Diamond Plate Photo Whore - BACK IN BUSINESS! 3 projects

jjlaughner · May 29, 2006

OK, Boys and Girlies...
Picked up a Dana60 and I'm back in the truck game... (after a little over a year off)
I've had this new frame sitting in my driveway for two years now and I'm FINALLY getting my Act together and making some headway. (As you can see I have a couple things already started).

Last few things on the frame before I start swapping over the motor/drivetrain and making crossmembers was the Rear Shock Tower, Steering Brace and Rear Shackles. I got all three started this weekend... Are you peps ready for the Photo Whoring? :ears:

First up is the Steering brace.

I still need to make some triangulations to the front crossmember that weld to the sides of those back two sleeves... The sleeves I cut to 3" and the bolts are 4"

More pics to come!

jjlaughner · May 29, 2006

Here's a couple pics of the whole frame up to this point (and my shade... it was 98 degrees and probley 100% humidity...)

Next up was the Rear Shackles... I had the EchoBit flip and the Stock shackles... Here's the before and afters with the BellTech raise/lower shackles...

STILL MORE COMING!

Chevy305 · May 29, 2006

I HEART DIAMOND PLATE :bow:

jjlaughner · May 29, 2006

Rear Shock tower!

jjlaughner · May 29, 2006

Rear Tower Part 2

Just an idea of how the bolt will be located

More of the WHOLE weekend!

THAT IS ALL FOR THIS WEEKEND!
:waytogo:

Chevy305 · May 29, 2006

why is this thread so wide!?!?

jjlaughner · May 29, 2006

Chevy305 said:
why is this thread so wide!?!?

Oops, sorry, I was using the picture link since I tried HTML and it showed HTML, I went back through and added spaces between the pics, should pop them all in line! :doah:

Muddytazz · May 29, 2006

Its fixed now

Muddytazz · May 29, 2006

Hey JJ, is the diamond plate floored body going on this frame with all the diamond plate on it?

joez · May 29, 2006

Glad to see you didnt get rid of project rusty bucket, i think you would have kicked yourself for years if you had. You have alot of time and work into it, i can't wait to see it finished.

jjlaughner · May 29, 2006

Muddytazz said:
Hey JJ, is the diamond plate floored body going on this frame with all the diamond plate on it?

YUP

And some more Whoring...

I have Diamond plate corner gaurds and door skins coming up in a couple weeks!

muddybuddy · May 29, 2006

you are a post whore, i think u need help.

that being said, very sweet!

sled_dog · May 29, 2006

not exactly the right way to box a frame but it should work just fine. Cool work, welcome back, though I've noticed you around a bit lately.

RGV72BLAZER · May 29, 2006

damn you picture whore...lol...looks good...not much into diamond plate, but i like how it looks painted all black...makes it look tough...

78Suburban · May 29, 2006

very nice... must be nice to build it from the frame up like that. probably alot easier to do neat things like that rear shock tower :bow:

jjlaughner · May 29, 2006

sled_dog said:
not exactly the right way to box a frame but it should work just fine. Cool work, welcome back, though I've noticed you around a bit lately.

Yeah I've been looking around, I won the axles on Ebay and started playing around the forums, took a couple weeks to arrange pickup/cash, since then I've been a little more frequesnt the past couple weeks. It feels good to be PIC whoring again.

I didn't do much research into the boxing of the frames, but I was more worried about transfering engery/twisting on the sleeves, once I put some braces in I think it will do what I need. Originally I was going to make a couple 1" strips to run the top and bottom to weld a C over the frame (looking back I probley should have). The frame was only used about a year or two, then the truck sat in a barn till a few years ago, so it has almost ZERO use and very little rust!

Russell · May 30, 2006

That frame coating looks like Zero Rust! Am I right? If so, used it on my frame too, and I'm very impressed with it!

jjlaughner · May 30, 2006

SierraClassic said:
That frame coating looks like Zero Rust! Am I right? If so, used it on my frame too, and I'm very impressed with it!

Thats Factory Black. The frame was used only for a year or so then it sat in a barn. The places I've cut and welded I painted with Rust Tough Semi-Flat Black.