THe NAC Lots-O-BFG KO2 Thread

[kastein]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

oh, I'm an idiot, I thought you meant a front skid not a TC skid.

The TC skid is put on with riv-nuts in some places iirc, I would just use regular nuts, at least when they spin you can get a xxxxing ratchet on them.

 

[ktm racer 419]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

The TC skid is put on with riv-nuts in some places iirc, I would just use regular nuts, at least when they spin you can get a xxxxing ratchet on them.

i used nut-serts back in the day for those

 

[ROBZ95Xj]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

:thumbup: theres a bunch of good sales going on right now, i even found a place selling orange knuckles for 20% off :gee: Ballistic has a sale goin all september, so once i go deposit some money ill make a large order and get all the junk i need from them.


what size welder you looking for and how much you wanna spend?

some sort of 120v that takes gas lookin to spend 500ish

 

[themangeraaad]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

Alright, thanks. I just wasn't sure if there was some size that I should use (or more importantly what length bolts are appropriate for the x-member side). Probably will just go home and check it out this afternoon before buying hardware, particularly since I got a bunch of 3/8 and 1/2" hardware laying around.

And I would use nut strips but I'm thinking I will just reach through the floor. I am pretty certain that the only place on the Jeep that hasn't had new floors welded in is right behind the drivers seat and I might get lucky and have no floor above the unibody where the skid connects, will just have to pry up the piece of sheet metal that I RTV'ed down to the floor to cover the holes :laugh:

 

[foxwar71]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

Rossy Ross & anyone else interested, got in the 5-460x this morning.

:thumbup: MAYBE ill stop by today

some sort of 120v that takes gas lookin to spend 500ish

:thumbup: ill keep my eyes peeled, im always finding some. theres a brand new Miller 140 with a cart and some other junk on craigslist near me. hes been asking 700 since it was first posted a little while ago, maybe lowball him 500 :dunno:

 

[kastein]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

time to go see if I can get the trailer draw bar out of my hitch receiver... last time I tried I did not yet own a BFH.

 

[ROBZ95Xj]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

:thumbup: MAYBE ill stop by today




:thumbup: ill keep my eyes peeled, im always finding some. theres a brand new Miller 140 with a cart and some other junk on craigslist near me. hes been asking 700 since it was first posted a little while ago, maybe lowball him 500 :dunno:

thamks ross, ill def be ready to buy post fc

 

[ROBZ95Xj]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

time to go see if I can get the trailer draw bar out of my hitch receiver... last time I tried I did not yet own a BFH.

i had that issue with the orig hitch on the blue jeep, hooked it up to a tree with a short chain, it never came out i wound up cutting the hitch off and replcing it

 

[foxwar71]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/tls/1926141977.html
http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/bar/1923742475.html


http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/tls/1931392580.html

 

[kastein]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

i had that issue with the orig hitch on the blue jeep, hooked it up to a tree with a short chain, it never came out i wound up cutting the hitch off and replcing it

yep it completely failed to come out... problem is, the cross pin that holds the draw bar into the receiver is sheared off on one side and it seems it was overloaded at some point before I bought it, the pin won't come out at all. I just whaled on it with a 3lb sledge as hard as I could and the pin didn't even budge. I think the pin is semi-sheared inside the receiver as well so it can't go out straight, and the draw bar is rusted into the receiver anyways. Looks like I'm either throwing some tow hooks on the back of the 96 tonight or not wheeling this weekend... I'm gonna go with the first option, I don't give a XXXX how tweaked the unibody gets, it's doomed anyways

 

[themangeraaad]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

Wtf, I just noticed the reference number on my last UPS tracking email :gee:

Transaction Reference Number: Brian,S

edit: and with that I think it's about time I go work from home. The labs are empty and apparently the upper management told everyone here to take off "after noon". :thumbup:

 

[Hackmeister]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

solution ken: bigger hammer!

 

[kastein]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

nah, I'm gonna just weld some forged recovery hooks to my gas tank straps instead.

 

[Hackmeister]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

SWEEET make sure the gas tank is leaking while you're doing it, I hear that it is a good shielding gas for a nice, clean weld

 

[JrTxJ]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

crap I completely forgot to call :dunce:

Not sure you saw this before - do you carry spicer 5-7000X joints?

never heard of it...is it GIGANTIC for your big ol' truck? if that's the real number and you're serious, I can ask...I'm usually close to unbeatable for Spicaaaah pricing minus random obscure sites online that probably steal stuff.

 

[kastein]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

Pretty much yeah, cheapest I can find is 45 bucks and I'd like to have a spare on hand, but find that a bit steep for a ujoint. They're a bit larger than a cd.

 

[rweaver138]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

Lookin like a Smokey bones night

 

[MoparManiac]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

Pretty much yeah, cheapest I can find is 45 bucks and I'd like to have a spare on hand, but find that a bit steep for a ujoint. They're a bit larger than a cd.

That's steep?

x760s are ~$30 a piece
x806s are ~$45 a piece

 

[billyjp2]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

Lookin like a Smokey bones night

wow, i didnt know they still existed. the one in springfield closed like 6 years ago, but now we have a texas roadhouse

 

[MoparManiac]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

Got a smokey bones over on stoughton/randolph line out here.

Ross's favorite hangout.