we thought about using the same bracket and mounting the ram double shear inside.
I think looking at the angles, we'll mount the ram to the face of the bracket like so -

cage all done, ready to be sealed and the paint touched up

PS cage done and standoff done

DS cage done and standoff done

and here's how she currently sits

Nuzzy · Aug 12, 2008

Nice cage Dre. Something you don't see everyday and it's damn clean

Nice work :beer:

zukkev · Aug 12, 2008

Is the track bar gonna hit the diff when stuffed, or the tie rod gonna hit the track bar mount when in full turn??? All that 'looks' really close in the pics...
Looks good though!

dr drae · Aug 12, 2008

zukkev said:
Is the track bar gonna hit the diff when stuffed, or the tie rod gonna hit the track bar mount when in full turn??? All that 'looks' really close in the pics...
Looks good though!

The track bar clears the diff, and the tie rod clears the track bar mount. BUT, currently the tie rod just kisses the diff cover at full turn, I need to clearance the diff cover a touch. Yeah, not a lot of room in there... :redneck:

JOOP · Aug 13, 2008

Those Halo's really look good on the mall crawlers. So when are we going to see some wheeling pics? :flipoff:

dr drae · Aug 13, 2008

JOOP said:
Those Halo's really look good on the mall crawlers. So when are we going to see some wheeling pics? :flipoff:

You're supposed to wheel these things?

:fawkdancesmiley:

JOOP · Aug 13, 2008

dr drae said:
You're supposed to wheel these things? :fawkdancesmiley:

hell thats what you PNWJeep guys swear by. :haha:

dr drae · Aug 14, 2008

rerouted the reservoir lines, here was the straight fitting

added the 45* fitting, initial reservoir orientation

new orientation, rotated the reservoir and rerouted the lines

which allows me to use my stock airbox for the time being

just sneaks under the brake MC

I pulled the seats to rework the brackets a bit and allow Tim some welding room

The harness has to pass by this sharp edge-

So I smoothed it out.

Pulled my old front shocks for some longer travel (and thicker shafted) ones

hopefully it'll give me enough droop w/the Clayton longarms

and lastly a bunch of cage pics, the cage is now fully welded

DS D pillar support painted

PS D pillar support painted

back shot (B pillar spreader getting mocked up in the background)

detail of the spreader

cage completely welded, interior cage completely painted

crash2 · Aug 14, 2008

wow---finally looking like something

:awesomework:

pokey · Aug 14, 2008

wheres the top of the cage:eeek: is it under the headliner or outside the roof:eeek: kinda looks like the pillars just go to the headliner:eeek:

never mind I looked back a page and now I see. How do you keep the water from leaking don those posts though:eeek:

Bunk1 · Aug 14, 2008

Damn, Your gonna be done soon.

dr drae · Aug 14, 2008

crash said:
wow---finally looking like something :awesomework:

I know, bout fawking time, huh? :redneck:

pokey said:
never mind I looked back a page and now I see. How do you keep the water from leaking don those posts though:eeek:

It's an inner/exo hybrid, the A pillar is exo and the B/C/D are inner. There are plates above/below the roof that bolt through the roof and the tube is welded to the outer plate. After it's all cleaned up and painted all the seams will get some sealant. I've got a tube of that black rubbery sticky icky stuff you install windshields with. :awesomework: