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<blockquote data-quote="dr drae" data-source="post: 931920" data-attributes="member: 16777"><p>Aight, time for some updated pics...</p><p></p><p>Round 2. John90XJ, you'd be proud, 220 grit to smooth it out, 1 coat, done. Back of wheel, no primer, one coat, done. How much do I owe you for the OCD treatment?</p><p><img src="http://ilkstead.com/aaron/trailerwheelsround2.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>All mounted up, that's perfect Diezel, stand right there while I'm taking a pic...</p><p><img src="http://ilkstead.com/aaron/blacktrailerwheels.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Getting the rear axle mocked up.</p><p><img src="http://ilkstead.com/aaron/locatingrearaxle.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Moving the axle 1" back means modifying the DPG plates, the start of a lot of drilling. All 8 holes for the u-bolts needed to be bored out to 5/8" and the centering hole redrilled 1" forward on center.</p><p><img src="http://ilkstead.com/aaron/leafspringplate1.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Measure twice, drill once. Fortunately I could unbolt the bump stop and flip it over, b/c I drilled 2 lefts</p><p><img src="http://ilkstead.com/aaron/leafspringplate6.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Can you say loooong u-bolts? I guess for people who run blocks?? not sure who that is... </p><p><img src="http://ilkstead.com/aaron/leafspringplate3.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Nothing like shooting sparks at your gas tank.</p><p><img src="http://ilkstead.com/aaron/leafspringplate4.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Cool grinding pic.</p><p><img src="http://ilkstead.com/aaron/leafspringplate5.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>All buttoned up, about half the tread hangs out. Guess I could have gone wider.</p><p><img src="http://ilkstead.com/aaron/locatingrearaxle2.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Rear shocks in place, w/the blocks gone and the lower shock mounts located higher on the axle, my shocks may be too short. May be. Can't articulate it on the jack stands, but it probably won't be an issue b/c I think tire clearance in the fender well will limit my uptravel before my shock length comes into play...</p><p><img src="http://ilkstead.com/aaron/locatingrearaxle3.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>If you love it, lube it. Cool action pic of lube in motion.</p><p><img src="http://ilkstead.com/aaron/TNTdrill2.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>All drilled up and ready for some rosette welding to the unidbody, yay! This pic was followed by about an hour with acetone and then the wire wheel. I let those things sit too long, they actually had surface rust. Didn't get a pic of them all clean and shiny. </p><p><img src="http://ilkstead.com/aaron/TNTdrill5.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I tell you what man, stripper in a can (he he) is a god send. You spray this stuff on and the undercoating oozes off. Scrape off the goo and slime, then saddle up your creeper for some time in the sanding saddle.</p><p><img src="http://ilkstead.com/aaron/unistrip.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Look at it oozing off the unibody.</p><p><img src="http://ilkstead.com/aaron/unistrip1.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://ilkstead.com/aaron/unistrip3.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Crap, forgot to cut off the LCA mounts...</p><p><img src="http://ilkstead.com/aaron/unistrip4.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Time to modify my bumper plates to figure out how much I need to cut off my TMR plates.</p><p><img src="http://ilkstead.com/aaron/unistrip7.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Put the Clayton crossmember in place to try to figure out if I should cut part of the TNT pieces out to weld the crossmember directly to the unibody, or if I should leave the TNT pieces and weld the crossmember to it? </p><p><img src="http://ilkstead.com/aaron/unistrip5.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Found out a piece of bad news, my exhaust doesn't like that crossmember where it is, may have to have it reworked down the road.</p><p><img src="http://ilkstead.com/aaron/unistrip6.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>F&*k these stainless lug nuts, they're worthless.</p><p><img src="http://ilkstead.com/aaron/mangledlugnut.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Lastly did some clearance grinding on the front calipers, they didn't touch the 15" rims, but it was close. Forgot to take pics of that action.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dr drae, post: 931920, member: 16777"] Aight, time for some updated pics... Round 2. John90XJ, you'd be proud, 220 grit to smooth it out, 1 coat, done. Back of wheel, no primer, one coat, done. How much do I owe you for the OCD treatment? [img]http://ilkstead.com/aaron/trailerwheelsround2.JPG[/img] All mounted up, that's perfect Diezel, stand right there while I'm taking a pic... [img]http://ilkstead.com/aaron/blacktrailerwheels.JPG[/img] Getting the rear axle mocked up. [img]http://ilkstead.com/aaron/locatingrearaxle.JPG[/img] Moving the axle 1" back means modifying the DPG plates, the start of a lot of drilling. All 8 holes for the u-bolts needed to be bored out to 5/8" and the centering hole redrilled 1" forward on center. [img]http://ilkstead.com/aaron/leafspringplate1.JPG[/img] Measure twice, drill once. Fortunately I could unbolt the bump stop and flip it over, b/c I drilled 2 lefts [img]http://ilkstead.com/aaron/leafspringplate6.JPG[/img] Can you say loooong u-bolts? I guess for people who run blocks?? not sure who that is... [img]http://ilkstead.com/aaron/leafspringplate3.JPG[/img] Nothing like shooting sparks at your gas tank. [img]http://ilkstead.com/aaron/leafspringplate4.JPG[/img] Cool grinding pic. [img]http://ilkstead.com/aaron/leafspringplate5.JPG[/img] All buttoned up, about half the tread hangs out. Guess I could have gone wider. [img]http://ilkstead.com/aaron/locatingrearaxle2.JPG[/img] Rear shocks in place, w/the blocks gone and the lower shock mounts located higher on the axle, my shocks may be too short. May be. Can't articulate it on the jack stands, but it probably won't be an issue b/c I think tire clearance in the fender well will limit my uptravel before my shock length comes into play... [img]http://ilkstead.com/aaron/locatingrearaxle3.JPG[/img] If you love it, lube it. Cool action pic of lube in motion. [img]http://ilkstead.com/aaron/TNTdrill2.JPG[/img] All drilled up and ready for some rosette welding to the unidbody, yay! This pic was followed by about an hour with acetone and then the wire wheel. I let those things sit too long, they actually had surface rust. Didn't get a pic of them all clean and shiny. [img]http://ilkstead.com/aaron/TNTdrill5.JPG[/img] I tell you what man, stripper in a can (he he) is a god send. You spray this stuff on and the undercoating oozes off. Scrape off the goo and slime, then saddle up your creeper for some time in the sanding saddle. [img]http://ilkstead.com/aaron/unistrip.JPG[/img] Look at it oozing off the unibody. [img]http://ilkstead.com/aaron/unistrip1.JPG[/img] [img]http://ilkstead.com/aaron/unistrip3.JPG[/img] Crap, forgot to cut off the LCA mounts... [img]http://ilkstead.com/aaron/unistrip4.JPG[/img] Time to modify my bumper plates to figure out how much I need to cut off my TMR plates. [img]http://ilkstead.com/aaron/unistrip7.JPG[/img] Put the Clayton crossmember in place to try to figure out if I should cut part of the TNT pieces out to weld the crossmember directly to the unibody, or if I should leave the TNT pieces and weld the crossmember to it? [img]http://ilkstead.com/aaron/unistrip5.JPG[/img] Found out a piece of bad news, my exhaust doesn't like that crossmember where it is, may have to have it reworked down the road. [img]http://ilkstead.com/aaron/unistrip6.JPG[/img] F&*k these stainless lug nuts, they're worthless. [img]http://ilkstead.com/aaron/mangledlugnut.jpg[/img] Lastly did some clearance grinding on the front calipers, they didn't touch the 15" rims, but it was close. Forgot to take pics of that action. [/QUOTE]
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