my some what new toy build

oldbeercans · Oct 27, 2007

also the ends are now stuffed with yukon 5.29s. hopefully get longs in the next month also.

London Gentleman · Oct 28, 2007

Its nice to see progress on the toy. I finally got around to working on the yoat also...

oldbeercans · Oct 29, 2007

nice. im still workin on it. now im just deciding what i should do next... dual cases or...longfields or...flat bed...or all at once. wish i had a sugar momma...ohh well.

London Gentleman · Oct 30, 2007

oldbeercans said:
nice. im still workin on it. now im just deciding what i should do next... dual cases or...longfields or...flat bed...or all at once. wish i had a sugar momma...ohh well.

Well, I'd say dual cases. Everybody wishes they had a sugar momma...:masturbanana[1]:

oldbeercans · Nov 4, 2007

so i got u bolts today and got my new rear end in. i also got the new front springs in. now i have two tires on the ground. all i need to get the front tires on are 30 spline longfields.:redneck: so here are a few shots i took tonight.

London Gentleman · Nov 4, 2007

Your dog is rad. Keep truckin' with the toy man!

oldbeercans · Nov 4, 2007

is the 80 drivin yet?

JThompson · Nov 6, 2007

oldbeercans said:
is the 80 drivin yet?

No. I am his older brother, probably going to spend a fair amount of time on it with him. He got the drivetrain in it, just gotta start hooking up d-shafts, ignition, radiator, and the like. He is excited!

oldbeercans · Nov 14, 2007

i decided that the fenders needed more trimming. last time i wasnt happy with the single thickness of the fender edge. so this time i did it a little differently. i drew a line were i wanted my finished edge to be. then duplicated a second line 3/4" below the first line. i cut everything below the second line off with tin snips. i then cut tabs up to my first line every 1/2inch or so. after cutting the tabs i bent the tabs over tight into the fender on the back side. this left me with a fairly rigid edge and gave me more room to stuff the tires. i am also debating if i should cut the factory battery boxs out and patch in some tin which will inturn give me about 3" more room for tire in the front of the fender. i would relocate my batteries in my upcoming flat bed. i also need to cut the inner fender to make room for my shock hoops. i scored a 3 gauge a-pillar pod for a dodge at work and did some trimming to make it fit nicely around my roll cage. worked out pretty well i thought... great line of sight for gauges and doesnt take away make for outside visability. i also droped the tranny and t-case out of my truck as i am getting ready to setup dual cases. im thinking i will make a trip to bobby long this weekend so i can wrap up my front axle. cant f'ing wait.:redneck: cheers:beer:

London Gentleman · Nov 18, 2007

Nice progress! I need a crossmember cause the ones you have are way too small length wise, also need a rear brake line(too short), get the d-shafts on, time the motor and hope for the best... :awesomework: If ya need any help you got my number...:corn:

oldbeercans · Nov 25, 2007

so i went and got steel for my bed and sliders. to start with i took some cross measurements to check how square things are. i then cut off the existing back bumper and rear cross member. i replaced with new steel and welded it in. i built a step into the new bumper and also still have some gusseting and bracing to do. i cut a bunch of other useless things off the frame like shock mounts. :redneck:

Dieselbreath · Nov 27, 2007

WOW the progress is really coming along!! Keep up the good work. Let me know if you ever need help, I'm not too far away.

DB

oldbeercans · Nov 29, 2007

thank you for the comment. so ive been pretty busy the past few days. i got steel last fri. for my flatbed and the found out i was going on the freeze your buns run fri. night about 10pm. that killed the rest of friday night and all day sat. i started the flatbed on mon. night and feel like it has made pretty good progress. i had a good idea of what i was going to do as far as basic design but spent a few hours measuring and making what i visioned into a reallity on sunday. monday night i built the bottom frame with the help of my bro. we also tore my welder all apart to find out why my gas wasnt hitting my weld. we found a bad crimp right out of the welding unit on the torch lead. we fixed that with a good hose clamp and "BAM" wal-la, it works like it should, instead of producing inconsistant and shity welds. hopefully my grinding wheel bill will go down and maybe i can by more parts(or build). tuesday night i started on the side rails and how the tool box would fit. and more planning as i really dont want to have to scrap any of the steel i just bought. im not sure how the spare is going to fit yet but have an idea. tonight i continued framing the side rails and tool box frame. not feeling so hot though due to the piece of metal taken out of my eye by the eye doctor. let me know what you think. this is my first major fab and im pretty stoked. it is actually turning out the way i planned.:redneck: :beer: :beer:

oldbeercans · Nov 29, 2007

a few more with some goodies.

London Gentleman · Nov 29, 2007

I'm likin' the progress!

oldbeercans · Nov 30, 2007

tonight i worked on protection around the tool box. i also looked into fuel cells and found a 17 gal. that will work nicely. i might even try to fit a 20 gal. tank in instead. ill have to look again tomarrow. i wasn't a 100% sure what demensions i had to play with earlier. here are some pics.

oldbeercans · Nov 30, 2007

maybe its overkill? but hey id rather do it once, than have to fix it 2 or 3 times. besides it needs some more weight over the rear axle anyways...:redneck:

burris401 · Nov 30, 2007

Does the tool box hang out past the cab? i had something similar that stuck out about 2" and I fawked up my tool box on my 2nd trip out.

oldbeercans · Nov 30, 2007

it sticks out about 3/4" but im also still going to add a piece of 1x2 on its side the lenght of the bed dove tailed at the rear. it should be plenty to keep the box clean.

oldbeercans · Dec 4, 2007

a few pics from last weekends progress. i need to oder my fuel cell. also need to get some plate. im a new uncle as of last friday at 12:59am. thats pretty cool. pretty excited to have her as a niece. when i get the plate i can finish the fenders and mount my lights on the tailgate. i need to decide how im going to do shock mounts.