Visitors


Profile Visitor Map - Click to view visits

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Cab Mounts part 3

Cut out rear body mount from 2x3x3/16 angle 42"

drill 1-3/8" holes lighten it up a little bit (mainly for looks)

Bolt underneath to existing holes to fit tubing and
join to frame
Bend tubing 1-3/4x.095 x2 cut to length

fit, to frame and to body mount
notch body to fit bottom tac and weld it

top view

Monday, January 26, 2009

Rear Frame Notch Part 5

Fit it to the frame notch
Tac it

Weld it up!

Rear Frame Notch Part 4

Cut out, drill holes in 3/8" plate for spring perch

Center, fit and tac

Close up of spring perch

Cut out, fit gussets from 3/16" plate and tac

Weld it up!

Rear Frame Notch Part 3

Did the math, figured out angles, sectioned it out
Fit it, weld it

Sunday, January 25, 2009

"HEY YOU WITH THE CHOP SHOP!!!"

Late night noise, maybe a complaint
from the neighbors? Our city's finest
came by to check things out.
Officer: Hey, you runnin' a chop shop?
Me: NO!
Officer: Is this your car?
Me: YES!
Officer: I need to see some I.D., proof of ownership,
title, registration, insurance.
Me: UM...um...I...uh...don't have
a title yet...
Officer: Well, how do I know it's not
stolen? Where is the vin number???
Me: Um...maybe it's in here somewhere...
Officer: I don't see one!
Where did you get this car?
Me: From the neighbor.
Officer: Yeah, RIGHT!!
Me: REALLY! He lives right across the
street. He should be home from work
any minute from DUNKIN DONUTS!
Officer: DONUTS!!!! You think that's
funny???
Me: Just a little funny...hee hee hee


Officer: THAT'S IT!!!
YOU'RE COMING WITH ME!!!
Me: AH! DAMN-IT!!!
Officer: Watch your mouth boy!
Me: AH! s#*t!
Officer: I mean it! I'll tase you!!!

Rear Frame Notch Part 2

Fit notches to the frame and tac it

Left and right side

Leaf Spring Mount Gussets

Cut, fit and weld in leaf spring mount gussets on rear-end
Close up

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Rear Frame Notch Part 1

Layout on garage floor

Cut with band saw

More Cutting

Fit

Mark the frame inside the car

Layout out on fender wells

Cut frame

Another view
Weld up notch pieces

Monday, January 12, 2009

Rear End Modifications Part 1

Remove old leaf spring mounts

Little bit of grinding

Mach-up

Remove all brake shoes and hardware

Lay out and plasma cut
new buggy spring brackets
3/16" plate and 1" x .120 DOM tube

Weld it

Close up

Fit to axle housing

With leaf

Weld it

Close up

Mount spring

Close up

Another close up

Together