Elessar65's new Project: SAS rebuild

[lounge lizard]

were you welding up or down??

 

[Elessar65]

Down

 

[Turdle]

It's stuck good. Moving on!

 

[Limited02]

Looking good!!!

 

[lynchy wa]

Sweet mate!!!

 

[Elessar65]

Ok, running into anissue on the drivers side frame rail. It has that funky bulge in it where the steering gear mounts. Its right where I need it to be flat so I can weld on those mounts.

So.... Ideas? I was thinking of plating across and bridging/tying into, the track bar mount making a flat surface that way. What do you think?

 

[corkey]

do them mounts stick out much or could a flat piece go across all of it ?

fish plate over it to weld on the coil buckets,

 

[Elessar65]

yeah, thats pretty much the idea I am going with. The track bar mount sticks out a little, I am gonna grind it down a bit so its flush with the bulge, and plate across the whole face. Welded to the bulge, the track bar mount, and another piece of 1/4 steel coming out from the frame to make kind of a box to weld the mounts onto.

 

[Elessar65]

Well, got the axle back together today. Just have to put the hub/brake stuff on and bolt wheels to it. Hopefully it'll be nice sometime this week (although its not looking like it) and I can get the frame plated on the drivers side and the coil bucket on.

Sometime in there I need to articulate the axle and see how long of shocks I am gonna have to buy too.

 

[Limited02]

Who needs shocks

 

[Elessar65]

Note to self: Next time don't be a freaking dumbass and remember to put the axle shafts in before you Lock Tite the spindles on.....

 

[lynchy wa]

That's a "Bugger" moment, right there.

 

[Limited02]

Note to self: Next time don't be a freaking dumbass and remember to put the axle shafts in before you Lock Tite the spindles on.....

 

[Elessar65]

That's a "Bugger" moment, right there.

Yeah, lol. I had some choice words for myself when I realized it. :frustrate

I was just... uhhh... test fitting things.....

Oh well, I got the axle together. Just have to get some paint for the new Ruff Stuff diff cover, get that done and installed. Hopefully I will be done with the drivers side frame and coil bucket tomorrow too.

 

[Elessar65]

 

[corkey]

that's purty,,,

 

[Elessar65]

that's purty,,,

Thanks.

How should I paint the front diff cover? black, red, yellow with a smiley face?

 

[lynchy wa]

Yellow with the smiley face get's my vote. That sound's hella cool!! Either that or shark's teeth!

 

[Elessar65]

Ok, thats 1 vote...

 

[gmanpaint]

Red & White Rolling Stones Tongue!

Look like its licking the rocks as your climbing them. :