the slo-vo build thread...

[WoodyB2]

looking good man, i like the new cb mic mount...where was it mounted before?

mine is just right next to my cb.

 

[86 slo-vo]

it was mounted off the passenger side of the cb, it fell out of the clip all the time and i got tired of chasing it in the floor board. so up there its well withing sight and reach and wont fall out

 

[WoodyB2]

nice man, looking good keep up the good work!

 

[86 slo-vo]

trying, work and the woman keep me tied up alot....doesnt help that im sicker then a dog right now

im just ready to get her back on the ground and driving so i can get to fabbing a tube bed and a flat belly

 

[Andres629]

I just tell the woman to come out and help me, she usually shuts up and goes and puts on her Carhartt's.

 

[86 slo-vo]

well mine stays busy chasing a 2 year old lol so she doesnt come out to the garage much other to bring me a beer here and there

 

[Andres629]

Well hey, perfectly valid reason to not come out and help. Haha. Awful nice of her to bring beer out though!

 

[86 slo-vo]

she's a keeper lol....

ok the 2 hour fight with the stock pitman arm is off....i dont even wanna talk about it! that ****er was on there good

 

[Andres629]

Hooooooooly, let me tell you. I had the same trouble. Luckily I was able to borrow a puller to do it, and thus heated the pitman arm, his it with an impact on the puller, heated it, impact, and there she goes!

 

[86 slo-vo]

i had to rent a puller from advanced...the shaft was bent from someone else uyseing it so it was a pain in the ass...heated and a few turns with a 1/2 inch ratched with a 3 foot pipe...heat...more turns....heat more turns...i was just about the limit of the puller so i took a gringer and cut within an 1/8 of the shaft....another turn or 2 and POP....i thought the puller broke but luckily it had came off

 

[86 slo-vo]

forgot all about spring plates, so the expo ones are going on for now and i ordered some from ruff stuff so hopefully they will be in soon

 

[86 slo-vo]

well...almost complete...all is done except for bleeding brakes, steering dampner, and adjusting the front arms and getting the shaft in....

this week will consist of cutting the front fenders starting on sliders and mounting up the 35's

 

[Kyle M.]

how are you going to get lift in the rear?

 

[86 slo-vo]

as of right now its setting level with the 63's and no bed....ill have to see what happens once the tube bed and goodies get back there

i dont like blocks so ill figure something out

 

[Kyle M.]

Did you get lift when you swaped to the 63's and fliped the shackes? I wanna flip mine, but I just don't see how I will gain any lift