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[truck-oholic]

More seat mount progress.

I should be able to finish up the anti wrap bar tomorrow or Saturday and then I will get back on tying all the bushings to the staked cage plates.

 

[truck-oholic]

Going to weld this up while the kids are napping this afternoon.

 

[truck-oholic]

The welding gods were with me during naptime . . . finally getting used to how this 110V Snap On welder likes to be set for certain tasks.

Tabs are welded inside and out and then boxed the backside together

"moon plates" welded on and ground down for poly bushing fitment

last step is to weld in this big ass gusset

don't worry, I will lighten it up and give it a little more flash with some ORD style "speed holes"

 

[truck-oholic]

Need some quick opinions on aesthetics of this antiwrap bar. Which combo do you prefer?

2-3/4 all the way down to 1" in 1/4" increments

2-3/4" down to 1-3/4 in 1/4" increments

same as above just different angle

2-3/4" down to 2" in 1/4" increments

2-1/2" down to 1" in 1/4" increments

Obviously I can leave off at whatever size I want in any of the above pics and/or I can jump more than a 1/4" size difference at a time. Can also start at a smaller size like 2-1/4" instead of 2-1/2" or 2-3/4". So what is your personal preference?

 

[truck-oholic]

couple more options for you guys

2-1/2 down to 1-1/2 in 1/4" increments

2-1/2 down to 1-3/4 in 1/4" increments

2-1/2 down to 1" in 1/2" increments

Kind of liking the last combo best. Thoughts?

 

[ryoken]

the last one...

 

[truck-oholic]

the last one...

About that same spacing too or think I should space it out a little more?

 

[ryoken]

maybe skoot the small one down an inch or so, than space the middle 2 accordingly...

it's the most semetrical without being crazy busy... it has good spacing between them and the tubes, in relation to each other...

 

[truck-oholic]

Done! Nice to check that one off the list.

 

[Kay86K5]

Maybe I am just not thinking about it correctly, but what is the point of having a heim with a bolt on the top tube (connecting to the bottom tube) if both tubes are welded together with the middle plate anyways? Even if you take that bolt off, it still wouldn't move, correct?

Either way it looks good and should hold up just fine for wrap and to beat on it.

 

[truck-oholic]

Maybe I am just not thinking about it correctly, but what is the point of having a heim with a bolt on the top tube (connecting to the bottom tube) if both tubes are welded together with the middle plate anyways? Even if you take that bolt off, it still wouldn't move, correct?

Either way it looks good and should hold up just fine for wrap and to beat on it.

Hahaha, i have actually talked to a couple people about this already. The one heim on the upper tube is solely there to create a clean point of attachment to the lower tube. I don't like the look or hassle of making the long cope on the upper tube to lay against the main tube (I did that on my last one and it was just sort of "meh" for me). The upper heim became unserviceable as soon as I welded the "moon plates" at the axle side bushings. Adding the center gusset just reinforced what was already there. Since the upper heim is not meant for adjustment and does not see any kind of movement it is there for life, no need to be able to remove it.

 

[Kay86K5]

Hahaha, i have actually talked to a couple people about this already. The one heim on the upper tube is solely there to create a clean point of attachment to the lower tube. I don't like the look or hassle of making the long cope on the upper tube to lay against the main tube (I did that on my last one and it was just sort of "meh" for me). The upper heim became unserviceable as soon as I welded the "moon plates" at the axle side bushings. Adding the center gusset just reinforced what was already there. Since the upper heim is not meant for adjustment and does not see any kind of movement it is there for life, no need to be able to remove it.

Cool, I was just thinking I was going crazy for a sec. Even if it's not a functional heim, the whole set up still looks real good

 

[truck-oholic]

Cool, I was just thinking I was going crazy for a sec. Even if it's not a functional heim, the whole set up still looks real good

Well . . . it is functional in the sense that it is how I terminated the upper tube into the lower tube. No one else seems to understand that for some reason. Maybe I'm just special, you know, like touched or something

 

[truck-oholic]

Separated my military take off MTRs from my 24 bolt paired H1s today. The rims will be recentered with the standard pressed centers and rock rings added. Centers and rock rings came from Jester Fab in WA. I custom spec'd the rock rings and he has now made them a stock item.

I can't remember if I saw this done somewhere else or if I came up with it all on my own so I will go ahead and take credit for it anyway . This is by far the fastest, easiest way to get the stock rubber runflats out of these tires. Doing it this way makes it a one man job and each tire literally takes about 5 minutes. I think you could do this dry since there is already grease on the runflats but I like to use soapy water liberally to help ease them on out.

Here are the awaiting wheels, centers, and rock rings.

Also got my new monotube 14" stroke Rancho shocks.

This one still has the band on it to keep it compressed



Also got some fans I ordered to mount off my roll cage to keep everyone a bit cooler during the summertime. I bought four of these so driver, passenger, and each side of the rear bench get a dedicated fan. I am not going to have AC and with the half doors and soft top these fans are super nice to have for the trail or in traffic when there is no airflow.

These were NOT cheap, but I think it is a good investment. They have a 5,000+ hr rated motor, are 3 speed, adjustable, and very quiet considering how much air they put out.

 

[dremu]

Also got my new monotube 14" stroke Rancho shocks.

Is it just me, or is that a toilet flange you're using for the floor pass-through? That rubber reducer is definitely from the plumbing aisle

-- A

 

[Stein]

Is it just me, or is that a toilet flange you're using for the floor pass-through? That rubber reducer is definitely from the plumbing aisle

-- A

Yes, he commented on it a page or two ago.

 

[dremu]

Yes, he commented on it a page or two ago.

Guess I was too busy ogling the pix.

-- A

 

[truck-oholic]

Guess I was too busy ogling the pix.

-- A

Yeah, i could have probably made it a lot nicer by making all my own stuff for the shock pass through but this is functional and was less time and energy. The top of the shocks will be supported with a hoop that comes off of the roll cage that isn't there yet.

 

[truck-oholic]

Been trying to get the shop a little more organized and cleaned up in prep for a special visitor that will be stopping by in the near future.

Built these shelves to get all my build parts off of my tool shelving

Also built some more box cribs to use up some scrap 4x4s I had lying around

Needed to get a 220 welder receptacle installed for aforementioned special visitor so I whipped this little gem up to rob power from my one 220V 60A air handler.

That's about $3k retail right there, of course I got almost all of it for free from demo work I've done in the past. Being an industrial electrician has it's advantages.

Also decided to start messing around with my front shock towers

I'm going to lean it out a bit more than what you see here to get it away from the headers as much as possible. I am going to do ceramic coating and maybe some header wrap to keep the heat down but I still want some more clearance so I don't melt my shock bushings.

 

[MAX89K5]

Lookin' good, are those schoenfeld headers?