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Picking up the steel 2marrow so we shuld see progress really soon.

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good pic makes me want to bring out my artistic side and draw my 71 gmc truck

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thanks I didn't finish it i want to finish the truck then finish the pic.

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I got 204ft of 1.75x.120 dom and my bender. I'm going to set up my bender tomarow and get to work.

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bout time :metal:

i wanna see a truggy already:lol:

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I do too, itsbeen like a month since any progress, but thats soon to change. I will take a pic of the bender.

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The bender not built yet, but here. I need i big drill bit but no money so friday, for the bender but 2marrow going to prep 2 cut it in half.

http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...3ebf8c16ed.jpg

The steel 12 sticks of 17ft i assume

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...9c85a59a42.jpg

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I got a almost brand new miller 220 mig welder, from my uncle. Its still his, but i can use it for as long as i want, pretty much. Got my bender set up except the dye put in, and tighten the bolts. Tomarrow hopefully i will start building.

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...a4f2a2b9b2.jpg

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looking good!

now i wanna see some cutting n bendin!

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We got the chop saw, a few blades for the grinder, the welding helmet, and the stuff to make an adapter, from the 220 to the other 220 pulg.

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THE trucks is in half.

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Alright the pics beginning of working after we got a few more things, the batt died so we took it to get charged, picked it up moved it forward swept, and put it back.

http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...1c8f0b24e0.jpg

The bender
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...7511873f9f.jpg

My dad cutting the truck, then grinding after it was in half.
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...da2a845aab.jpghttp://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...a8963b34b9.jpg

The tubes we welded up the hoop is just tacked, and yes it is bent a little to far, and the top is a little off from being parrallel.
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...c91b5ac6df.jpghttp://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...7935868a79.jpg

AND a stick we messed up.

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...b642868472.jpg

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no going back now..full throttle now!

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we broke the hoop off and did some stuff pic will come later.

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I have some recommendations for you my chevy drivin lil buddy. What I would do 1st is box the rest of the frame... maybe bend 2 pieces of tube _/------ something like this and box them inside of the existing frame that will give you the rear frame rails with some room under for articulation. then gusset n box the 2 piece frame rails on each side and shape them as you need. here is an example from pirate that I saw.. looks like an awsome design
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...inkedchevy.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...frametiein.jpg

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that's some good recommendations.

i like the idea in the last pic. seems to make it be more supportive and overall sturdier.

i seen that build on pirate. turned out good till he tore into the front..then i lost interest.

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I saw that build and was going to do something similar, but with out being able to see it first hand,i went with a different design. I feel my design is study, should have got a pic of how we did the part your talking about will tomarrow.

R+the truck at xxx traction.
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...61283affb7.jpghttp://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...fd37d50f40.jpghttp://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...dfc05f7095.jpg

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Whoops, guess i will start another post, we took the hoop off and if we push down on the back the back has some flex that will be fixed by finishing the cage, but the front goes up too.

The start, it is narrowed to 20 inches at the big plate.
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...a5eb852998.jpghttp://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...101b2e7fd5.jpghttp://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...5acd27276d.jpg

HAd to make a make stift stand for the back.
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...dc612f4e57.jpg

the Brace for the middle bar.
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...dc612f4e57.jpg

How it sits, now, yes the hoop is a little crooked, but couldn't do anything about it, one side is bent a degree off, should mess anything up, just looks a little funny. WE are going for a exo cage because of head room. But, who knows maybe i will do my other one the same as this.
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...2e686fe5e5.jpg

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I forgot to mention the rock sliders we made, not the prettiest or strongest but should work. No pics, of them yet, will get some. We ran out of wire and my mom went for a walk so, we didn't work for a few hours and i took a nap cause nothing was on tv. Now i'm not tired at all but it is dark outside.

We will have a hub to hub measure at 120 with the front end at stock postition, and 126-130 if we link the front. The rear axle will be about 10-12 iinchs from the back of the back half, for a great departure angle. 90+ with 35s at full pressure and 90+ with 44s at 5 psi. the end of the frame to the cab is 56in if i remember right, and the axle was going to be 40 but were pushing it back another 6.

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got a post in the center of the top hoop welded up and the drivers rock slider welded.

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looking good. steady progress.
hows the tube bender workin out?

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It good just trying to get the degrees down like the top hoop is off on one side by 1 degree but the length is off i think, its confusing . Did not work on it yesterday but when my dad gets home we will.

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We worked on it some more and will a litttle later today, and pics will come later tonight as well. We got the rocker slider, the top hoop has more supports on it too.

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WE did some work.

This was a few days ago
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...9b84745ab6.jpg

Yesterdays work sorry for bad pic.

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...cb4e495ed7.jpghttp://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...e49807e0f0.jpg

it was wleded mostly yesterday but finished it up today, got the other side made and tacked, weld it up tomarrow, And finishing up the back half, or at least most of it. And the backhalf wil be done this weekend. We will start on the middle cage, I am going to with a exo cage. Hopefully we get the heims soon, so it will roll again. And wheel it! Should be wheeling in a month at best.

We picked up my other truck yesterday, it ran great a little loud, no stereo and boggers going down the highway.

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Forgot the rock slider.

http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...45c0d38afd.jpg

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are you going to wheel the 1/2 tons or swap in your other axles?

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I have a 14 for the rear end and working on getting a 60 front, i was thinking about a 44 or 10 for the frontend until i get a 60 which would work, with my 35s form my other truck. which i mostly will run until i can get bigger tires.

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what about that 60 closed knuckle?

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I was thinking about it still so i may use it once i find a 4.88 rear.

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cool build

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Well i burnt my hand on a weld accidently touching it when trying to find the degree. But, it feels a little better, i classifed it as a 2nd degree major burn, because its bistered, and bigger than 2", I do not think is a 3rd because its not dark.

I will get a pic later, and some progress pics, my dad was still working when i was soaking it so we got some done, I was telling him what i wanted him to do.

The back is almost done being braced.

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why not re gear the 14 bolt?

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Because the cost of regearing, and that not being the gears i want. If i regear i want to get 5.13 or 5.38s, so i can have a super low crawl ratio. I am thinking grnny low, 205 low and a 5 axle would give me about 20/1

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5.38 would give you more like a 70.6:1.

4:88 would net you bout 64:1

(i cant remember what the granny first gear really is so i used bout 6.7:1 x 1.96:1x given gear.)

either ratio you do go with you have a pretty darn good crawl ratio.

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I thought g low was like 2 to 1 but i'm not sure, but i am thinking of maybe ddoing the 4.88.

we cut the top off, my dad regrets it and i kinda do but, the cage would have being a a lot harder to build with it and rust was falling off, so i think we did the best thing, next time i build a truck i want to keep the top on.

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the sm465 granny low is something like 6.7 or lower. close to 7 almost.

post up some progress pics

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Well my hand after the burn, and today, it healed fast. Which i was happy, so i could work today.
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...cd35b7ee51.jpghttp://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...1d1745bf21.jpg

Last night, pretty the backs done, excpet the shock hoops.
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...7bbf51a30f.jpg

Todays work,

http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...8459741e54.jpghttp://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...818de74848.jpghttp://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...a414576bfe.jpghttp://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...740575ed50.jpg

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trucks coming out good.
what r you going to do as far as a top? soft top?

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I was thinking soft top

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any closer shots of the back of the cage.
where the tubes tie into the back plate