1982 C/K 6.0L Caitlyn Mall Crawler (Interior time)

[ktmoutfront]

I got no picture.

Your good on the hiem length. The only double shear on mine is on the piman arm.

 

[Babaganoosh]

Kind of lost what you are saying Wade, could you explain in different terms?

 

[ktmoutfront]

Your heim length is OK as you show it.

Someone else asked about double shear.

Pimam arm is supposed to be pitman arm.

 

[Babaganoosh]

Ok so a half inch of thread showing on a 2inch thread is ok?

sounds good I'll get this going wedneday.

 

[Babaganoosh]

Well, it turns out even if you don't have a HOA you can still get popped.

Sad thing is my house still looks better then 3/4 of the ones on my street... Must be a Ford guy.

 

[ktmoutfront]

Wow. They are looking for revenue. What now? Put up a temp construction fence with screening. Tell them the driveway is being worked on.

 

[Babaganoosh]

I know right? I keep the driveway clean no parts laying around It's covered up so it doesn't look like "trash" I wash down the driveway when I'm done and respectable of the time.

It has been over a year and it should have been done. I'm not upset or anything, I was told a bunch of houses got in trouble as well around here. I guess I have two weeks to get this truck done with a option of a two week extension.

Who wants to come over for a marathon wrench off.

 

[y5mgisi]

Lame!

 

[Babaganoosh]

I have a month max, I think I can get it rolling with the hoops, bump stops set, steering built and the leafs back together. I have a garage to put it in 5 mins away from my house, I just don't have the tools really.

No worries, the build still goes on.

 

[frankin5]

It will look just like this.

Blank is good

I guess it helps to get caught up with the current page.

 

[andyblack]

Okay that makes sense. What's that top tube? An anti-sway bar?

 

[Babaganoosh]

Appears it is, I won't be running a sway bar at first. I wan't to see how it is then if needed I'll add one.

 

[ktmoutfront]

Okay that makes sense. What's that top tube? An anti-sway bar?

I finally went to a computer where I could see the picture. The top tube is the anti sway bar. Held at the ends with rubber with stock mounts. Really a lame way to build something, looks like they're trying to use the stock anti sway bar as a long travel bar.

Low buck but might work for a while. Not optimum.

 

[Babaganoosh]

hmm, I'm thinking about making a make shift way to get it over with just the main leaf attached. I'll need it to be supported and able to roll up on a trailer then go for a 5 min ride then roll off the trailer.

Anybody have any ideas?


It's going in a garage.

 

[andyblack]

Wood blocks? Why can't you just winch it up on a trailer? I mean the leaf spring mounts are still there right? Just attach the main leaves like you said and roll or winch it up on the trailer with some 2x12s.

 

[Babaganoosh]

the main leaf won't support the front end. I can stand on it weighing 155lbs and collapse it a few inches. If I bounce on it I can make it flat. If I had a set of springs I could toss them in real fast...

 

[andyblack]

Use wood blocks then. 4x4 blocks where the shocks would go.

 

[Babaganoosh]

That is a good idea, I would do this but I cut the shock mounts off.

I'm just going to pull up my skirt and go nuts on building the front end.

 

[ktmoutfront]

4x4 standing up between the axle and the frame. Did this on mine when I had to move it.

 

[Babaganoosh]

How did you secure it? Did you use weight to hold it in?