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Are you hammer forming the recesses in the panels, or is it strictly bead roller work? Either way, super nice job.

 

Hi the panels were formed in a bead roller , I would have done the rear section the same as the front , but I don't have a shrinker yet , and the more you stretch the panel the harder it is to install because it is all twisted and oil canned .

It was hard enough to get these tacked in without twisting the side of the box .

 

And thanks for all the great comments ......its hard to keep going sometimes when it's always uphill

Cheers Fast720

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Set the box on the chassis to see where we were at , looking good so far , lots of wiggle room .

So the box is just sitting there , I put a couple of small bits of wood under it to hold it up close to where it should be to get an idea of what it's going to be like.

 

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Going to start on the 4 link tomorrow , make some patterns and do some lay out on some plate.

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Very sweet!!

I'd love to see some vid of your bead roller in action. :)

 

Hi ,I would love to have the time to do a little vid for you guys , sorry but I found this vid on line , which is basically the roller I have , it wasn't very expensive around $ 130.00 and came with about 6 different sets of dies , I am going to modify one set and make a set of Flame dies to use with a skateboard wheel.

The possibilities are endless , there is another guy on youtube called Lazze he is great to watch and learn from.

 

Here are the links

 

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I understand the time constraints. I already know how the bead roller works, just wanted to see your technique with yours.  :)  I've had a bead roller, new-in-the-box sitting on the shelf for years now. lol!!  

Keep up the great work. :)

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Started working on the 4 link

 

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I decided to weld a lifting lug in the box instead of using straps ( it's been on and off so many times lately )

 

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I think my rear diff is bent ? was checking last night and it's not square , so I am going to try clamping it to my bench and hopefully get it right then weld it up.

 

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I can still make up all the parts to weld on the diff and the chassis , as well as make up the bars .

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Well the Diff housing was bent , I tried to straighten it but No way , I called the wreakers that I got it from and they are super good guys and got me another one , exactly the same ( just not bent ).

So I decided to shorten this one a different way , I think it was faster , I cut the long side tube and welded it back on , came out perfectly square and the same length as the other short side .

 

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still had to plasma all the unnecessary stuff off and prep for surgery

 

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I machined up a piece of tube to sleeve the inside to help hold it true

 

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I clamped it together with some channel to help hold it while tacking and welding

 

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I decided to Tig weld it instead of using the Mig , more control

 

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Sweetness

 

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Also made some extra room in the frame rail while I was at it , ( you know incase I can ever afford Air Ride )

 

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A small delay with the Diff but it's no good bent , so onto the 4 link finally tonight.

 

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Working on the 4 link Brackets , was handy having a few inches of the axle to test fit parts .

So here are the parts for the Axle

 

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Here are the long brackets that are going to go under the frame rails , and again making 4 parts at a time to make them the same so everything lines up . I also made a pattern out of sheet metal to scribe the lines to see better for plasma cutting.

 

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This is were the long one will go

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So I have to plasma off the old leaf spring perches and clean up the rails , then tack the new parts on and measure up for the bars .

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The 4 link is coming along !!!!

Still have shock mounts to figure out and Watts link , and sway bar .

Well this is what I came up with , it's sitting in it's loaded position with the bars parallel to the ground .

 

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