Lifting my 97

[metalmacguyver]

new bottle jack? sweet!

Nope. New shop vac actually. Its kindof hiding behind the trash can.

 

[rickcdewitt]

new bottle jack? sweet!

thats what i was talking about painting of course

 

[BlackBII]

Looks like he already started painting the garbage can.....

 

[metalmacguyver]

Looks like he already started painting the garbage can.....

Got some more work done tonight.

Finished the radius arms and crossmember and bolted the pig back on the beam.

 

[midget]

Holy god.... awesome truck but I'm really curious after doing all this work on the front axle would you go back and just SAS when you started?

 

[Destroyer000]

those radius arms look pretty spiffy! get some more pics of them.

 

[metalmacguyver]

Holy god.... awesome truck but I'm really curious after doing all this work on the front axle would you go back and just SAS when you started?

No way. When I started, I didnt really know much. I know alot more now. I have been wheeling with guys that know alot more from me and have been learning alot.

When building something like this, there is alot more to it than just the time and effort spent. The journey to get the knowlage is a another big part of it.

 

[metalmacguyver]

Made some good progress today.

Put the front axle back under the truck. Then started chasing the gremlins that I didnt bother with before. Mostly places that it was binding up.

BEFORE!!!

Gremlin #1

Also did a little grinding to clearance the center Ujoint for more flex. It will need alot more work if I want to get serious about this but I dont plan on jumping the truck anytime soon.

And time for wheel bearings.

And I think I will be adding a grease fitting for my wheel bearings.

More progress to come tomorrow

soon on the list of stuff to happen

Get rotors turned,
finish hydroboost install,
new hardlines off of the master cylinder,
wheel bearings,

And alot more.......

 

[Kyle M.]

Getten a lot done! Great work! You must not be married, cus if I spent as much time out in the the shop as you, I wouldn't be anymore! Watching your builds is making me want to start getting custom on my truck.

 

[metalmacguyver]

Getten a lot done! Great work! You must not be married, cus if I spent as much time out in the the shop as you, I wouldn't be anymore! Watching your builds is making me want to start getting custom on my truck.

I am married.































To my welder.




More progress today.

Put in grease fittings for the wheel bearings and finished the hydroboost unit adapter.

Driving a punch into the end of a piece of 1/4 brass tube to spread it.

Driven down to get an interference fit with the brass tube/grease fitting and hole in the rotor.

And while I had the JBweld out, I glued something else.

Oops.

Oops fixed.

Thats all for tonight. Thanks for reading.

 

[bobbywalter]

uh.


from what i could see, it appears the radius mounts and tranny k member are one piece?


never replaced a tranny or clutch in the wild hangin on a cliff?




HYDRO BOOOOOOOOST!!!!

 

[metalmacguyver]

uh.


from what i could see, it appears the radius mounts and tranny k member are one piece?


never replaced a tranny or clutch in the wild hangin on a cliff?




HYDRO BOOOOOOOOST!!!!

You know, I never thought about that........ maybe I will "adjust" my crossmember.



Then again, I always wheel with friends and I have a tow rig.....

 

[Sunk]

So how's that motor swap coming?



















J/K! Looking good as always. The grease fitting for the wheel bearings is a pretty cool idea. And, you know, all the other stuff.

 

[LITTLE FOOT]

it looks like the grease fitting will only get the one side, imbw


looks good, keep it up

 

[metalmacguyver]

So how's that motor swap coming?


J/K! Looking good as always. The grease fitting for the wheel bearings is a pretty cool idea. And, you know, all the other stuff.

Motor swap?







Ohhhh crap, thats what that thing is sitting in my basement, I got so distracted by this other stuff.......

Thanks. We will see how it works. I have read that too much grease can cause wheel bearings to over heat. However the only other believeable source I found this info on was from mercedes benz. IDK if its more of a concern at higher speeds or if it will be a problem at the normal speeds that this truck will see.

it looks like the grease fitting will only get the one side, imbw


looks good, keep it up

It wont be a problem, the grease will work its way around the whole space with a couple spins of the rotor. Thanks.