Project Geosynchronous Orbit
- Thread starter MoparManiac
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foxwar71
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- Foxboro, MA
Pics of STFU
How did you do? I told you it wasnt that hard. Glad I could teach you
MoparManiac
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- Amherst, NH
Wasn't bad at all, I'll take pics tomorrow. Wasn't my best welding, but they came out fine. Got one small crack on the drivers side of the front on the weld, but went back at the end when it was all hot again and fixed it.
foxwar71
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- Foxboro, MA
:looser:
MoparManiac
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- Amherst, NH
Meh I'm over it. It's not as important as the passenger side since that's the side the link mount is on. That side came out mint.
MoparManiac
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- Amherst, NH
Finished up the crossmember today by adding a gusset to the UCA mount, capping the ends, welding it all, and then painting it.
Also welded in the LCA mounts on the axleside including the drivers side inner tab to the cast. You can see where I ground off the overhang on the leaf spring pad.
Vacation is done for me so not sure when ill get to work on it again next.
Also welded in the LCA mounts on the axleside including the drivers side inner tab to the cast. You can see where I ground off the overhang on the leaf spring pad.
Vacation is done for me so not sure when ill get to work on it again next.
- Location
- Rainy side of Washington
Looks great, though I'm surprised you didn't put any gussets on the lca mounts on the crossmember.
uh there boxed in wich will be perfectly fine
- Location
- Rainy side of Washington
Yeah, I just tend to build overkill if I build at all.
MoparManiac
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- Amherst, NH
Waste of metal. They're not going anywhere.
MoparManiac
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So I managed to gather some motivation to work on this thing tonight. Cut out the plates to box in both LCA mounts.
Top 3/16"
Bottom 1/4"
Ground down the casting next to the diff to fit the coil bucket right up against it. Doing so gives me a measurement of 37.5" from center of coil bucket to center of coil bucket. I think stock is right around 36.5"?
Also my pass side LCA bolt on the crossmember won't go in because the drain plug for my NP435 is in the way just barely enough. I'm going to get a flash mount Allen head style to fix that. Not sure what size NPT this is...
Top 3/16"
Bottom 1/4"
Ground down the casting next to the diff to fit the coil bucket right up against it. Doing so gives me a measurement of 37.5" from center of coil bucket to center of coil bucket. I think stock is right around 36.5"?
Also my pass side LCA bolt on the crossmember won't go in because the drain plug for my NP435 is in the way just barely enough. I'm going to get a flash mount Allen head style to fix that. Not sure what size NPT this is...
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MoparManiac
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- Amherst, NH
Looks like 3/4" NPT it is.
MoparManiac
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- Amherst, NH
Thanks Rob. I'm jealous of your road trip
5spd_xj
<<the good ol days
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- Dracut, MA
:scared: this will cause PROBLEMSSSS!!!
everything looks great dude. really glad to see you moving right along
MoparManiac
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- Amherst, NH
Haha yeah that would suck. Thanks t-pain
- Location
- Rainy side of Washington
Between the infinate forces from your control arm brackets and the fact that those perches are gonna make the springs explode and kill small children I think you should give that axle to me for proper disposal
MoparManiac
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Crap you'd take this off my hands for me???
Here I was thinking I HAD to use it...
Here I was thinking I HAD to use it...
