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Just finished reading through your build. What a ride! Your pace is impressive. Keep up the great work!
All three cage tie-ins done to the rocksliders. The one in the middle is for the sest cradle. Made the throttle cable as well. It’s nice and long incaseI have to move the throttle body for a supercharger. 1st world problems I know.
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Getting all the sheet metal details fabricated and welded before I start the cage. The windshield frame will never see a hardtop but I wanted to create a channel for water if it pushes in past the soft top. Closed off the cavities from the old hard top.
Tore into the front to put 1 more leaf into the springs. As much as I like the suspension as low as it is now experience tells me that it’s going to settle even lower so I’m taking preventative measures. While it’s apart I’m doing all the finish welding and painting.
I’m using Rustoleum paint in a can and brushing it on old school like build a huge plastic model. This stuff sticks forever and gets into all the nooks and crannies like buttering an English muffin. It’s too shiny though I’ll hit it with a top coat of satin black spray paint.
Ok the front suspension popped up an inch and this is where I will like to keep it. Had to make clearance for the draglink and tierod at full bump. Out came the cutoff wheel and viola! clearance is made.
Ok the front suspension popped up an inch and this is where I will like to keep it. Had to make clearance for the draglink and tierod at full bump. Out came the cutoff wheel and viola! clearance is made.
Getting 3 more crossmembers fabricated. 1 under the bellhousing does not attach to the drive train so no bushings for it. It will support the front half of the skid plates. Another bushing style one for the transmission. And a big one behind the transfer case for the skid plate and the traction bar to attach to. Once all those are in I can thread the exhaust through.
What I want to know is how is the access after you put the body on?
I won’t have a core support because it’s going to be a tilt front clip. The radiator will be over the top of them and I will use longer hoses and to some type of mount that will allow the radiator to be moved out of the way just enough to get one out. The main battery cable will go from the batteries to two large battery cutoff switches if I need to jump start I will just connect to the back of those. Having that weight down low and in front of the axle is my main goal.
Don't mind me, tilt away
Power steering cooler and mount. The mount will also carry the battery cables over to the frame. These little things eat up so much time making all the pieces and drilling and tapping holes.
Nice progress.
