SNJ's Rig (full build progress thread)

[SuRrEaLNJ]

got the right side back togeter finally

then moved onto the left side, needed a new spindlebearing, had floppy stub shaft syndrome

the bearing was less then cooperative about coming out

i also finished my funky little box

and mounted it

although its hard to tell with the toe being as out as it currently is, but it dosnt look like ive hit 0* camber.... i didnt have the anglefinders in the garege, so im not sure how mych its changed yet.

i also fixed my oil leak that i had forgotten about, the oil level sensor has been on the to do list for a while now, but its finally changed

 

[Glen4X4]

awesome progress this week Jay, been watching this and FB. At least nothing about MFT in your thread :

 

[parli22]

I got a quick way to fix all thous problems solid front axle

 

[SuRrEaLNJ]

I got a quick way to fix all thous problems solid front axle

anybody can do a sas, especially since i already have the radius arm mounts id need, as well as set up for bolt in coil buckets for it, im still tryin to make this work

awesome progress this week Jay, been watching this and FB. At least nothing about MFT in your thread :

i just gotta be different

 

[IZwack]

AFIAK, it's solid considering I can't walk through it

 

[corkey]

then moved onto the left side, needed a new spindlebearing, had floppy stub shaft syndrome


???
that's what she said,, lol,, just kidding,, following this as i will be going through this soon too i bet,,

 

[SuRrEaLNJ]

AFIAK, it's solid considering I can't walk through it

well played iz, well played

then moved onto the left side, needed a new spindlebearing, had floppy stub shaft syndrome


???
that's what she said,, lol,, just kidding,, following this as i will be going through this soon too i bet,,

remove the bearing with a slide hammer, not with a screwdriver as i did... i forgot the slide hammer at work, i figgure i coulda done it that way in a fraction of the time

 

[SuRrEaLNJ]

today we did an real alignment

then she passed inspection... wich was overdue since dec... noticed this morning

then i decided to touch up the paint... wich led to a full on repaint... go figure...

needs a rub to even it out, and take the dust off, but yea, lookin pretty for the show this year...

 

[SScott]

I think this is my favorite thread on the whole internet.

I am inspired to get back on mine now. I think our trucks are related....

 

[SuRrEaLNJ]

nice lookin rig!

 

[SuRrEaLNJ]

ok ive been neglecting this thread. i finally got it up on a lift tonight to do a post carlisle check over and surprisingly enough the bearings stayed where they belong this year.

speaking of carlisle munk is actually a trophy wining truck

i still say it was due to creative voting on my part and a total lack of interest in our class, but hey ill take it

3rd place suv class

and im blaming that ******* hill for having a flat leaf spring again. guess i really need to correct that one of these days

 

[vroomzoomboom]

i did keep this. you know, for next year if i make it there



congrats jay, welcome to the club.....and munk as well

however, i still want to know wtf a areostar was doing in the suv class, and the lightings parking in our spots.

 

[SuRrEaLNJ]

im glad i have a legacy.

whats with the if?

i still say if i legit won its because u had that sign with my registration number on your truck.

 

[vroomzoomboom]

whats with the if?

i still say if i legit won its because u had that sign with my registration number on your truck.

it gets pricey each year. even with crashing at tara's most of the time, and this year at lindsy and chris's.

an hey, if you legit won cause of your registration number on the sign, well that would be my own stupidity for not changing it. besides, munks a cool ass truck anyways. oh, btw, thanks for letting me tag along on sunday with T and yourself. dont know if i said that or not.

 

[SuRrEaLNJ]

hey, im alive

hey i still have a truck

i even work on it sometimes

who knew?

once again i find myself in this position

hopefully for the last time however

im in process of putting in some ex/f150 hybrid leafs

some high tech spring compressing technology...

kinda gives me somethin like this

i ran out of day before i got em back in, that being said i have a bit of a feeling i may have built it up to high. i thought i folowed everyones elses hybrid pack builds, so well see what hapens

 

[SuRrEaLNJ]

well the other day i thought it was to high, took one leaf out and it was defineately to low, so now we have 4 leaves again plus overload im gonna finish the rest and see how it sits/drives because i can fun in circles untill the cows come home taking a leaf in and out with the tape measure for reference.

i have yet another set of camber adjusters in the front, those really fancy 2 part ones, we will see how that works

i also found this

no idea when it let go, nor can i find any of the metal thats missing

trans leak seemingly from selector shaft. p/s box i rebuilt is leaking again (theres a surprise) broke an exhaust hanger, etc etc

anyone else notice that the previous handful of pages are all missing pics?

of course not its just me in here

 

[Anduiril]

I did notice the missing pics. But that happens a lot here. That is a nice looking truck. Glad to see you are still working on it. I'm sure I'll be doing the same with my $250 project Ex in 7 years too.

 

[IAmTodd]

Make sure you torque the pinch bolts for the upper ball joints to 80-90 ftlbs or else those two piece adjusters like to spin in themselves.

 

[SuRrEaLNJ]

i torqued em using my calibrated elbow to holy#### thats tight.... wich with me being me is probably like 10ftlbs.....

pictures used to stay when i was using photobucket, but im to lazy to upload em twice now

and now a photo essay going back to the question from the other day about will it fit....

survey says! not a chance!

so we push the door up

make munk duck

and then just have to spit on it a little bit

i took this one a little crooked, so your gonna have to tilt your head slightly, but the back end is actually a little higher than the front end, no more pre runner esq but sag

also notice the new parking brake... after not having one for eons were gonna call that fixed right there

apparently in my infinite wisdom when i rebuilt her the first time i ordered warn 29071 like an idiot. dont know what i was thinking with that one. they have now been replaced with 37780, wich it should have been from the get go.

gonna have a new shop have a hand at the aligament (yes i know i spelt it wrong, read it as i spelt it, because thats how id say it) but not sure when thatll get done.

 

[vroomzoomboom]

does this mean munk, and the future mrs. SuRrEaLNJ will be attending carlisle this year?