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[DB_1]

Lookin sharp there IZZY

 

[redranger4.0]

Tomorrow is axle assembly day. Today it was paint day, and some minor welding.


Painted axle:

what kind of welder you using for the castcenter? stick? mig? also what wire/rod?

 

[redranger4.0]

so how long did your upper arm end up being. i just went and measured roughly for mine i got 45 inches.

 

[IZwack]

Lookin sharp there IZZY

Thanks I'm hoping it performs as sharp as it looks

what kind of welder you using for the castcenter? stick? mig? also what wire/rod?

The welder is a stick welder (SMAW process). The rod/electrode is a special electrode made specifically for welding cast iron. Typically, such electrodes are of high nickel content. Different companies label their electrodes differently but for Lincoln Electric, go with the Softweld 55Ni or 99Ni. Your local welding supplier should have such high Nickel rods - tho they are much more expensive than normal rods/electrodes. Also, you can only weld about half an inch at a time and have to wait 'till the cast iron cools down again - so it takes quite a bit of time.

so how long did your upper arm end up being. i just went and measured roughly for mine i got 45 inches.

As for the upper arm length, I am not sure yet but I will be sure to take measurements sometime within the next few days.






For the update - well today I expected it to be sitting on its own two front wheels again but noooope. I only had a few hours after work so I spent that rebuilding the axle since it was mostly just the axle housing up until today. All i have left to do tomorrow is put the lockouts back on and its ready to sit back under the vehicle. Oh and put some oil in the differential. Then bolt up the shocks and the links, slap some wheels/tires on and it should be sitting

 

[IZwack]

d44 minus the calipers:

and now - it sits

the back is definitely lower than the front - by about 3 inches - but then again, my rear leaf springs are almost flat - so I'm going to look at my brother's X's leaves tomorrow and see what they're supposed to look like.

fortunately, the shocks were charged with just the right amount of nitro from the retailer and it compressed 0.25" away from where i calculated it to sit

 

[sn0border88]

looks awsome, get some tube fenders and make it look mean.

Get some side shots tho, it may just be me but that back tire looks a little small.

Also, if the explorer leafs dont work out you could always use a small block/shackle or just put in f150 leafs.

 

[IZwack]

looks awsome, get some tube fenders and make it look mean.

Get some side shots tho, it may just be me but that back tire looks a little small.

Also, if the explorer leafs dont work out you could always use a small block/shackle or just put in f150 leafs.

The back tire is the same size - 36" - but it is a little low on air so thats a small part of the problem. But I will look into those F150 leaves - thats probably the cheapest solution since those are in every junk yard.

This is the only side shot i have right now - i cant really get a true side shot with the entire vehicle in the frame cauz theres a wall right behind where this shot was taken from. Btw check out that front approach angle

And here's another shot of the front (note that the drag link isnt on yet).

 

[21robbie21]

looks badass, the green wheels turned out pretty well. are you putting your front bumper back on(just asking bc you comented on the approach angle and you have that piece of metal on the front rails too)?im so jealous. im not close to finishing and im moving tommrow and wont have time to work on it for weeks

 

[IZwack]

it actually never had a bumper - well kinda - my bumper was a hitch from a Blazer hacked up to look like a bumper. I will make a new bumper which will be the new cross member too - but it wont sit any lower than the frame rails and will be kept as "short" as possible so as to not protrude too far out from the front.

I'm moving in a few weeks too so progress will slow down for me as well.

 

[Kirby N.]

Forget F150 leaves- too stiff. I just added some leaves in mine from a couple different explorer leaf packs. Now I have a thick leaf pack that still rides soft and gave me some lift. I have decided that is pretty much what those expensive leaf makers do anyway, stack a bunch of leaves that are pretty simular tostock ones. I haverun accross 3 different rear leaf packs on explorers. I just made a combination of each. Not sure on the spring rate, but they had different length leavesand one had less leaves.

 

[sn0border88]

need flex shots.

 

[IZwack]

need flex shots.

That wont be for a while .. my to-do list:

- driveshafts
- RABS sensor w/ E-brake
- brake lines
- power steering lines
- replace leaves on rear
- transmision / transfer case mount

on top of that, as i've mentioned before, i'm also moving in a few weeks. but i do hope to cross off some of those items in the list sometime this weekend - weather permitting

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[sn0border88]

get a forklift.

 

[IZwack]

get a forklift.

dont have one - but one of my freind's neighbor has a tow truck - with one of those things on the back that can move up vertically - so that should work

 

[Stic-o]

dont have one - but one of my freind's neighbor has a tow truck - with one of those things on the back that can move up vertically - so that should work

engine hoist

 

[redranger4.0]

another picture request. More pics of the brake line relocation. like of the end of them in the engine bay. and maybe some different angles.

Thanks

Oh yea and an update

 

[IZwack]

Well I havent done the brake lines yet - but I hope to sometime this week. So pls wait a few days

An update eh.. well I haven't found the time to work on it since Saturday.. and it looks like I'm going to be making my own pitman arm - so I plan to do that on Wednesday of this week.

My transfer-case mounted E-brake parts have arrived - I'm using a rotor for one of those 50cc dirt bikes for little kids, and the caliper and brake master cyl for the E-brake are from a 1985 Kawasaki Ninja 600.

 

[JoshC]

My transfer-case mounted E-brake parts have arrived - I'm using a rotor for one of those 50cc dirt bikes for little kids, and the caliper and brake master cyl for the E-brake are from a 1985 Kawasaki Ninja 600.

Where in the world did you find that that would work??

 

[IZwack]

Where in the world did you find that that would work??

I took some measurements of the transfer case's output flange and found a rotor that would fit. Obviously I'll have to drill the rotor to match the t-case's output flange holes but whats important is the rotor diameter - not too big as to drag on rocks and what not, but large enough so that the pads have enough braking surface to grab on. As for the caliper, I really could have gone with any rear brakes from any motorcycle, I just found this particular brake system on E-bay for cheap.

 

[JoshC]

Sweet, i might have to use that idea if it works! lol How will you set the brake?