Project 4x4 Commuter Mazda

[legoms013]

I'm into guns lately...forget I said anything about a 20" LED bar:

 

[88_Eddie]

lol, i hear ya. i jump back and forth. i'm into getting my truck back together for a couple months, then i'm all about buying shit for my rifle or shotgun or finding a new pistol. then i'll be into my RC crawler for a few weeks. it just keeps changing. i do have ADD, maybe that's why lol

 

[legoms013]

lol, i hear ya. i jump back and forth. i'm into getting my truck back together for a couple months, then i'm all about buying shit for my rifle or shotgun or finding a new pistol. then i'll be into my RC crawler for a few weeks. it just keeps changing. i do have ADD, maybe that's why lol

I have ADD too. I'm all over the map lol.

Figured out some dimensions today. Gonna cut the wedgie off right at the weld with a porta-band saw (I believe this to be the quickest method other than grinding or carbon arc gouging). Then grind down the weld and cut out the portion that is still inside. The overalll length of the remaining tube portion needs to end up at 12" from the flat face of the housing.

Then bolt on some plates to the existing sway bar threaded inserts in the wedgies to mount an angle finder on. Heat/pound the wedgie on and weld it up. Maybe this weekend

 

[legoms013]

Scary part done:

 

[88_Eddie]

i was wondering when some boots were gonna make it into one your pics. you did that on purpose, didnt you? for v-day? lol

 

[legoms013]

Done for tonight....I'm 50% done with the hardest part.

 

[RangerBoy94]

Dam your really going to town on that d-44. You going EB width?

 

[legoms013]

Oh yeah

 

[RangerBoy94]

Nice lookin forward to seein it under the mazda

 

[legoms013]

Nice lookin forward to seein it under the mazda

Won't be for a while...but it will be a fun project along the way.

For future reference:

AGR box P/N: 213678
AGR 1500psi pump: 809156

Thread which solves the noisy pump issues:

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=240227

 

[SAY789]

Heres a tip for fitting the tube back into the wedgie. get a flap disk and sand the tube gently all the way around so its almost a drop on fit and clean the inside of the wedge with some brakeklean so no debris hinders it.

 

[legoms013]

I'm definitely going to have to clean it up. The tube was a pain in the ass to get out of there. When the factory pressed the tube it, one small spot got galled and bound up, dragging a ball of metal the whole way. I'll get a pic up later. I found it interesting

I was wondering if would be ok to sand it a hair, that way I can press in on with less effort and still adjust the wedgie angle to match the other side via 4' pipe wrench or fully assembled radius arm.

Thanks

Hopefully this weekend I can work on it some more....maybe get the tube cut and wedgie back on and tacked in place we will see

 

[escort_gts]

Just heat up the wedge to 300 and then slide it on. Should be easier.

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[legoms013]

Its gonna require more than heat.

The wedge isn't going back on without serious press work. Probably as is it would take a 30 tonner. I don't have a press that big, so I'll combine heat, sanding of the inside, and a big pipe wrench/radius arm to beat it on then set the angle to match the opposite wedge.

 

[88_Eddie]

throw it in the oven for a while and see if it'll go on then