building the bullet proof D30 housing

[XJ_ranger]

Actually troys been checking that at each stage of this, and I'll be checking it with a laser pointer before I have it geared.

good to hear.

get yer d300 yet? :gag:

 

[cal]

No, I havent had time to really think about jeep stuff other than taking Troy's calls. I'm best man of a 400 guest wedding this coming weekend, and thats getting 98% of my attention - my job gets the other 2.

I'll get caught up on everything this coming week.

Did i ever pay you for it? I am losing track of things lately..

-C

 

[vintagespeed]

well what do you all think?

How did you attach the UCA mounts? Is there a reason you left the LCA mounts so large?

Overall it looks pretty okay! Glad to see the progress! :cheers:

 

[XJ_ranger]

Did i ever pay you for it? I am losing track of things lately..

nope

not too worried about it... but id bet that ron is looking at it, thinking... hmm thats probably like $0.12 in scrap steel right there...

 

[cal]

Yea, I'll get on that..

 

[Mr.OverKill]

take two scene one, cals axle is on its way to be built internally so i am done with that one for now, this time its my own D30 ( unless some one wants to donate a HP D60 to me ) went to add the waggy 3/4 ton steering and found that the tie rod hit the drag link and coils even after i trimed the stock buckets. so what to do (before JV on the 18 of nov ) well cracker and i pulled the axle and i proceded to remove the coil buckets and track bar mount, the coils will be centered over the axle and about an inch higher i think. the LCA mounts are just going to be plated so i have exact placement ( or i might cut them off in a few days as i see how the coil buckets come out ) i am also cutting the drivers side UCA mount off for the single radious arm passenger side and lower long arm set up kind of like farmer mats just opposite sides.

well here goes the self imposed pressure but i think i will have pleanty of time for this, and crackers spiedrtrax 609 that i am starting this week as well, all before the JV run, well mabi not but its worth a try :laugh3:

 

[cal]

take two scene one, cals axle is on its way to be built internally so i am done with that one for now, this time its my own D30 ( unless some one wants to donate a HP D60 to me ) went to add the waggy 3/4 ton steering and found that the tie rod hit the drag link and coils even after i trimed the stock buckets. so what to do (before JV on the 18 of nov ) well cracker and i pulled the axle and i proceded to remove the coil buckets and track bar mount, the coils will be centered over the axle and about an inch higher i think. the LCA mounts are just going to be plated so i have exact placement ( or i might cut them off in a few days as i see how the coil buckets come out ) i am also cutting the drivers side UCA mount off for the single radious arm passenger side and lower long arm set up kind of like farmer mats just opposite sides.

Nice. I'll score you some alloy shafts for the front this week sometime and see if i can dig up some kind of upgraded ujoints. I think I have some tube-seals sitting around too, i might have some other goodies, i'm not sure.

-C

 

[cracker]

i might have some other goodies, i'm not sure.

-C

Troy likes goodies that vibrate

 

[cal]

Troy likes goodies that vibrate

Something like this?

 

[Jump This]

Something like this?

Isn't that available in a dolphin model?