Satisaii Posted April 20 Author Report Share Posted April 20 Hey. How's it going? Long time, no see. So I took some time off of this, ostensibly to save up some money such that I could pay a guy to do the things I am not so good at. Like all the welding that needs to be done. Stuck the truck on the 4 post lift and then proceeded to store a bunch of stuff under the truck. Saved up a lot of money, and then gave it to the government. Decided I was going to have to do a lot of the welding myself. Borrowed a welder, practiced a small bit, ran out of gas. Bought a new big tank of gas, practiced a small bit, discovered I bought the wrong gas. Got the small tank refilled, practiced a small bit, ran out of wire. Finally got everything lined up and got enough practice to feel reasonably confident in my work. Then I made the motor mounts. My welds look like ass. I may have to go back, grind them out, and redo them. Once I get some more practice. You tube videos make it look easy. Here are some pictures of the motor mounts. I also cut out the inner fenders so that I can redo them to tie in the shock towers. I also made some room up front for the Ford radiator. Next week I will start on the inner fenders. I will be paying a friend to build the cage. That requires more skills than I will ever have. Quote Link to comment
Satisaii Posted May 4 Author Report Share Posted May 4 I am looking for a second bed for parts. I have found several close to me, but they are all Cali emissions and have the "extended" wheel well. I want the federal version. Are they the same, but with the added cover? Quote Link to comment
Satisaii Posted May 29 Author Report Share Posted May 29 (edited) More progress. My welding is still bad, but I am seeing improvements. I will be going back and welding everything up after I get the engine bay packaging done. Upper radiator mounts done. Welded a bolt inside the head light bucket to create the mounting stud. I really wish I had not cut that much out of the buckets. When I first went to fit the radiator, I set it on top of the buckets, marked for my cuts, and then went to town. I then realized that the radiator is way wider at the bottom than it is at the top. I had to replace most of what I cut out, and those buckets are like tissue paper. I just keep blowing through them. There is lots of hole filling to be done. Lower radiator mounts. I am not planning on doing any body work (beyond fender flares to fit the tires.) Inner fender template. Worked on both sides with little modifications. A couple of shots under the inner fenders. I will be welding these in fully. Some more pictures from above. An interior shot. I will be redoing all of this when I create the toe box. And you can see some of the problems I will have with the steering. I bought a cheap intercooler on Temu. I am not impressed with the mounting kit. That is about it for now. The sway bar is clamped in and waiting for install. I have a bunch of parts coming in next week to start putting in charge pipes, intercooler, transmission cooler, move the oil filter, and an expansion tank. Steering is going to be interesting. I might have to use 2 offset steering adapters (https://wizardsteerclear.com/) to get it to work. Or steer by wire, but I have not seen anything that I would trust. Edited May 31 by Satisaii Quote Link to comment
Satisaii Posted May 31 Author Report Share Posted May 31 I am out. Done. Burn it to the ground and salt the earth. 1 Quote Link to comment
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