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Completed Project Stic-o's 2nd gen. radius arm/coil SAS

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well i tried to PM u but your box is full soo...

what angle did you mount your steering box at? does the 1st gen shaft and lines just hook right up? i read about the way you setup your brake lines soft to hard to soft again, but where and what lines do you have to order? thanks a lot your help will be much appreciated and help me move fast.
 



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No Power...No Progress!

Well with a high of about 116* today :eek: at my dad's house we lost power for most of he day. Dam people can't turn there A/C down, can't they see I'm tryin to build a rig here :mad: We will get a early start tomorrow ;)


21robbie21~ I have'nt done the B-lines yet. Still wotrking on that. Haveing trouble finding generic rubber lines in lengths, not to mention 36" of length. :rolleyes: I'll probally do the brake lines next weekend

As far as the box..yes the first gen lines bolt right up. I used the 1st gen shaft. I just had to add 3 washers to take up room on the 2nd gen stering coming down from the wall.
 






Stic-o said:
Well with a high of about 116* today :eek: at my dad's house we lost power for most of he day. Dam people can't turn there A/C down, can't they see I'm tryin to build a rig here :mad: We will get a early start tomorrow ;)

At least you have A/C.

It's been 100 degrees here in Pinole, and I have NO A/C. Just fans to move air around.
 






Back On Trac!

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Well today we started early and we're on a mission! Get 'R Done! ;)

This was are trac bar mount that we made, and with a little welding...

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On it went, ugly welds? yes, but this ain't no beauty pageant!

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And then on all it went...
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Before we knew it...something happend!








...and now, the moment you have all been waiting for....

I give you... The Monster!! :D

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She is still got a lot of work to be done, Shock, brakes, D-shaft, and my new Manual T-case that "the Section man" will deliver in another week. :D Everthing lined up very well first time! :thumbsup: we just need to adjust the passenger spring bucket back a inch or so.

So her final Wheelbase is 115" front axle moved up 4"
Total height is 6' 6" ;) with no roof rack on it.

She should be completly done in another month or so. This is a really busy time for me at work...soo... :rolleyes:

Hope you all like. ;)
 












Stic-o = Badass, looks sweet man, now get all that other stuff done so you can get that thing dirty! :D What do ur neighbors think about your monster explorer? Theres nothing better than a jaw dropping at a suprisingly pimp lifted explorer. ;)
 






Pic request:

Can you please post a pic of your rear leaf springs as viewed from the back?
I just want to see how flat or not flat yours are cauz mine are FLAAAAT :(

kthxbye :D
 






Very nice Steve!!! Gotta make ya feel good when she's able to roll out on her wheels after all the headaches.
 






Looks damn good. :thumbsup: Now its time for a shakedown run. :)
 






Thanks guys :thumbsup: I'm really stoked.

wack: gimme a week ;)
 






Looks great Man! I am a little leary of your Tracbar welds though. There is a butt load of stress on that mount. You would hate for it to let go. Maybe a local shop would burn it on better for you for cheap?
 






NICE!!! :thumbsup:

We can't wait to see it in action!
 












Kirby N. said:
...There is a butt load of stress on that mount. You would hate for it to let go. Maybe a local shop would burn it on better for you for cheap?

This is very true.
 






Kirby N. said:
Looks great Man! I am a little leary of your Tracbar welds though. There is a butt load of stress on that mount. You would hate for it to let go. Maybe a local shop would burn it on better for you for cheap?


I'm not to worried about them, they may look ugly, but they are solid. The mount is also sandwiched in between 1/4" plating added to the frame, then the mount is made from 1/4" reciver stock, and then the spring bucket with another 1/4" plate welded to it, making it almost 1/2 inch goes over the mount. It's pretty solid. I'm more worried that the frame will rip somewhere. :(
 






looks awesome im very jealous!!
 












:smoke: Looks good! Waiting to see action shots.
 






Im not as worried about the welds on the trac bar mount as I am about the welds on the sliders :p :D ;) Looking good steve cant wait to see it on the trail soon.
 



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RockRanger said:
Im not as worried about the welds on the trac bar mount as I am about the welds on the sliders :p :D ;) Looking good steve cant wait to see it on the trail soon.

Ouch! You still got time to redeem yourself before the next expo Steve :p

Looking good man ;)
 






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