Oh wow that's it!
CK5
Register an account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members.
79 K5 Prerunner "Lucy"
- Thread starter sreidmx
- Start date
The secret finally comes out, eh?
Yea it's actually a blazcamino.. tons 40s and 454 powa!!!
I seriously cannot believe it has been since Jan and I haven't updated this!
We after much deliberations I decided to teach myself the lathe, with zero instruction and only quick reads here and there online and side chats with coworkers I said screw it and attempted the impossible art of lathing things!! (Wick and voodoo) it actually wasn't as hard as I thought and takes patience and actually listening and feeling the machine to make sure your not chattering or burning up the bit. Here is my first attempt at machinging anything. Ever.. btw I was cutting about .005 per pass and I had to remove .250 so it took a while.
We after much deliberations I decided to teach myself the lathe, with zero instruction and only quick reads here and there online and side chats with coworkers I said screw it and attempted the impossible art of lathing things!! (Wick and voodoo) it actually wasn't as hard as I thought and takes patience and actually listening and feeling the machine to make sure your not chattering or burning up the bit. Here is my first attempt at machinging anything. Ever.. btw I was cutting about .005 per pass and I had to remove .250 so it took a while.
wetoolowdingbangow
1/2 ton status
What lathe? Even some of the mid size small ones with a good carbide bit can take .05" per cut. Its good to start small though! Let me know if you ever have questions on set ups and what not.
I'm not sure what it is and I don't even know if I used the proper bit or not. I'll get some pics of the setup.
cool!
I've wanted to learn how to use a lathe for awhile now myself.
I've wanted to learn how to use a lathe for awhile now myself.
I was scared but now I'm not as scared.
@wetoolowdingbangow i believe this is an enco?
@wetoolowdingbangow i believe this is an enco?
Ah great... I bet he used the drill press and a chisel.
I tried the lathe and a grinder and learned real quick I'd be deaf and there all night..
You have to use a flapper wheel and a cordless grinder.
40grit
Worked on Lucy some more and finished up what I could.
Got the studs back in for the 4th time and hopefully the last..
mocked up rotors to find out I needed to clearance the holes a smidge to get them on, an 11/16 bit cleaned them up enough that a couple blows with a mallet makes them go on, I kinda think that'll be fine because I'll probably break this axle in 15 mins and have to rip it out for a 14 bolt anyway.. so whatever it's par for the course at this point. Plus it's a Ford axle and that's standard Ford issue anyway.
I also mocked the swinger back up to check what I could do to reinforce the outside mount. I think I'll run a tube from the cage or the front leaf perch to keep it from twisting and see what happens from there. It's going to be under a rearward and upward force for the most part so we'll see how that does, I can always add more later if needed.
Got the studs back in for the 4th time and hopefully the last..
mocked up rotors to find out I needed to clearance the holes a smidge to get them on, an 11/16 bit cleaned them up enough that a couple blows with a mallet makes them go on, I kinda think that'll be fine because I'll probably break this axle in 15 mins and have to rip it out for a 14 bolt anyway.. so whatever it's par for the course at this point. Plus it's a Ford axle and that's standard Ford issue anyway.
I also mocked the swinger back up to check what I could do to reinforce the outside mount. I think I'll run a tube from the cage or the front leaf perch to keep it from twisting and see what happens from there. It's going to be under a rearward and upward force for the most part so we'll see how that does, I can always add more later if needed.
Yay progress!
Looking at that swinger,
A thought has crossed my brain.
What if you attached a sway bar (short torsion bar) at the pivot point, making the bar itself the pivot. If you made it able to disconnect mid bar, you would have full travel all of the time, and full flex when you wanted it, in a nice compact package.
A thought has crossed my brain.
What if you attached a sway bar (short torsion bar) at the pivot point, making the bar itself the pivot. If you made it able to disconnect mid bar, you would have full travel all of the time, and full flex when you wanted it, in a nice compact package.
Great idea but I think the pinion would not like to become married to the sway bar.. if I moved the pivots up that could work. I figure it's a beam truck and it's gonna lean like a sloppy noodle anyway.. when I link the back we're going to build a mezzanine and that will have a torsion bar inside that I can lock and unlock for roll stiffness. The leafs are temporary..
Tonight I finally got the brakes tacked on. Big steps forward here to getting this beast rolling. Now to disassemble the hubs one more time to weld it all up!
I just hope it works and isn't too dang soft..
Yea but I'm a little worried that with fuel and a spare it'll sit too low.
