]2eDeYe Posted December 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Got most of the brackets cleaned off the frame. Going to try keeping the stock bumpstop if possible for nostalgias sake. :lol: Nastyness :P Grinder cleanup is next on the agenda. Quote Link to comment
Master-O-Turbonics Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 i have a 720 frame for sale that already has all that crap done to it. spent like 50 hours cleaning it up and painting it. i'm going tube frame. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted December 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Free shipping? :rofl: I don't mind running the grinder, which I will be doing in about 10 minutes. :lol: Quote Link to comment
RacnJsn95 Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Don't ever plan to sell this one, so that I don't have to miss it. :) I traded mine to my Dad... I'll get it back eventually, but he doesn't want to part with it at the moment.... At least for a price I want to pay... Man yours is sweet though! Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted December 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Thanks, it's getting there. Got a bit more grinding and cleanup to do before I tack everything up. Few pics of the mess. :) Battery area will need some work 1 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted December 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Finished cleaning up where I will need to weld, got the spring mounts and the steering box mocked up. So far, so good. Few pics from last night. I am using the transmission crossmember mount as an index for the rear spring mounts. You can see how the mounts but up against the tabs in this shot. Steering box location is tit's, it's as far forward as the body mount will allow. I still need to mock up the steering angles. I ordered high steer arms yesterday, so once those get in I can mock those up and figure out how long of a pitman arm I will need and how much drop it will need as well. Shackle ange should be just about perfect once there is weight on the springs. Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Looks great Steve! Are you guys on the same schedule as Boeing? If so this thread is going to be moving along pretty quick :) Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted December 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Thanks man. Yeah, I got 11 days off :D Working on this and a bathroom renovation at the same time...so it's not like I'll not be working :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment
thebucketslider Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 I like how that steering box mock up is looking! Is the marlin kit designed specifically for the yota box? The bolt spread kinda looks that way. Quote Link to comment
Master-O-Turbonics Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 I've got 7 days of and I'm building my truck now. check my build thread. Going L28ET LOL Quote Link to comment
Jester Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Steve, this is looking awesome! A buddy of mine had a 620 with the shackles mounted in the rear and it was always a problem when the front end was fully compressed. I kept trying to talk him into putting the shackles in the front. This should be a sweet setup for you. I was looking into a Yota box for my last 620 so I could have PS. Just never went for it. Excited to see how this turns out. Have you decided what to run for the pump and reservoir? I can't remember what my buddy ran, but, the pump was real small. He did a spring swap in the pump to get the pressure needed to allow the 35's to be moved easily. I'll ask him if he remembers. Keep it up man! BTW, I need some more stickers, I'm out. Jes Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted December 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 I like how that steering box mock up is looking! Is the marlin kit designed specifically for the yota box? The bolt spread kinda looks that way. Yep it is specifically for the IFS box that was used on all the first and second gen 4runners and trucks Steve, this is looking awesome! A buddy of mine had a 620 with the shackles mounted in the rear and it was always a problem when the front end was fully compressed. I kept trying to talk him into putting the shackles in the front. This should be a sweet setup for you. I was looking into a Yota box for my last 620 so I could have PS. Just never went for it. Excited to see how this turns out. Have you decided what to run for the pump and reservoir? I can't remember what my buddy ran, but, the pump was real small. He did a spring swap in the pump to get the pressure needed to allow the 35's to be moved easily. I'll ask him if he remembers. Keep it up man! BTW, I need some more stickers, I'm out. Jes Shackles in front make it a much cheaper swap as well as moving the axle forward under compression when wheelin. Main 2 reasons I went that route. Gonna run a stock KA pump and res, should make it easy to mount up. PM me for stickers ;) Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted December 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 Axle mock up, Looks like I will be sending back the high steer arms I ordered. going to use the arm that was previously on the truck and keep the tie-rod below the springs. I'll build it nice and beefy. Sorta compressed shackle angle. Blue tape is the drag link. 2 Quote Link to comment
thebucketslider Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 Dammit... Quote Link to comment
