'52 Rot-box turned tire roaster.

[Nick475]

awesome work man. keep it up B)

[DC Customs]

I miss the 2x4...

[HooWybrow]

You and me both! Amazing work man.

Thanks!

Dave and I spent the night working on the truck, got the 4-link fully welded, tabs fully welded and FINALLY got that horrendous piece of 2x4 off the frame once the new cross-bar was in and welded.

The cross-bar will be the base for the upper bag mount bars, which will be the same radius as the frame notch.





It's drilled through the frame, was bevelled and welded, ground smooth on the outside of the frame. The inside will be welded aswell, when the frame gets finish welded and shear-gusseted.

We measured and welded on the lower bag plates aswell, nearly on the home stretch with the rear of the frame.





I have to drill the holes yet, but that can wait 'til tomorrow.

Axle fully welded



Should have all the spatter cleaned from the axle tomorrow and get the 4-link fully bolted in for the first time and can lay it out.

[milano_red]

I wish we were closer!! I'd love to help ruin your truck!

You and me both! Amazing work man.

[HooWybrow]

We got the uppers made up Friday night which showed us a major design flaw with where we initiatlly wanted to put the bags. At full lift the upper bars would likely hit the upper bag plates, so we had to get crafty. The bags are going to be offset just slightly from the center of the link bars, which will get a tonne of lift in the rear end. The shocks will be off the lower bars and bolted to a spot on the notch. We will be bending some tube and making a jungle gym of tubing to support the upper bag cup.

In the pictures below you can see the shock hanging roughly where I'd like it to wind up - it is held up and mostly compressed with welding wire and a tall can of Coors. The bag will likely end up basically where it is sitting. I would like to run them upside down so you don't see the fittings but I need to make sure there is enough room for safely running a plastic fitting without smashing the thing off.





I'm heading out to the shop shortly, hopefully have some more to show you guys tonight.

[bmxzach]

a little birdy tells me the upper link bars should be done by the mornin'

[M.Doban]

[244Brick]

I wish we were closer!! I'd love to help ruin your truck!

[StanceDatSucka]

i've read through the thread and i really like where this is going, i've always had a soft spot for early trucks.

[HooWybrow]

Whoa. Sub'd! This is a rad build!

Appreciate it, man!

that crossmember is really cool.

You're really cool, Steve.

Holy shit. Gotta say I'm impressed. I saw a bunch of rusted metal. You saw a project. One day I wish to be at your level of fab and ingenuity. Seeing as I fuck up legos...I got a good bit ahead of me. In the meantime I will sub and love the ever loving shit out of the members of SW and the epic builds on here.

Haha, thanks a lot dude. There is a lot of talent around this place for sure.

Those link bars look beefy I like beefy. Everything is coming together killer man.

2x2x1/4 wall. They've gotta support the weight of the truck, beefy was the only way to go.

this hurts my head, in a good way

Lookin' good! How did you go about mounting the front bags? What does the top side look like?

Thanks. The front is just a normal bag cup for an S10. G-body and S-10 suspension is identical.

[bluetweedsuit]

Lookin' good! How did you go about mounting the front bags? What does the top side look like?

[willshaffer]

this hurts my head, in a good way

[aLaFleur]

Those link bars look beefy I like beefy. Everything is coming together killer man.

[aeok18109]

Holy shit. Gotta say I'm impressed. I saw a bunch of rusted metal. You saw a project. One day I wish to be at your level of fab and ingenuity. Seeing as I fuck up legos...I got a good bit ahead of me. In the meantime I will sub and love the ever loving shit out of the members of SW and the epic builds on here.

[sawatsky]

that crossmember is really cool.