94 Mazda B4000, 2 weeks in..

[AaronC]

So this truck has been on the back burner for a while... and its coming back in full force in the next week.. Heres the plan.

6" over D35 beams

Extended axles built from 2 axles. I will have a taper turned on a lathe at the weld point, and then sleeve over it.

Warn Jeep hubs (thanks Camshaft01)

Either heim jointed radius arms or a "4-link" style setup..

14" F-O-A coil overs

Hanneman one peice front clip.

Full engine cage, core support etc...

 

[Bennybooster]

Make sure to take lots of pictures, it sounds fun

 

[AaronC]

Make sure to take lots of pictures, it sounds fun

Oh I will be sure to.. I started this project budget minded and originally built a simple but effective front end... I realize that's not what I want and decided to open my wallet and spend the time needed to build it instead of cutting corners. This is my second time toying with a twin traction beam front end. Although I feel confident I can come up with something that I will be happy with and proud to show off and share the process in which it took to get it there.. my budget is 1500 including shocks. I already have. The majority of the parts.. Swing set steering will come in the near future...

 

[AaronC]

After doing some thinking, I decided I will be doing a traditional radius arm set up. I found some parts you guys maybe interested in. I will be calling kel fab creations to inquire on some radius arm pivot boxes and a single steering swinger. http://www.kelfabcreations.com

 

[AaronC]

Decided to go 7" over.. I have a E series rear end for it, plus I need to fill out this one peice...

 

[AaronC]

Off to pick up some 1.75" DOM for the cage...

 

[Bennybooster]

Wow, they have great prices

 

[AaronC]

Wow, they have great prices

Yeah he does, he's building me a steering swinger and pivot boxes. Should be done early next week..

 

[AaronC]

Well I ended up sending templates to Kelly (kelfab) so he can cut everything on the plasma table... I got my core support done and picked up some new paddles.. I'll post pics tomorrow...

 

[RavoHimself]

if you're still wondering about the gears. with 35's you're going to want at least 4.88's

 

[AaronC]

Heres some updates..
I got the thing ready to build, I stripped her back down. I am still awaiting some plates and parts from KelFab.

Heres the core support, its very basic, I will be putting a X in it to bring some torsional strength to the front of the truck.

 

[AaronC]

Also I found a 3 peice dimple die set for 50 bucks. If they work out well I will be buying the larger set from the same place..

 

[AaronC]

 

[AaronC]

 

[AaronC]

I will be putting some sort of joint or uni-ball in the ttb's... Any suggestions or comments on anything guys?