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The infamous door checks! For a while I thought our trucks came with a crease in the door, because every one I saw looked the same. Now I know the wind snaps them like twigs.

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nice job on those drip rails turned out great

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such nice work!

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I welded up some temporary engine mounts to position the engine and fab some new mounts out of some dom tubing. I've been waiting for parts to make sure it's in the right spot before I go any further. I still need the fron accessory drive but I got the No Limit rack and pinion conversion today. I only had about two hours so I'm half way through it. There have been a few things that need modification but all in all it's going pretty well. I'm going to have to figure out what to do about my sway bar because the tie rod ends need to be in the same place and that just doesn't work. More on Friday.

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I got the rest of the rack hooked up loosely and the Air Ride sway bar is not going to work. I think what I'm going to do is either get longer links to raise it up over the tie rod ends or cut the mount off the end of the sway bar and make a new one. I'll try shimming the link up first to see if I get enough clearance. If not I'll make a new bar end.

I have no experience with steering linkage but I don't think the angle of the u-joint is going to meet up with my stock steering shaft. I know I need one more u-joint on the shaft up by the fire wall but I don't think they'll line up. I'll have to do some research.

Pay no attention to the mock up pipe engine mounts. :lol:I had some .120 wall dom tubing bent for some new ones but I'm waiting to get the front accessory drive before I weld them up.

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Hope this helps.
https://www.borgeson.com/Designing/basic.jpg

BTW, greg if you have 4 independent bags with 4 switches, you won't even need a away bar. :metal:

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Hmmm. Maybe a double joint. Thanks, Dennis!

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Wow, double joints are over $200:banghead:

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I totally feel for you.
I too have had a few moments of harsh realization in regards to some of the stuff I am doing to my build....

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whata ya gonna do......................

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i finally found time to catch up on your build thread and i gotta say i can see why you are a photographer,you've got a great eye for detail.that's one great truck you are building.

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That shaft looks a little complicated

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I haven't figured out the steering joint situation yet, but I did get the engine mounts finished. The reason for making my own was to offset the driver's side mount to the rear for clearance of the steering shaft bushing coming through the frame from the rack. I canibalized the CPP mounts for the tube that the Energy Suspension mounts to with a 1/2" bolt. Centered. Full bubble. Burn it in.

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Looks cool. What about a pic of the mounts installed?

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Here's the finished product. The top view shows the driver's side offset.
Time for vacation. See yall in a couple weeks. :metal:

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You caught me between post, hotrod. :lol:

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Those look fantastic! Well played my friend.
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very nice............. enjoy your vacation

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VACATION! Nooooooooooo! ( head on desk weeping)

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Thanks Frizzle!

Oh, I will!

Yep, gotta take the fam and get out of town. :metal:

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You got serious skills dude.. Keep it up..:metal:

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Looken good Greg. :metal: Have fun on your vacation. Where ya goin?

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cool build i just read all 39 pages took a lil while but this is a great build kepp it up and the pics flowing

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Thanks.

Thanks, Dennis. I'm taking the fam to Florida to lay on the beach and maybe go to Disney World. Should be fun witha 3 year old.:lol:

Thanks. I'm already anxious to get back and work on it and I haven't even left yet.

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Progress is looking good,Ive been watching this one for a while.Good luck in Fla.My family and I went to Disney in April and it sure was packed but I guess you have to expect that,If I have one piece of advice it is to get there when the parks open in the morning.Be safe.