Built White truck A.C, links and coilovers (35 PSI boost!)

[Alan2smiley]

Bottom side getting closer.

 

[Alan2smiley]

Making sure through bolts don't bind where it sandwiches the frame.

 

[Alan2smiley]

Years after I built mounts in front of the 4Bt I was changing clutch in my 03 Dodge Cummins I noticed the engine balanced on the mounts . This should relieve little stress off the bell housing.

 

[Alan2smiley]

Working on top, I removed the radiator Instead of working around the lower hose.

 

[Alan2smiley]

Crazy how much travel is used for limit strap stoping axle before it hits bottom of shock, bump stop little lower so shock doesn't bottom out and articulation difference. 14" shock ends up with 11 3/4" straight up and down travel, inner fenders might suck.

 

[folkenheath]

The strap can stretch during operation, they say 10% of length I think.

You are going to like it. And when the front end comes off the ground some you almost don't know with the limit straps and good shocks, no clunking as the shocks reach the travel limit.

 

[Alan2smiley]

Yeah I'm sure it'll be a huge improvement, suspension improvements will require more power from the engine.

 

[Alan2smiley]

Waiting on new master cylinder see if it clears top cross member, brace on panhard mount and couple of braces on back of hoops and it will be ready to weld.

 

[Alan2smiley]

Took little time off the truck project for Swapmeet stuff.

 

[streetrodchev]

I went past your spot a couple times at the swap meet, but you weren’t there to say hi.

 

[Alan2smiley]

I went past your spot a couple times at the swap meet, but you weren’t there to say hi.

Friday when it was raining I might of been at the neighbors.

 

[folkenheath]

I was walking around in the rain on Friday, I didn't realize you guys were there, I should of texted.

 

[Alan2smiley]

It's rolling for the first time since the last time, bumpstops cans and link frame mounts need welded.

 

[Fastereddie]

It's rolling for the first time since the last time, bumpstops cans and link frame mounts need welded.

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[76zimmer]

Did you get the A/C mounting more securely mounted? Do you have more details on the setup? I’m needing to do something like that on my 6BT.

 

[Alan2smiley]

Did you get the A/C mounting more securely mounted? Do you have more details on the setup? I’m needing to do something like that on my 6BT.

I'll probably weld it to the plate on front of head that I had for limit straps, AC is on a list of things for next winter. It's time for test spin and wrap up this project for the summer.

 

[Alan2smiley]

Moving to next phase of project the starter fits after removing a frame brace and loosening the HVLP pump direct above the starter, that said I've never wished I had a bigger engine that took up more space. I used 3M seam sealer to fill between frame and plate. The engine bay sparkles with fabricating dust so before opening intake tubes and other vital organs it'll get cleaned.

 

[Alan2smiley]

Everything gets a drop of blue loctite.

 

[Alan2smiley]

Mowing lawn, son graduated high school and all the other summer stuff doesn't leave a lot of shop time but still moving forward one bolt at a time.

 

[folkenheath]

Congrats to you and your son!