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'72 K5 - Greg's @MightAsWellK5 Build
- Thread starter Greg72
- Start date
This is the build description. I will improve this later. (GB)
these axle's are gonna pee down the back of the neck of Rocks...
Greg what'll these weigh ya figure? heck, what's a rock weigh? 750ish?
Greg what'll these weigh ya figure? heck, what's a rock weigh? 750ish?
Ha! I really didn't understand that you were talking about rockwells at first and I couldn't understand why all stones would weigh 750 lbs. or why it would matter if he was peeing on them while crawling over them. 
all rocks are not created equal.... boulders that is...
Greg could strap a flailing zombie under his axle and have more ground clearance than a Rockwell...
Greg could strap a flailing zombie under his axle and have more ground clearance than a Rockwell...
Less than 500 lbs...
Booyah zombie rockwells!
Booyah zombie rockwells!
StevoandaRedK5
1/2 ton status
3 weeks later and no updates? 
I think that Greg is still working on the nursery.
Maybe he can start a build thread on the room though.
-Mike
Maybe he can start a build thread on the room though.
-Mike
2010.12.16 -UPDATE! - BANDWIDTH EXCEEDED...
This update has a double meaning.
Two months ago, I received a warning email from Photobucket that I was about to run out of bandwidth. It occurred a few days before the end of the month, and since the stats reset each month I didn't hit the limit. Last month, I got that same warning about 1 week before the end of the month....I just squeaked by and the stats reset on Dec 1st. Well.....last night I got an email that I've used up all 10GB of bandwidth in only 2 weeks!! I'm not pointing the finger at anyone in particular, but it seems like there must be a group of people (or message forum) that is clicking this thread non-stop!
Looks like I'll have to pay for the upgrade to "Pro" or my photos are only going to be visible for a few days each month...
Speaking of bandwidth, my own personal bandwidth has been severely limited as well. Mike is right....Charlie (aka Danger) needs a finished nursery and I've been burning up all my weekend and weeknight hours with finish trim, baseboards, paint and carpet. The good news is that most of the work is now completed.
So.... Hopefully there will be some real relaxing time before the baby arrives, which means I'll be able to get into the shop. Scott (4X4HIGH) has been working on some new axle bling to keep the project moving. Those parts should be here in the next couple of days.
I'll post pics, but of course nobody will see them until my bandwidth resets on Jan 1st!
This update has a double meaning.
Two months ago, I received a warning email from Photobucket that I was about to run out of bandwidth. It occurred a few days before the end of the month, and since the stats reset each month I didn't hit the limit. Last month, I got that same warning about 1 week before the end of the month....I just squeaked by and the stats reset on Dec 1st. Well.....last night I got an email that I've used up all 10GB of bandwidth in only 2 weeks!! I'm not pointing the finger at anyone in particular, but it seems like there must be a group of people (or message forum) that is clicking this thread non-stop!
Looks like I'll have to pay for the upgrade to "Pro" or my photos are only going to be visible for a few days each month...
Speaking of bandwidth, my own personal bandwidth has been severely limited as well. Mike is right....Charlie (aka Danger) needs a finished nursery and I've been burning up all my weekend and weeknight hours with finish trim, baseboards, paint and carpet. The good news is that most of the work is now completed.
So.... Hopefully there will be some real relaxing time before the baby arrives, which means I'll be able to get into the shop. Scott (4X4HIGH) has been working on some new axle bling to keep the project moving. Those parts should be here in the next couple of days.
I'll post pics, but of course nobody will see them until my bandwidth resets on Jan 1st!
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For $25/year, it is WELL worth the expense! I have used photobucket for the last 5 years with the past 4 years being a paying 'pro' user. I now have over 10Gb worth of photos and I couldn't be happier with the service.
Fotki, the site I use is $25.00 a year.
For that I get unlimited storage and NO bandwidth limitations. I even have video hosting on my account.
with a minimum $10.00 deposit I get "8 cents per Gigabyte of storage per month and 8 cents per Gigabyte of traffic".
Now posting a vid. here you would use up your $10.00 pretty quick. I use it so family can see vid of the boy. The vidio's are mixed in with the same content as your pic's.
No need to go some where else to see the vid.
I'm TOTALLY happy with Fotki.
http://www.fotki.com
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For that I get unlimited storage and NO bandwidth limitations. I even have video hosting on my account.
with a minimum $10.00 deposit I get "8 cents per Gigabyte of storage per month and 8 cents per Gigabyte of traffic".
Now posting a vid. here you would use up your $10.00 pretty quick. I use it so family can see vid of the boy. The vidio's are mixed in with the same content as your pic's.
No need to go some where else to see the vid.
I'm TOTALLY happy with Fotki.
http://www.fotki.com
.
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Your problem is that you turned everyone on to the 100-posts-per-page deal and now every time people log on to your thread, they pull up a hundred million images that they aren't looking at because they're older progress pics.
See, you just used some bandwidth right there to read a stupid little post that tells you you're using bandwidth.
Your problem is that you turned everyone on to the 100-posts-per-page deal and now every time people log on to your thread, they pull up a hundred million images that they aren't looking at because they're older progress pics.