Master-O-Turbonics Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 Lookin good! Quote Link to comment
Jester Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 ............ Looks like I will be sending back the high steer arms I ordered. Going to use the arm that was previously on the truck and keep the tie-rod below the springs. Why the hell are you going to do that! Come on man......You know better than that. Just pick up a Chev dana 44 drivers side knuckle and mount your goods like you were going to do. Put your drag link up top to lessen the angle. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted December 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 I already have the knuckles to bolt up the arms, it's cutting away the body mount that I'd rather not do. Today was bathroom renovation day, tomorrow is Datsun day. Of course I've been watching the grand daughter during the holiday break, so she may have learn to weld tomorrow. :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment
goes2fast Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 2eDeYe" post="818694" timestamp="1356325113"]Axle mock up, Looks like I will be sending back the high steer arms I ordered. going to use the arm that was previously on the truck and keep the tie-rod below the springs. I'll build it nice and beefy. Sorta compressed shackle angle. Blue tape is the drag link. I don't see the problem, maybe I'm blind?? Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted December 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 It's hard to see in the pictures.These next few should help illustrate the steering issues. The main problem is the drag link from the steering box really should be in front of the tie rod to help them stay away from each other as the suspension and steering move through their range of motion. I also don't want to move the body mount or the front cross member if I can help it. I think I can use my new arms and get new tapered holes added to where the hole is in the old arm. New arm vs old arm You can see the new arm moves the drag link way forward, but I should be able to add holes for the tie rod behind them and not have to move the steering box any further forward than I have it now. Body mount and steering box. I already had to swap the 720 radiator out and put a 620 radiator back into it. The 720 rad is way to wide and hits the steering box. You can see the studs Jeff used to mount the 720 rad in this shot, they are all the way to the fender well. To make things even more fun I am trying to get the winch as high and tight as possible. I may end up cutting into the core support, it was really hard to work up the nerve to cut for the steering box so.....we'll see I guess :lol: Had to pull the relay box, they will get mounted in the bumper or something. I got the rear mounts for the springs tacked up and started messing with the shock towers. Using a bit of pvc inside some tube to get decent measurements. Once I finalize the steering box position I will bend up tubes, then I can burn everything in for the suspension. I'm going to have to lengthen the driveshaft so I'll be rotating the t-case up before I measure for that. Hopefully Jeff will text me back about machining my steering arms. :) Quote Link to comment
goes2fast Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Lookin' good, you are quite the engineer! :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 serious amounts of math going on man, id live to be a fly on the wall just to watch it happen. Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 I can defiantly do some machine work. Not sure what day. Have a funeral tomorrow and Sunday a friend from Canada is coming down. Build looks killer!!! That thing is going to be a blast when you are done. What are you going to do about the rear axle wrap? Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted December 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Lookin' good, you are quite the engineer! :thumbup: That's what they keep saying in work :confused: serious amounts of math going on man, id live to be a fly on the wall just to watch it happen. Beer and staring helps alot. I can defiantly do some machine work. Not sure what day. Have a funeral tomorrow and Sunday a friend from Canada is coming down. Build looks killer!!! That thing is going to be a blast when you are done. What are you going to do about the rear axle wrap? Excellent. Maybe I'll swing by your place on Tuesday if you'll be around? I don't work til Wed, pretty sure your on the sameish schedule? Hoping to 4-link the rear. Ok, I'm not a purist by any means, but hacking away took some doing. Pretty well stuffed in there, some bits will require attention. Spacers will be needed for the lower rad mounts. Gonna do a plate bumper. Got my brake welded up and whatnot. Gonna pick up some 4" 3/16" strap to skin the bumper with. Got a trunk full of stuff for powdercoat, hopefully my diff cover comes before I head that way. :D 1 Quote Link to comment
Master-O-Turbonics Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 I like that location for your winch! When its done I'm sure it will look very clean and tidy and tucked away! I'm still trying to figure out how I want to finish of my front bumper, whether to make it all tube or make a plate bumper..... hmmm Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted December 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 I let my girl choose, cause I couldn't decide either :lol: Quote Link to comment
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