that shop is sick...... me miss crazy fab man.....
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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)
bp71k5
3/4 ton status
Good to see you’re back at it. I even like the scrap storage rack better since I decided not to keep any scrap shorter than 6”, and that taller rack seems to fit that plan better.
As much as it's been a cottage industry making fun of you for taking so long to get back to working on the blazer, there is no denying the results of the garage remodel. It really is an impressively nice work place. Well done.
Stealing so many things for my garage/shop in the next house hopefully soon. But the furniture dolly/scrap metal storage cart is awesome, I'm going to have to make one this weekend as I actually have a bunch of scrap I've been trying to figure out what to do with before installing my garage safety sensors. Truck, house, shop, it doesn't matter. your work always inspires great ideas.
I will share a couple extra tips on the rolling cart:
There's some good real estate on the back panel for Jorgenson-style clamps if you have any of those making a mess in your shop.
I like the clamps but they seem to tangle up in the shop corners and were just begging to be organized as well.
A couple strips of wood with holes drilled every couple of inches makes for a nice stable place to hang them.
I will confess that the CG of this cart is higher than I'd like.... so you need to exercise caution when pushing it too quickly over expansion joints in the floor or irregular surfaces.
It wouldn't take much to move the wheels out a bit further at each corner to make the whole thing even more stable.
Can't argue with the utility of this cart though...... sometimes it's the little things that make your time in the shop more enjoyable and pleasant.
-G
Awesome, I need more clamps... I clamp them to the exposed beams in my garage at about 7" to the bottom of the beams and at 6'5" I don't have a problem with reaching but then I end up hanging stuff on them and they become part of storage items. Filing all of this away for the next house. It's good to know what I want to do so that when shopping I can look at a space and realize what may or may not work. Can't wait to see what's next, truck, garage, whatever. As long as it's not another injury...
That garage is almost too good looking to work in.
Martin
Martin
At least I don't feel too bad about my blazer just sitting for 3 years. Garage is looking good!
2020.02.02 - GROUNDHOG DAY....
A couple of progress shots and a prediction.
Double carpet layout....
Deliciousl ground clearance (and THIS is at full-stuff!!!)
This is a great carpet to just lie down on... and stare up at the suspension and get ideas and inspiration!!
The only real limiting factor now is the lack of airlines for the compressor. That should easily be an "evening project" sometime this week. Which leads us to the prediction:
MAW Build will officially re-start next Sunday!!!!! (2/9)
-G
A couple of progress shots and a prediction.
Double carpet layout....
Deliciousl ground clearance (and THIS is at full-stuff!!!)
This is a great carpet to just lie down on... and stare up at the suspension and get ideas and inspiration!!
The only real limiting factor now is the lack of airlines for the compressor. That should easily be an "evening project" sometime this week. Which leads us to the prediction:
MAW Build will officially re-start next Sunday!!!!! (2/9)
-G
bsgreen
1/2 ton status
Nice! Can't wait to see the progress 
Did you loose the orange bucket in the move? I miss seeing it for scale to your ground clearance under the portals.
Great news though!
Great news though!
I decided to give @blazinzuk a reprieve from the buckets. That guy triggers easily!
17" under the lowest part of the pumpkin on 38's. Still dig seeing it every time.
-G
Lmao!
Big pic of Mike inspiration!!!
Your garage looks so inviting! definitely worth the pain and suffering it took to get it there. Uniblaze seems happy on it’s magic carpet.
Big pic of Mike inspiration!!!
Your garage looks so inviting! definitely worth the pain and suffering it took to get it there. Uniblaze seems happy on it’s magic carpet.
Na mine are not, but i gotta ask.. how much has your vision or design changed over this time period?
Details get fuzzy after more than a dozen years, I suppose....
I remember selling the original 1-Tons to someone in CT... pretty sure it was a CK5er??? Maybe not.
Design-wise, it's been pretty consistent with where this build was going to end up.
Bought the 404 portals back in 2004:
and knew that the overall tire size was going to be 38".
Ultimately, that is a REALLY big deal when putting a build plan together because all of your gearing and street-driving capability is dictated by the tire size. If you change it drastically halfway through the build, you are going to either have to start all over with the component selection, or continue forward with a badly mismatched set of parts.
There were a few small missteps along the way. The portals (as pictured) have a 7.56:1 gear ratio which is basically impossible to resolve for a street-driven vehicle that wants to travel at highway speeds. The only solution was to use a T56 (6-speed manual) with a .50 overdrive in 6th... That was a huge concession, since the transmission was pretty long and the axle pinions were really long too. The ORD Doubler was in the equation at that time as well (again adding a lot of driveline length).
It all looked good on paper from a gearing, RPM and crawl ratio perspective but the packaging just wasn't going to work.... and the truck was going to have to be massively tall to clear the axle pinions. Even with only 2 or 3" of bump travel it was still going to be tall. But after more research online, the Mog-9 solution was discovered and it solved SO many issues with gearing and packaging that it was worth taking a small step back to end up with a much nicer overall design and result.
The T56 and Doubler were sold off, and a 4L80E and Atlas-4 were put in their place. The Unimog 404s were stripped bare and the only real parts that were salvaged were the portal gears and backing plates... everything else was replaced. Knowing all of that now, it would have been cheaper and faster to just buy the small handful of 404 parts directly and not waste time on complete axle assemblies at all.
Beyond that..... no real surprises. The build is somewhat evolutionary, and there has to be a certain pragmatism as you discover issues. Hard decisions and compromises need to be made... or if you are stubborn (like yours truly) the tuition pile grows larger and better solutions are developed to avoid compromises altogether. The tradeoff is the hundreds of extra hours spend building and re-building parts... but ultimately the final product really shows the effort was worth it.
-G
In praise of incrementalism: this thread that taught me that it’s perfectly fine to build something two or three times, and that the end result is worth the time invested.
I’m excited for you, and to see the eventual progress updates.
David
landroversforever
Newbie
You'll have to excuse the forum name as its one I've used for years across various platforms, but it might hint at my allegiance to the green oval! Anyway I was sent a link to this thread about 2-3 years ago I think and just wanted to finally register and say that I love the build and the attitudes behind it. My own project 3 linking the front of my 90 along with a no-compromises rebuild was the reason I was sent the link. The whole MAW thing really hits home. Things take time and not being afraid to keep pushing for exactly what you're after rather than compromising is a skill in itself. I know almost none of my friends understand and just ask why I haven't just put it back together!
So keep up the good work and looking forward to seeing progress as and when it happens. Talking of which, how do I see the pictures in full? Are they only for premium membership?
So keep up the good work and looking forward to seeing progress as and when it happens. Talking of which, how do I see the pictures in full? Are they only for premium membership?
