Lifting my 97

[Bray D]

You have a nice shop to work in, I hate you......

I don't even have a drill press, how can you call that a shop

Lookin good Tim. I like the traction bar bracket. Nice work.

 

[metalmacguyver]

You have a concrete floor, walls, electricity and a roof. Thats a better shop than I got haha.

Thanks man.

 

[rickcdewitt]

nice work,i just wish you'd take more pics as you go

 

[metalmacguyver]

I liked picture books when I was little.......




















And I still do.

 

[compleckz]

shit looks sweet dude

 

[metalmacguyver]

Sorry man, I had too

 

[LITTLE FOOT]

o boy, i think im getting the itch to do that, but yellow and black.
good job so far onthe truck

 

[Ranger44]

 

[4x4junkie]

The 55w bulbs will be getting replaced with 130W bulbs. The housings are aluminum, the reflectors are chrome plated die cast, and the lenses are glass so it will be able to take the heat.

I've tried big bulbs in little housings in the past with no success at all. After having multiple 100W bulbs turn all black & blue after even just an hour's use (even expensive high-quality ones), I finally realized the halogen bulbs themselves were overheating and cracking from being confined within such a small housing (there's just no airflow inside there). I had to go back to the 55W ones and no more problems. I ended up getting bigger lights and then 100W bulbs worked fine.


Anyway, I've been watching your build for awhile now and am totally diggin' the ingenuity going into it.

I'm curious to see how the wheelbearing grease fitting works out for you. The driveshaft painted like that I'm not so sure about though

 

[compleckz]

Sorry man, I had too

R O F L..

for those of you that don't remember my truck:

after my last two stucks, its pretty much BARE METAL now.. (driveshaft sitting in the dirt)

...ps: nice green jack!

 

[metalmacguyver]

 

[metalmacguyver]

I've tried big bulbs in little housings in the past with no success at all. After having multiple 100W bulbs turn all black & blue after even just an hour's use (even expensive high-quality ones), I finally realized the halogen bulbs themselves were overheating and cracking from being confined within such a small housing (there's just no airflow inside there). I had to go back to the 55W ones and no more problems. I ended up getting bigger lights and then 100W bulbs worked fine.


Anyway, I've been watching your build for awhile now and am totally diggin' the ingenuity going into it.

I'm curious to see how the wheelbearing grease fitting works out for you. The driveshaft painted like that I'm not so sure about though

Thanks Junkie. Since I already bought the 130w bulbs I will give them a try, I will keep the 55s as spares. We will see what happens.

One of my pet peeves with wheeling rigs is that most are jeeps, most are all the same, damn cookie cutter heep sitting on 33s with a bunch of damn 6" Hellas sticking out of the bumper like tumors........ I am trying to be as far away from that as possible.

...ps: nice green jack!

Yeah dude, I love that jack. I am still pissed that I wasted it and dented it like I did.

 

[compleckz]

i can still see you smashing those lights, lol..

 

[metalmacguyver]

Yeah..... me too.


No big deal though. They are $20 shipped per pair.

 

[KELLY88]

Those axle brackets are pretty badass. They fit right on there perfectly, nice work.