See, you just used some bandwidth right there to read a stupid little post that tells you you're using bandwidth.
According the Photobucket stats, it's the Pirate4x4 site that's gobbling up the bandwidth.....at a rate about 100X higher than CK5 does.
Go figure.
Oh, well then I can tell you exactly how to fix your problem... for free!
supersize75k5
OrganDonorRacing.com
updates... some of us are trapped inside do to cold weather "64 degrees"
2010.12.21 - UPDATE! - I'VE GONE PRO....
Well, I was going to really bust everyone's balls by posting a cool update and linking to a bunch of Photobucket pics that nobody could see until Jan 1st, but instead I decided to upgrade my account to "Pro" and give all of you unlimited bandwidth..... so click to your heart's content, the pics won't be disappearing anymore.
Merry Christmas!
In terms of a real progress update, here's where things are:
Scott has been doing a lot of background work to design a set of adapter plates to couple the Spidertrax 3.5" axletubes to the backing plates of the 404 Mog portals.
There are two different setups, one for the front steer axle (which needs to adapt the inner "C") and a much larger plate which holds the backing plate directly (non-steer rear axle).
The test pieces were cut and sent to me in a USPS flat rate envelope for test fitting. These plates are only about 1/8" thick aluminum, but the real ones will be machined from solid chunks of 1.5" thick steel.
FRONT:
This is the inner C laying on the workbench. The side facing the camera is the axletube side. The Mog part uses 4 large perimeter bolts to fasten the part, and 4 double-rollpins to locate the part and hold it in place....basically just a fancy dowel pin setup. The main thing here is that the bolt holes and alignment holes are perfect, and the centerhole for the axletube is lined up correctly to the axleshaft centerline.
REAR:
This is the backing plate image you guys have seen in previous updates. The upper hole is where the axleshaft enters the portal, and drives the upper gear. This plate is attached with a series of perimeter bolts and has a large opening up top for an oil seal shown in the photo below.
Obviously, the part you can't see on a 1/8" thick template plate is the transition from that large hole to the smaller 3.5" axletube hole to allow it to attach to the axletube. Basically, there will be a step cut in the thicker 1.5" steel plate to allow for those smaller bolt heads to clear, which will still leave a nice, meaty flange to slide over the axletube for welding.
Basically, this first step is just to validate that all the dimensions that were pulled from the stock Mog plates were accurate (not an easy task).... the cost of acquiring 1.5" thick steel plate isn't cheap, and the amount of time these will spend in the CNC getting cut isn't trivial so we'd really like to make sure we aren't going to be wasting our time making expensive doorstops!
P.S. - Shawn, it's about 18 degrees here....when I run the space heater in my garage I'm grateful when it gets the shop as high as 64 degrees!
Well, I was going to really bust everyone's balls by posting a cool update and linking to a bunch of Photobucket pics that nobody could see until Jan 1st, but instead I decided to upgrade my account to "Pro" and give all of you unlimited bandwidth..... so click to your heart's content, the pics won't be disappearing anymore.
Merry Christmas!In terms of a real progress update, here's where things are:
Scott has been doing a lot of background work to design a set of adapter plates to couple the Spidertrax 3.5" axletubes to the backing plates of the 404 Mog portals.
There are two different setups, one for the front steer axle (which needs to adapt the inner "C") and a much larger plate which holds the backing plate directly (non-steer rear axle).
The test pieces were cut and sent to me in a USPS flat rate envelope for test fitting. These plates are only about 1/8" thick aluminum, but the real ones will be machined from solid chunks of 1.5" thick steel.
FRONT:
This is the inner C laying on the workbench. The side facing the camera is the axletube side. The Mog part uses 4 large perimeter bolts to fasten the part, and 4 double-rollpins to locate the part and hold it in place....basically just a fancy dowel pin setup. The main thing here is that the bolt holes and alignment holes are perfect, and the centerhole for the axletube is lined up correctly to the axleshaft centerline.
REAR:
This is the backing plate image you guys have seen in previous updates. The upper hole is where the axleshaft enters the portal, and drives the upper gear. This plate is attached with a series of perimeter bolts and has a large opening up top for an oil seal shown in the photo below.
Obviously, the part you can't see on a 1/8" thick template plate is the transition from that large hole to the smaller 3.5" axletube hole to allow it to attach to the axletube. Basically, there will be a step cut in the thicker 1.5" steel plate to allow for those smaller bolt heads to clear, which will still leave a nice, meaty flange to slide over the axletube for welding.
Basically, this first step is just to validate that all the dimensions that were pulled from the stock Mog plates were accurate (not an easy task).... the cost of acquiring 1.5" thick steel plate isn't cheap, and the amount of time these will spend in the CNC getting cut isn't trivial so we'd really like to make sure we aren't going to be wasting our time making expensive doorstops!
P.S. - Shawn, it's about 18 degrees here....when I run the space heater in my garage I'm grateful when it gets the shop as high as 64 degrees!
its 40 in my garage! 20sumthing outside tho... those plates are so sick!
lukefalls
1/2 ton status
-25 freakin' degrees here! Was -45
Anyway, looks good Greg. How long will the actual plates take?
