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Watts link mount is now done and welded to the rear end. I need to make the rest of the assembly that attaches the link arms to the mount, but that will get done later this weekend. I am also going to make new side mounts for the link arms. I want them to be stouter and look a lot better than my first go around. Progress!
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New Watts link, check! It's shown here just being mocked up. The bars need to be adjusted and it needs to be painted up and have all the correct hardware installed, but we are well on our way to buttoning this portion of the project up!
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Nice job!
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Still kicking ass. Love it.
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I probably missed it in this thread somewhere but what bags are u running front an rear?
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I use 3800 bags from airbaggit on all 4 corners.
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So a short update. I've been finishing up getting the truck back together. One good thing about the 4 link is my pinch is only 3" above the shop floor. I gained 1.5" of additional drop! Now the truck sits level when slammed. My only issue is now the drive shaft needs some additional clearance around the cross member when fully laid out. Man if it is not one thing it is another... The truck does look a lot better laid that close to terra firma! I'll get some pics this weekend and post them.
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So I found out there was some slight interference issues with the top watts link arm. Because I have felt for quite a while the old arms were a bit to small I thought this would be a good time to replace them and build a bigger and stouter set. So I went with 1 1/4" tubing and some chromoly heim ends. I also pulled out my tubing roller and gave each arm a slight bow to clear the mount. Now all is good with the world!
With the new ride height I wanted to check the clearance with the tires to the flares and the bed sides. I got the bed sides mounted back up tonight, and then check all the clearances at full drop. Thankfully there are no issues. I still have a lot of room on all sides. Whew! Now I need to do an overall check and take it out for a run this weekend. Stay tuned! |
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So I got the big girl out of the shop today after work. I took a couple of pics, and I was comparing it to an older side view at roughly the same distance and angle. You probably cannot see any major difference, but because I am around it all the time I can see the inch difference.
Anyway I took it out for a short drive and the ride is really nice. Yes even better than before, and the ride was pretty good before. So what is next... Most likely the interior, but the bodywork and panel fitment might take presidence. Oh yeah and the AC needs to get finalized too. Lots to do still! Stay tuned!;) |
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bad ass!!!!!!
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Looks good. You can definitely see the difference in the rear now.
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Looks good man.
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Really informative build thread. Thanks for sharing the good and the bad.
Looking forward to digging into mine, looks like a good way to push my TIG and fab skills along. |
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That looks very nice! Yeah, I'm sure AC needs to be on your top of the list down there! It's been in the high 70's and mid 80's up here already. It makes me believe July will be over 100* for sure. They say it's cause that ElNino dude. :lol:
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Looks great!
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Thanks everyone for the encouraging words! Yeah the AC is a must have here in West Texas! The weekend drive my son and I took went very well. I like this truck, still needs a lot of work, but at least it goes down the road now!
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Check this out! Working on a short video of the 75Dually. More to come!!
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Truck looks beautiful and you can definitely tell a big difference. Video is a good teaser.
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Went to a local show today and there were a lot of cool square dually 1 tons out. Cesar Castro in the teal rat rod dually came all the way from Hobbs NM, and the Root Beer dually is a local ride. Tons of fun, pun intended!
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Ok so I have not really liked all the plastic air tubes since the beginning of this project. They are prone to fail, and I simply don't want to trust my ride to them. Weakest link you know...
I want hard lines for the whole system at some point. So tonight I took off the tank to tank line and ran some copper line in it's place. The next line I'm going to run is from the filters to the tanks, and then from the tanks to the valve. It has been a while since I have soldered any joints. Not since the last water heater went kapoot! Eventually I will do the main supply line from the York to the filters, but that hydraulic line is doing a fine job at this point. And naturally I will do all 4 corners to the bags. One less thing to worry about! My stuff may not be as pretty as some of the show trucks I see, but I want mine to be mechanically sound first. Looks a little steam punk to me!:lol: |
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