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Had an extremely busy year and had to put the project on hold up until the last couple months, back with lots of pictures though.
Started with my front cross-member, I wanted to have a receiver hitch in the front so I found a yukon hitch on craigslist and ordered some adjustable shackle hangers that I originally wanted to put in the front rears, but my fab skills are subpar so I ran them up front. Here's the hitch I started with Attachment 38076 ..and the general concept I had Attachment 38077 The adjustable shackle mounts I found online Attachment 38078 obviously the car it'll be going on in the background :icon_eddie: Attachment 38079 |
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Started the tear down on the d44 that's going in the front. It's from an 83' waggy and has the vacuum disco that I thought I had good plans for a year ago. A year later, I'm not sure about my original plans but oh well, both axles were like $100.
Picked up new bearings, rotors, hubs, brake parts, etc. that can be seen in boxes of the background in my last post. Attachment 38072 yummy.. Attachment 38073 Attachment 38074 everything laid out in the order it came off Attachment 38075 |
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Once I had everything pulled off to the outer c's I started cutting off the old mounts. A cutting wheel and bfh made this pretty quick work.
Attachment 38065 could've got closer but didn't want to cut into the tubes on accident Attachment 38066 http://imgur.com/a/vk8Eu.jpg Attachment 38067 cleaned up with a grinding disc Attachment 38068 wire wheel Attachment 38069 first or second coat of primer Attachment 38070 Attachment 38071 |
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Pressed the old ball joints out of the steering knuckles and put some greasable moogs in. Having them tapped for hi-steer crossed my mind at this point but my time has been so limited I didn't want to wait.. I'm kicking myself now
Attachment 38056 Attachment 38057 Attachment 38058 I heard that gloss is easier to wash mud off of Attachment 38059 Attachment 38060 Attachment 38061 Put back together with new parts and fresh paint Attachment 38062 Picked these rollers up for a couple hundred, go CL! Attachment 38063 Attachment 38064 |
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Started lining up the front cross-member
Attachment 38045 These these things had to go anyways.. Attachment 38046 Attachment 38047 Before relocating the cooler lines and impact sensors that sat on the bottom of the rad black this is as far back as it would go Attachment 38048 Attachment 38049 yep.. these things gotta go.. I pulled this and screwed my filter straight into the block. I was still driving it at this point and found a shorter filter that cleared the front drive shaft Attachment 38050 impact sensors were in the way Attachment 38051 their new home. I flattened the tabs and placed them 1/2" or so behind where the cross-member will wind up Attachment 38052 some cutting and notching later Attachment 38053 much better fit Attachment 38054 |
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No turning back now. I started with just a 4" angle grinder, gave up and rented a plasma cutter
Attachment 38040 The plasma turned removing the ifs into quick work. I had the spring mounts tacked on but wound up frenching them into the frame more later Attachment 38041 junk pile Attachment 38042 Still on jacks, rolled a tire under it and put a leaf spring on to get an idea of where things will sit Attachment 38043 |
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ground off all the old ifs mounts. couldn't for the life of me get a good enough angle on that nut in the frame. I tried wobble joints, extensions, and just wound up making room with the plasma cutter.
Could have done a better job grinding down old mounts on the top of the frame, but I was ready for a break after that long weekend Attachment 38039 |
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started on my front shackle hangers, here's my crappy booger welds. I did 2 or 3 passes on some parts. I mounted them inboard right where the frame curves in/up.
Attachment 38033 Attachment 38034 Attachment 38035 set the shackle angle 7 degrees forward Attachment 38036 mistakes were made, I'll have to sawzall that bolt off :icon_fryingpan: Attachment 38037 springs are nice and level across though Attachment 38038 |
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