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Discussion starter · #381 ·
wasn't as clean and striaght as it looked. It had been in an accident at some point and somebody put a whole pass side on it. I knew this from when i changed the front core support out. But after gutting the interior their was some pretty good hack body work along the floor-side panels
 
looks great john, reminds me of the original sally, just dont roll yours a week later lol....

how far forward did u go with the front axle?? i went 3.5" and a 30degree shackle angle...
 
Discussion starter · #388 ·
got my pass knuckle back today, i hope to get back at it for a bit saturday bight and sunday morning. I gotta get the knuckle on a nd it sitting so i can measure for the steering arms.
 
Discussion starter · #389 ·
got a small amount done today, was feeling a little rough after last nite. Small hang over

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pass side knuckle finished and assm and on the truck

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got the tie rods sitting on the arms. Had to measure the length of the tubes to buy and thread.

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width turned out almost dead on with the 8.8 and adapters.

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just a shot from the front

also played with a buddies harbor frieght bender and was able to bend some 1 1/4 into 90s without any type of kinking so next weekend i'll probably start building the cage in it.
 
I should send the kid we bought the body from a picture. Damn I guess now you're "hardcore" huh? Looks good bud.
 
Discussion starter · #396 ·
holy shit Hoss, your online lol.......

got a winch cable today to replace my broke ass cable that is in the pics, working on getting the stuff needed to do a cage this weekend. Hope to have it in and painted. Need a cage now that i chopped the top and am going to the badlands in may. Also still need to get my steering handled. H ave all the tie rods just need 4 jam nuts and two peices of tube threaded.
 
I should send the kid we bought the body from a picture. Damn I guess now you're "hardcore" huh? Looks good bud.
holy shit he does post!
lookin really good! im doin some work to my bronc if you want to come check it out this weekend
 
Discussion starter · #400 ·
okay having never built a cage nor have helped with building a cage and using a harbor freight bender i have to admit building a cage SUCKS.......oh and not having an actual tube notcher doesn't help either.....

heres my progress thus far
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got everything tacked all good and nice then start welding and the stupid things warps and becomes a PITA.....pretty much all my plans backfired. Go at it again tomorrow and hopefully get it close to finished up.
 
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