my build thread

[sams60gmc]

Starting on the front crossmember. It's built out of 1.5 1/4 wall dom. I'll finish this then build a frame around it.

[TJ's Chevy]

Looks cool!

[sams60gmc]

Got some time to work on this thing today. I've got a set of mock up rails done that I'll build my whole front suspension and steering off of. Machined my cross shafts today and got some of the crossmember tacked up.

[creep]

Good to see some work on that thing. Serious skills, man.

[coulter]

wow i cant believe nobody replyed to that!!! killer work man!! i really wanted to try that but i dont think my fabs skills are quite on that level yet. Sick work man keep it up

[sams60gmc]

Thank you man, it was actually pretty simple, just a few fancy tools and a ton of measuring...
got some more work done, on to lower arms now.

[laynrockers]

Just read through the whole build, Great job. You definitely got skills brotha!!

[Bomp]

You definitely changed direction to a Seriously Intense build. Dig it!

[Jmorales3181]

Nice work!

[sams60gmc]

Thats what its all about BOMP!! thanks!

[sams60gmc]

fairly un productive weekend, not mych to report, just been working with scale drawings of the front suspension trying to figure out control arm lengths to end up with the best caster camber throught the suspension travel. Also did a quick scale sketch of my current frame, ill make another drawing on top of it with revisions to make sure everything will work...

[Bomp]

What size of tubing stock are you going to use on the a-arms?
You have got my full attention. I totally dig what you're doing!

[sams60gmc]

thanks bomp. the uppers i made a few years ago out of 1 1/4, 1/4 wall, if i need to re do those again they will be 3/16 wall. the lowers are going to be made out of 1 1/4 1/4 wall most likely, as i already have a bit of it around left over from my uppers...
hopefully this week i can get around t turning my ball joint cups so I can start them..but I may have to put them off for another week,
I recently built a cage for a friends RZR in trade for a 55 6? plymouth plaza. the car is pretty neat, all factory trim and hub caps and a factory V8 wich I read is pretty rare, so ill hopefully get that this week, planning on just getting it running and throwing new tires on it and cruising it daily.
Here are some pics, it was the first cage ive ever built, turned out nice i think, and i even tigged most of it.

[sams60gmc]

well i finally did a final revision of the backhalf to my frame and picked up steel today... cant wait to knock it out this weekend... also been spit shinin the Plymouth a little since getting it towed home

[Bomp]

Woooo Hooooo another addition to the collection!!!!

Totally dig the mapped out plan for the back half.

[Jeff La]

Man you guys have some really great brains to lay out all this and the patience to boot. Along for the ride.

[sams60gmc]

Well i cut some tubing and threw these together last night and today. Turned out nice. I drilled them and plug welded internal fish plates to keep them nice and smooth. Fully welded them with the 251 Miller, then went back in and Tigged any small areas affected by the heat and smoothed them out. One rail is done completely, ground with 36-120 and then with a surface conditioning disc

[TJ's Chevy]

Me thinks were gonna have ta start callin ya Mister Tube! LOL! Nice work so far!!! Looks forward to watching this build go! Hope all goes well! T.J.

[sams60gmc]

Got the rear rails done and smoothed out, still contemplating building a frame table, but I know ill build more trucks on it so i guess i will start on one...
worked on a lower control arm jig today, still waiting on DOM for those to come into stock...

also threw together some threaded link ends. Building a wishbone 4 link with a bridge over the pumpkin...
enough talk. on to the pics...

[Ta2Don]

Very Nice!!!

Serious Skillz!!!

[sams60gmc]

got my lowers drawn, ill work more on the jigs tomorrow... the dimensions in them are modified to fit my application. The ball joints are moved an extra 3/4 of an inch forward to compensate for the fact that my cross member cross shafts are parallel and the factory frames are tapered, this will also keep my knuckes kicked back just a hair, ill also be able to play with that with the placement of my upper mounts. still working on the upsweep and ball joint angles...

just waiting on tubing to bend... going to order it from the same place in a smaller cut length from the same company to try and get it quicker, as the steel shop in town is waiting on a 20 footer.

[sams60gmc]

little news on the build, still waiting on back ordered tubing, i stuck the rear end together and did some metal finishing on the corners, thats about it, But I did pick up a new toy to aid in the build.I should be tooled up enough with this and the tig to be able to do whatever I need to at home from now on, lets blaze

[sams60gmc]

Decided to build some new control arms that fit the application better. Built out of 1 1/4 .180 wall DOM and fully tig welded. Hopefully ill be making more progress soon, have a few irons in the fire as of now to take care of

[dr69burb]

Sweet looks good and nice new toy

[Bomp]

Nice finish work. Can't get any finer than that. Smooooooth.
Them 211's are great.