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Help Support Hardline Crawlers :
SXOR single seater build
- Thread starter hokie_yj
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ridered3
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Glad to see an update to this thread and looks like you have a great supervisor in the shop with you.
hokie_yj
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Then in October '21 we moved. And the buggy sat untouched again for almost a year. The new house has a 30x42 shop with a lift. It has a 100amp service to it, but it only had 1 double gang 120v receptacle in the whole shop and the lighting wasn't great. So I spent a lot of time wiring the shop. It's still a disorganized mess, but at least I can get some stuff done in it now. I also bought my LJ last January and that stole a lot of attention from this thing too.
I have worked a little more on the rear axle. I built a backbone truss out of 3x3 .125 wall tubing. And now I'm working on the top "truss". It's built from 10ga plate. I've got a few more pieces to cut to box it all in then it will be ready to weld out. It's getting a new Yukon load bolted 3rd member, 9.5" 5.13 gears, Strange 40 spline spool, Gearworks pinion support for flipped 3rds, Strange 1350 35 spline yoke, and 40 spline shafts and drive flanges. I have everything here but the shafts. It just all has to be put together.
The front axle will be getting all the same parts but with 10" gears. It will have '05+ Superduty outers, haven't decided yet on the Branik 32 spline direct drive stubs or 40 spline stubs, Branik 1550 joints, and 40 spline inners. I have the housing, Cs, knuckles, gears, and joints. I still gave to get the 3rd member, pinion support, install kit, and other small parts. But like I said in the last post I'll probably finish up the rear, slap some spacers on the front, and wheel it while I build the front.
I have worked a little more on the rear axle. I built a backbone truss out of 3x3 .125 wall tubing. And now I'm working on the top "truss". It's built from 10ga plate. I've got a few more pieces to cut to box it all in then it will be ready to weld out. It's getting a new Yukon load bolted 3rd member, 9.5" 5.13 gears, Strange 40 spline spool, Gearworks pinion support for flipped 3rds, Strange 1350 35 spline yoke, and 40 spline shafts and drive flanges. I have everything here but the shafts. It just all has to be put together.
The front axle will be getting all the same parts but with 10" gears. It will have '05+ Superduty outers, haven't decided yet on the Branik 32 spline direct drive stubs or 40 spline stubs, Branik 1550 joints, and 40 spline inners. I have the housing, Cs, knuckles, gears, and joints. I still gave to get the 3rd member, pinion support, install kit, and other small parts. But like I said in the last post I'll probably finish up the rear, slap some spacers on the front, and wheel it while I build the front.
hokie_yj
Well-Known Member
Yeah he's a good helper, and it won't be long and little brother will be right there with him. Lol.
ridered3
Not Rigless
Then you'll have twice the help or twice the opposite of help
hokie_yj
Well-Known Member
Exactly. Lol.
hokie_yj
Well-Known Member
A year later and the rear housing is finally done minus caliper mounts. They should be here in a few days and I'll get this thing off the table and get the SD60 for my LJ rigged up to put the new C on. It didn't turn out quite as sexy as I had envisioned in my head, but it will be a hell of a lot stronger than what I had at least.
Next up for this will be to measure and order the shafts and drive flanges and get the 3rd built.
Just a couple weeks ago I ordered a new 5.0 Atlas to put in this thing too. The 3.0 just wasn't enough behind the Powerglide. So as soon as I can get it pulled I'll have a 3.0 Atlas for sale if anyone is in the market.
Then next up will be start laying out the new front axle to match this one. By my calculations it should take approximately 7 years to build. I've got way to many projects and big ideas in my head, and absolutely no time to complete any of them.
Next up for this will be to measure and order the shafts and drive flanges and get the 3rd built.
Just a couple weeks ago I ordered a new 5.0 Atlas to put in this thing too. The 3.0 just wasn't enough behind the Powerglide. So as soon as I can get it pulled I'll have a 3.0 Atlas for sale if anyone is in the market.
Then next up will be start laying out the new front axle to match this one. By my calculations it should take approximately 7 years to build. I've got way to many projects and big ideas in my head, and absolutely no time to complete any of them.
ridered3
Not Rigless
Glad to see an update on this build!
hokie_yj
Well-Known Member
Caliper brackets are on, housing is painted, and brake lines ran. Now I just have to order shafts, and get the gears done.
ridered3
Not Rigless
Looking good.
hokie_yj
Well-Known Member
I had to be at work at 5:48 this morning and I didn't sleep well last night so I hit the shop at 3:30 this morning. I didn't take any pictures but I rolled the new rear housing under the buggy and loosely bolted it up. It's done minus getting the stuff to @Jody Treadway to build the 3rd and ordering shafts when I have the $$$.
After that I got the front end up on jackstands and measured and sketched out the existing front axle. By then it was time to head to work so I brought my pad with me and sketched out the layout for the new front axle. The new axle will be about 8" wider, and I plan to move the lower link mounts and shock mounts out 1.5", and move the pinion over 1.5" as well. Of course none of that is set in stone yet. The vertical separation between the links on the existing axle is only 7", that seems low to me so that may need to be addressed as well.
After that I got the front end up on jackstands and measured and sketched out the existing front axle. By then it was time to head to work so I brought my pad with me and sketched out the layout for the new front axle. The new axle will be about 8" wider, and I plan to move the lower link mounts and shock mounts out 1.5", and move the pinion over 1.5" as well. Of course none of that is set in stone yet. The vertical separation between the links on the existing axle is only 7", that seems low to me so that may need to be addressed as well.
