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That there is "custom"
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That is an awesome idea and bravo on the exectution! I'm definitely going to try this. :lol: Great work on the bottom of the floor.
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got a little more into 3D trying to place the intercooler heat exchangers. they are not small, haha. i think this is the final place, but now i need to come up with a sexy yet functional, and somewhat over-engineered mount for them.
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Well all be dipped! :lol:
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Good job on the sealing, thats very unfun work but its satisfying to have finished! I'm gonna go ahead and skip that entirely on mine... I can't see it so I CAN ignore it!
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got the heat exchanger mount finished up in 3D, and a pump mount that i didn't get pictures of. plate is getting cut today or tomorrow and should have it before the weekend!
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It looks sufficiently over designed. Good job.
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Very nice!
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So sweet!
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I want one. Think of the stuff I could make!!!!
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since i referenced it early July when we dropped it off ... just got the airstream back from partial restoration! basically was a shell-off resto up to this point, then we'll finish out the inside. i can't wait to tow this with the 55!!
https://i.imgur.com/zu9IQtW.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ZWQh5SZ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/3A9sOSL.jpg https://i.imgur.com/uFeVFzM.jpg https://i.imgur.com/UriUvNu.jpg https://i.imgur.com/C51n3mU.jpg https://i.imgur.com/gvoWEaP.jpg |
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Very nice! That's a great blank slate to be able to have. Now you can set it up how ever you want for a fraction of a new unit.
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Truck is coming along nicely .
The Airstream is ready for your attention . Take a look at my Airstream build http://www.airforums.com/forums/f116...ct-171705.html |
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Very cool...That will make quite the combo going down the road.
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i found another distraction!! uuugghhh
this time in the form of what took me YEARS to find. Clean, 2dr, 2000-2001, 6cyl, patriot blue, Jeep Cherokee. has an auto, needs a manual, but i'll take care of that easy enough right now. got it from a buddy for a great deal cuz the head was cracked due to a freeze plug behind the flywheel rusting thru. since the trans has to come out to fix that, i'm picking up a 5spd donor jeep tonight. https://i.imgur.com/sLq8G5p.jpg https://i.imgur.com/F7HLJUK.jpg https://i.imgur.com/GHO9u8B.jpg |
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BUT!!! i also got some work on the 55 done too!
i got into the heat exchanger cage last night, and i'm pretty happy with how it's going. still need to make the frame mount tubes, and fully weld it, along with weld in the nuts to bolt on the top plate ... but it's coming together. cutting off the weak little mounting tabs from the coolers was annoying, along with having to smooth a bunch of super globby welds ... AL dust makes so much more mess ... but we should be good. https://i.imgur.com/1HMXaIe.jpg |
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Looks like you know what your doing. Looks great!!
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will be a daily / winter ride after a she's dialed in a bit. get it running right, 5spd, find any other needed maintenance bits, 3" lift and 32" ATs for the mechanical. then seat heaters, wireless android auto head unit, and remote start, already has power windows n locks. without question i'd rather drive that than anything on the market today. even more so when you think about the $$ |
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That looks very clean, nice score. Those exchangers and mount look nice.
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got back to some parts manufacturing though too. made the 10 seat belt nut washers to hold the lab and shoulder belt brackets. i guess i didn't need to do that til the cab is back on the chassis, but i was enjoying welding. got a bunch of bracket tabs made for future proofing the chassis to run hoses n wires with. lined a few down each side of the frame in case i ever want to bolt anything on later. and the heat exchanger cage and mounts are almost ready to weld in. the cage is done, the mounting tubes have been capped with captured nuts, just need to cut the tubes to length and glue em in. after that's mounted i want some ziptie tabs and call it ready for paint.
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Ok, now you're just showing off.
Looks great, I'm jealous of your tool bin. When I need to make stuff like that it's a drill and a file, lol. |
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a buddy with the CNC plasma tables makes a woooorrrrrllllddd of difference!
the SWAG press brake for the HF arbor press has been awesome though. did great with the floor, and stuff like these little tabs are a breeze. |
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nice spring you have there. was that a fun trip trying to steer that one to a stop?
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Nice parts making and that spring is nuts. It almost looks cut with a torch. :lol:
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Nice cage bracket! I assume you have double wrapped springs. WOW
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but first, more real updates on the 55! last night i finished the cage mounts and got the whole mess into the chassis. wish i had gotten a picture of trying to prop it up into place, had straps n blocks on stools, was a contraption for sure. and of course, being me, i had to get it within 1/32" of my 3D :lol: :facepalm:
so the heat exchangers are still loose-ish in the cage, i built it slightly over-size to allow for a small padded seat AL to Steel. this also allows for a little flex in the mount with the chassis, hopefully without damaging anything. https://i.imgur.com/0Lq6sRO.jpg https://i.imgur.com/l6OMCo7.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ofVcZX1.jpg |
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then this morning i was woke up by a flappy noise in my ductwork ... been there for a few weeks now, but finally pissed me off. got up, got a ladder, pulled the vent and dug some tape out at an arms length in there. but it's gone.
still not time for work ... so i decided to sand the firewall filler and do a quick 3rd glaze on 2 spots cuz i kept leaving weirdness and over sanding. still not time for work ... so i finished fully welding the post mounts for the heat exchanger cage. still not time for work ... but this time i went anyways https://i.imgur.com/HIzf56n.jpg https://i.imgur.com/l7GHkNa.jpg |
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That is gorgeous fabrication work!
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