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"Hardcore" 89 (Black and Blue). IT RUNS, DRIVES, AND STOPS. BUILD ON HOLD

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So I got the rear axle, springs, and shackle flip removed on Saturday. Gratuitous amounts of anti-seize were used on all of the hardware and for that I am thankful. It took 3 times longer to block the thing up than it did to actually remove the parts. B pillar hoop and tube bed are cut and unbolted. I just don't have the ability to lift it off by myself.

I need to build something to support the rear so I can safely get the front out. It's super stable how it is blocked up right now, but I am unsure how high I will need to lift the front to unload the front springs. The gobs of down travel makes things complicated.

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78K30 said:
Those working conditions look less than enjoyable to say the least. We haven't had rain in so long I forgot what mud even looked like.
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Yeah it kinda sucks. I put it back on the trailer to minimize it, but I have to constantly move my trailer ramps to where I am standing or my boot gets stuck in the muck. French drain gets done this spring. Maybe pour concrete in the summer. Until then I will get through it.

I am going to build a saw horse from 4x4s to support the tail of the Trazer so I can get the front axle out safely. I really dislike wood working projects to support my automotive projects LOL
 
Ya know what else is Hardcore? Removing this tube bed by myself in the dark in my mud pit! LOL

However!, It is off. Got the gas tank and skid removed, and then the flatbed. Rear of the truck is now safely blocked up and the front axle is in the air. If I can get out of work at a reasonable time today I should be able to get the fwd tube work at least cut free, and the 60 removed.

Here are some crappy pics. It gets dark at like 4 pm here.

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skunked said:
I'm impressed at your level of enthusiasm working in such conditions.
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Well waiting until June when it's dry isn't an option. I've been stagnant on the wheeler for too long. It's just disassembly. I couldn't do it if I was putting stuff on the truck. It's just too dirty.

Truckman4life said:
Hey at least if it falls on you it will just crush you into the mud and maybe not kill you! Unless you go face first and suffocate. :haha:
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Even though I believe it's super stable how it's blocked up, I am not getting under it LOL

obijuank5 said:
I can barely take out the trash when the grass is wet. Gross.
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Muck boots and insulated Carhartt pants FTW
 
Kinda been taking a break with the holiday and I tweaked something in my ribs moving that tube bed last week. It also snowed a few inches which didn't help my work area.

I took a bunch of measurements and I am going to have to mod this cage a bit too. It was in an 84 with a full vert chop top so the side bars on the main halo are too wide. The halo is one piece so I think I will be able to cut the welds at the A pillar bars and replace it. I also found out that this cage is 1.625 DOM and not 1.75 so sleeving it will be more difficult as I will need to find some 1.385 OD material. 1.375 is all I am finding though.
 
Here are some crude drawings showing how I think the new halo will lay. I also think I will add a diagonal bar down from the rear halo through the kicker to the B pillar.

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MTBLAZER89 said:
I also found out that this cage is 1.625 DOM and not 1.75 so sleeving it will be more difficult as I will need to find some 1.385 OD material. 1.375 is all I am finding though.
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Maybe get some steel round stock milled down to the right size and cut to 4" or 6" lengths?
 
Does .010" make much of a difference or is it still a snug enough fit inside the tube to work? I'd try a piece before anything else. You're just welding them in as slugs to attach the cut apart cage back together right?
 
Truckman4life said:
Does .010" make much of a difference or is it still a snug enough fit inside the tube to work?
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Why take the chance. I've always been of the opinion....When it comes to tube work. Where it surrounds people - Do it right. Where it's used to surround motors or used for bummers, sliders - You can cut corners.
 
I just wasn't sure if tubing was that perfect that a 1.375" piece stuck inside a 1.385" piece would even be loose or not you know.
 
DOM is pretty close on their tolerances. I had to clean out a little surface rust out of the inside of a piece this weekend to make a slug fit without using a hammer. Now poop pipe has a big ridge of material running the whole length of it. I can't remember about HREW tube
 
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