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Old 05-19-2011, 10:04 AM   #51
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Old 05-19-2011, 10:10 AM   #52
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thanks man im geting close to ripin it apart and painting the frame. then i can start final assembly on the frame. i think im thru the woods on the frame now comes the body
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Old 05-19-2011, 04:20 PM   #53
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That is looking awesome! Very nice work you have going on there!
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Old 05-25-2011, 09:58 AM   #54
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started making the coupling for the york halfway there
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Old 05-25-2011, 11:30 AM   #55
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Very cool. I was thinking of installing one of these for some air horns on my truck.
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Old 05-25-2011, 11:46 AM   #56
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Your truck is looking Great, nice and low. couple of questions on your frame notch, what size is the steel you used to make it, and also how long are your upper and lower link bars, i am trying to figure out my rear end setup and i am getting different answers on how long to make the bars for a trianglated 4 link from the various forums. thanks
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Old 05-26-2011, 01:06 PM   #57
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Your truck is looking Great, nice and low. couple of questions on your frame notch, what size is the steel you used to make it, and also how long are your upper and lower link bars, i am trying to figure out my rear end setup and i am getting different answers on how long to make the bars for a trianglated 4 link from the various forums. thanks
im pretty sure i used 1x2 1/4 wall on the c notch. whatever the top width of the frame is i used so i could still box over it and i doubled the thickness for the side.ill measure it when im home and let u know.I researched more of the 4x4 links to get a idea of what to run and how they work because the set up is way more imporant on them. if i did it again i would fab my own out of 2x2 1/4 wall and mount the bags on the bars mid-way down. that gives a better ride and u get more travel. live and learn ask a lot of questions and go with ur gut. the link set up i bought was on ebay cant remember the length but i wana say 32". hope i didnt confuse u more good luck.
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Old 06-14-2011, 12:51 PM   #58
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making some headway on the compressor slow but steady. now for some clean up and paint
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Old 06-16-2011, 08:26 PM   #59
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Old 12-21-2011, 11:08 AM   #60
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ok guys im back! time to dig out the truck and get back to it.
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Old 12-21-2011, 06:11 PM   #61
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It's about time.
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Old 12-22-2011, 08:03 PM   #62
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Old 12-23-2011, 03:00 AM   #63
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rear end is in paint
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Old 12-23-2011, 09:53 AM   #64
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Old 12-29-2011, 11:21 AM   #65
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assembly has begun!!!
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Old 12-29-2011, 02:27 PM   #66
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any reason you built the crossmember to go under the driveshaft?
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Old 12-29-2011, 06:10 PM   #67
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ya it seemed easyer than above for clearance when the bags were out. the crossmember would have been higher than the top of the frame to clear the drive shaft. i didnt want to have to notch anything.
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Old 04-09-2012, 01:07 PM   #68
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frame is complete and out for blast and paint stay tuned for a assembly session coming soon
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Old 07-23-2012, 11:09 PM   #69
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Ok it's been a while!! I made some progress on the frame and assembly has begun. I'll post some more pics as this progress but here's where im at rt now.
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Old 07-23-2012, 11:12 PM   #70
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Old 07-23-2012, 11:24 PM   #71
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Nice teaser pic of the frame. We need more.
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Old 07-25-2012, 10:12 AM   #73
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got all the air lines finished up last nt
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Old 07-27-2012, 06:52 PM   #75
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