]2eDeYe Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Progress :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Farmer Posted October 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 (edited) Finally got my new nephew over to weld up my upper mounts Looks like it was blasted with a machine gun Edited August 27, 2020 by Farmer 2 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Posted October 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 (edited) Edited Edited August 27, 2020 by Farmer 2 Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 ABSOLUTELY nothing wrong with flux core.!! looking good man & this probably feels like a huge accomplishment & step forward..... because it is.!! Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Yeah, there is nothing wrong with flux core. You can get good welds with that. Practice makes perfect. Ive used flux core on all kinds of metals, and welds. Never had anything bad. But in the beginning they were sure UGLY hahaha. I have a wire feed with flux, and also a stick machine. Here is my first stick weld :D not toooo bad. But I didn't know about hot/cold whip yet... they were better after i did some schoolin. 2 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Posted October 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 (edited) Test fitting everything together. Got to grind some more to clearance around coil over spring. Had to grind some on lower coil over mount to clear ball joint. getting some unwanted neg camber, But its looking good. Larry Edited August 27, 2020 by Farmer 3 Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 I'm very curious to see the interface between the lower ball joint & bottom coil over mount BTW that blue looks awesome.!!! Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 pure sexy man.... keep at it! Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 Looks great! Negative camber is better that positive. :D Quote Link to comment
jvb5577 Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 Yup nothing wrong with flux core. Only bummer is chipping away all the slag! But for structure purposes its the same. Looks good. Just to think I almost went this route too. I can't wait to see the finished product! :hyper: Quote Link to comment
Farmer Posted October 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 I'm very curious to see the interface between the lower ball joint & bottom coil over mount BTW that blue looks awesome.!!! Had to grind down about an 1/8th in the arch to make room for the bolts to line up Quote Link to comment
Farmer Posted October 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 (edited) Finished for now. That's not the ride height I'm going with. Wish the UCA had a slight bend to it. As you can see the ball joint is at a sharp angle. It will be better once the ride height is established. Its not perfect. I like pictures. LOL Edited August 27, 2020 by Farmer 4 Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 How close is your idler arm/pitman arm to the tension rods going to be when you lower it? Mine were resting on the tension rod, that is one reason why I moved the tension rods to the back of the LCA. I also found out that I could bend the tension rods if I connected/mounted them to my beefy 720 bumper, and then stuck a piece of pipe over them for leverage, and then put my weight into them pushing down, I was actually able to straiten one, but when I realized it would not work for what I was trying to do, I used 521 tension rods and made my own mounts. It's just high enough to not hit the ground if I get a flat. Quote Link to comment
Farmer Posted October 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) Wayno, I haven't got that far yet. Plus I not going super low Got the cab back in the stock location and the wheels on. Cant believe how much it lowered it with drop spindles and no torsion bars. Still got two more inches to go with just the shocks, then different tire profile. Edited August 27, 2020 by Farmer 2 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 Looks great :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Eric Garside Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 Had to grind down about an 1/8th in the arch to make room for the bolts to line up I had to do the same thing with my lower mounts. I thought it was because of my cheap rockauto ball joints but I guess not. Your truck is looking great, keep up the good work!! Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 THANKS for the pics of the lower mount.!!! looking so sweet man. It is crazy how much of a diff the dropped spindles make.... night & day.!! Quote Link to comment
BEEBANI Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 Well, sorry about the fitment guys, must've been a change in the laser kerf or something there. I will adjust accordingly. Everything looks great Larry, it looks like the tires are cambered out at the top? Am I seeing that right? Isn't that positive camber? 1 Quote Link to comment
BEEBANI Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 Curious to see how it sits with the motor and trans back in it Quote Link to comment
Eric Garside Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 No worries Bee. Like I said, until Larry said something I thought it was isolated to me so I wasnt going to bother you with it ;) Quote Link to comment
Farmer Posted October 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 I had to do the same thing with my lower mounts. I thought it was because of my cheap rockauto ball joints but I guess not. Your truck is looking great, keep up the good wor My ball joints are from rock auto too Quote Link to comment
Farmer Posted October 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 Well, sorry about the fitment guys, must've been a change in the laser kerf or something there. I will adjust accordingly. Everything looks great Larry, it looks like the tires are cambered out at the top? Am I seeing that right? Isn't that positive camber? I think it's the picture. right side is cambered in and left side is almost straight up and down. Alignment guys are going to have a hay day with this one. But that will be a while Quote Link to comment
Farmer Posted January 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 One more piece of the puzzle Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Excuse my ignorance, but what is it, a headlight of somekind? One more piece of the puzzle Quote Link to comment
Farmer Posted January 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 ^^^ Nope^^^^^^ Another angle Quote Link to comment
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