sasdranger's SAS thread

[Combs Customs]

Graduated March '07. Auto and Chassis Fab. Blairsville.

 

[parkrangerjeremy]

i am attenting Wyotech Blairsville right now

 

[sasdranger]

Hows blairsville? i was hearing mixed things.

we had people from PN, the Carolinas, Florida, NY, Maine..

 

[ZMan]

Hows blairsville? i was hearing mixed things.

we had people from PN, the Carolinas, Florida, NY, Maine..

what do you mean how is it? Theres the same amount of bitchers and whiners there as there are at laramie from what I've seen lol. You get out of it what you put into it is the way I see it.

We had about the same mix of locations too, had a few from Cali even when I was there, and one from Alaska in a couple of my classes.

 

[sasdranger]

idk, like how was the town? we had to either go 45 miles one way or 60 the other way to really do anything.

 

[parkrangerjeremy]

yea blairsville is still boring as H*** the school and classes are good you get what you want to get out of the classes as long as you put forth the effort... they are starting to crack down real hard bout the drinking and working on your vehicles at Indy Park now which sucks... how was it when you were here?

 

[parkrangerjeremy]

and i am originally from Florida so its a big change lol

 

[sasdranger]

shit, i went from Central Texas to one of the windiest places i've ever been!

Yea, they were pretty strict about drinking and working in the parking lots when i was there.. that's why i only lived in Tech housing for the first 3 months..




Back on topic!
I'm gonna have someone machine some radius arms for me and extend them, then get a 77HP axle and throw it in and run coils.. i'm already sick of leaves.

 

[ZMan]

shit, i went from Central Texas to one of the windiest places i've ever been!

Yea, they were pretty strict about drinking and working in the parking lots when i was there.. that's why i only lived in Tech housing for the first 3 months..




Back on topic!
I'm gonna have someone machine some radius arms for me and extend them, then get a 77HP axle and throw it in and run coils.. i'm already sick of leaves.

What are the problems you're having with the leaves?

As for the town of Blairsville, dunno I was used to being bored out of my mind so I didn't think it was too bad. I lived in a private dorm type place, so we didn't have to worry about them cracking down on us for drinking. Greensburg and Monroeville were about a 30 minute drive, and Pittsburgh was only about an hour, so its not like we were that much in the boonies. We were surrounded by strip clubs too, though I never went to any, and most of them I didn't WANT to go to. I just spent my free time going to the gym, and posting on here lol.

 

[sasdranger]

i have to severly limit my up travel to clear the drag link and pitman arm and that makes for a miserable ride because damn near every bump sends the axle into the bump stop jarring the truck pretty violently at times... i was going to get some lift springs.. butttt

i want to take the body lift off but i can't because the shackles will hit the radiator... i could put the shackles in the back but that would requite too much work to be worth it. Getting some extended radius arms, welding on a few brackets and tossing some coils in there shouldn't be too hard.

 

[ZMan]

well, how much would want to sell your springs, shackles, and hangers for when you switch em out?

 

[scubasteve]

you should consider putting an engine crossmember in. i would be worried that there is not enough support for the motor mounts. i was looking at my 98 and i think i am just going to make something that bolts or weld it to where the diff was bolted up directly under the motor mounts.

 

[sasdranger]

well, how much would want to sell your springs, shackles, and hangers for when you switch em out?

we can discuss that when the time comes.

you should consider putting an engine crossmember in. i would be worried that there is not enough support for the motor mounts. i was looking at my 98 and i think i am just going to make something that bolts or weld it to where the diff was bolted up directly under the motor mounts.

just bolt a piece of 2x4 or something between the motor mounts?

there never was anything there, was there? its not like the diff added too much structural support.. but i'm no engineer.

 

[scubasteve]

that diff and the original engine crossmember where the rac and pinion steering junk was bolted added much more support than you would believe. im not an engineer either i just know that a crossmember there is very important to control the torque of the motor. some square stock of a good thickness 3/16" or so would be fine i would like to think. you could tuck it close enough to the oil pan to where it does not limit up travel for when you go to coils. plus it helps protect the oil pan from rocks or whatever.

 

[ZMan]

we can discuss that when the time comes

fine by me, I'm in no hurry by any means.

that diff and the original engine crossmember where the rac and pinion steering junk was bolted added much more support than you would believe. im not an engineer either i just know that a crossmember there is very important to control the torque of the motor. some square stock of a good thickness 3/16" or so would be fine i would like to think. you could tuck it close enough to the oil pan to where it does not limit up travel for when you go to coils. plus it helps protect the oil pan from rocks or whatever.

well he did add that square tube at the front where the bumper should be. Is that not enough?