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Administrator N4W Card Holder  Arrr.. Me good eye! Ultimate N4Wheeler  |
Ahh, but Im not done posting photos...
 We werent bored.. Heres the main thing we were workin on: New custom crossmember under the engine. Here it is test fit before we fit the brackets and drill holes so it can be unbolted:   If you thought the previous clearances were tight.. there's less than 1/2" all around the crossmember.. from the oilpan, trac bar, diff cover, and where the drag link will sit:  Crossmember to diff:  Crossmember to trac bar:  Another shot of the crossmember to diff:  ------------------------------------------------------------  <--Click Me!"As a lion is to a cat, so is a mastiff compared to a dog." "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty or safety." - Benjamin Franklin |
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Administrator N4W Card Holder Arrr.. Me good eye! Ultimate N4Wheeler |
That Miller Lite box lent itself to some beerbox prototyping. Thats how I do all my brackets and doohickeys with the plasma cutter. The trac bar bracket gusset was courtesy of Miller Lite.
------------------------------------------------------------ <--Click Me!"As a lion is to a cat, so is a mastiff compared to a dog." "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty or safety." - Benjamin Franklin |
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That's a lot of metal on the Pirate Ship. She might as well be a Tank
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Administrator N4W Card Holder Arrr.. Me good eye! Ultimate N4Wheeler |
It'll be a little on the heavy side...
 The pirate ship has always been heavy though. hahaThe way I look at it.. I removed a lot of sprung weight when I pulled the IFS off. The old diff was pretty heavy. THe new steel probably weighs about the same as the old diff did. We'll see how it works on the road. Should drive nicely. ------------------------------------------------------------ <--Click Me!"As a lion is to a cat, so is a mastiff compared to a dog." "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty or safety." - Benjamin Franklin |
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Administrator N4W Card Holder Ultimate N4Wheeler  |
Wow, the driveshaft is gonna be right where that crossover pipe is....where will you relocate that to?
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Administrator N4W Card Holder Arrr.. Me good eye! Ultimate N4Wheeler |
I have a plan for that.. its going to be sectioned and moved upwards between the oilpan and tranny. Should be plenty of room for it there.
------------------------------------------------------------ <--Click Me!"As a lion is to a cat, so is a mastiff compared to a dog." "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty or safety." - Benjamin Franklin |
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Moderator N4W Card Holder Ultimate N4Wheeler  |
The D22 exhaust doesn't come together until somewhere back past the tranny, which would be great in my situation(skid plates don't fit...) and might work good for you. Might have to mess with the cat though.
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Administrator N4W Card Holder Arrr.. Me good eye! Ultimate N4Wheeler |
I might fabricate the complicated parts of the exhaust this weekend as well, since I wont have my knuckle or histeer stuff yet. It'll be cheaper to fabricate it all myself, plus all the pipes need to be cleaned and ceramic coated.
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John, the laCK of clearances around the diff etc.,, I assume, that's at "full stuff", so to speak?
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Administrator N4W Card Holder Arrr.. Me good eye! Ultimate N4Wheeler |
yep.. that is at full compression when the shocks bottom out.
Coincidentally, full compression puts the frontend at stock ride height up front. ------------------------------------------------------------ <--Click Me!"As a lion is to a cat, so is a mastiff compared to a dog." "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty or safety." - Benjamin Franklin |
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Datz510 If everything else goes smoothly when do you think your SAS will be done ?
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quote: How do you get them ceramic coated?? Do you take the pipes somewhere? or do you do it yourself?? Thanks, Barry 93 D21 King Cab SE - 35s, SAS + stuff 92 Pathfinder SE - Auto SAS 3 link 04 Quest SE - stock, perfect!!! |
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Administrator N4W Card Holder Arrr.. Me good eye! Ultimate N4Wheeler |
just 1200F ceramic paint. Did it on the 510's exhaust and it hasnt chipped or peeled in 3 years.
Or for about $60, I could take all the exhaust parts to Jet hot here in Phoenix. They do killer professional ceramic coating. My main thing is that I just want to get the exhaust cleaned up. It is caked with baked on mud, so might be difficult to remove and work with. If I can get all the mud off, I'll be able to cut and reweld it to clear the driveshaft, at which point it'll need a coating of some sort. ------------------------------------------------------------ <--Click Me!"As a lion is to a cat, so is a mastiff compared to a dog." "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty or safety." - Benjamin Franklin |
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Administrator N4W Card Holder Arrr.. Me good eye! Ultimate N4Wheeler |
After I get the parts back from Parts Mike, I'll need brake lines and steering linkage, which is about another $300. After that, it'll be driveable.
I'll need to regear the rear axle, build a driveshaft, and put in some taller rear springs before I can wheel it. It'll be driveable this month, hopefully. I hope to have it at the New Year's Eve shindig ------------------------------------------------------------ <--Click Me!"As a lion is to a cat, so is a mastiff compared to a dog." "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty or safety." - Benjamin Franklin |
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Administrator N4W Card Holder Arrr.. Me good eye! Ultimate N4Wheeler |
Here are some pics of the finished crossmember. Just need to weld it into the truck. The combined flange and crossmember steel is around 1/2" thick.
This is about as high precision as you can get with garage engineering..      ------------------------------------------------------------ <--Click Me!"As a lion is to a cat, so is a mastiff compared to a dog." "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty or safety." - Benjamin Franklin |
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