Had I caught it a little earlier, I would have rephrased the question for you so those idiots would understand it. I have had plenty of experience speaking idoitese. :D
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Had I caught it a little earlier, I would have rephrased the question for you so those idiots would understand it. I have had plenty of experience speaking idoitese. :D
so how is this coming along?
Don't distract the interior guy with stuff like this! hehe. Between boat interiors, trips to the lake, work, and a baby that is due in less than a week, Ryan has been one busy dude. He's gotten more done since the last update, but not as much as he probably would like to have done.
Happy Birthday Asshat. Here are picture updates for you.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...cbonefront.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...bonefront2.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x.../steering1.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x.../steering2.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x.../steering3.jpg
and some randoms...
Lower radiator mounts:
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...erradmount.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...rradmount2.jpg
Tight Fit:
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...e/tightfit.jpg
Yeah, sure it does:
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...cbone/sure.jpg
Some of Ryan's new toys:
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...bone/rymig.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...e/ryplasma.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...ingmachine.jpg
The drill press isn't new, I just like the sign.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...ne/warning.jpg
And it looks like you like your new camera. :gigem:Quote:
Originally Posted by Fredo
looks sweet, got any more pictures of the steering
wait the panhard bracket is bolted on, or is that steering related?
bellcrank steering
What is the purpose of it? More travel? Less bumpsteer?Quote:
Originally Posted by agjohn02
yes. he'll will definately be using that hydro assist though. you generally lose some mechanical advantage but not half.Quote:
Originally Posted by afroman006
will you be using a really short pitman arm, ryan? like say half the stock length?
yup pretty short pitman maybe like 4" . the panhard bar bracket on the axle end is bolt on so the steering arm and knuckle can come off. the reason for swinger is so I can get the frame end of the panhard lower for less jacking, so the heim on the steering arm end doesn't bind a full droop and also help to get the logest possible panhard(aprox45")
sweet, I see it now. Are you still going to use the double ended ram for the hydro assist.
Also how do you plan on making sure the steering quick enough for high speed stuff. I am running a PSC saginaw box, 1.75" Ram, and a PSC Chevy P-pump on the Jeep. It turn great but is not quick enough for sliding around corners on the dirt
it's probably going to be a little slow with the ram I have now, but eventually I will have a ram built maybe a 1 3/4 DE with a 1" or 1.25 rod. I really don't think the spool valve in the saginaw will ever be able to flow enough to make it steer quick.
that's f-in cool...
you need a drum of WD-40:flipoff2:
wd 40 sucks, are you just talking to clean the surface rust off?
it wont clean it off. no wonder you think it sucks, you dont know what it is for...to keep it from being there in the first place. i dont use it either but mine doesnt look that bad.
I know what it is not for. I just hate how folks think it's a miracle worker and spray it on everything.
WD stands for water displacement. it was conceived for corrosion prevention in the aerospace industry. it also tastes good on salads and contains zero trans fatty acids.
This would be funnier if I wasnt fairly sure you are serious. You seem like that kinda guy. I'm just sayin...Quote:
Originally Posted by agjohn02
I really don't like the idea of oil anywhere on my tube or plate work, makes it to hard to weld other pieces on later as it gets everywhere. I also clean all my tubing and plate with thinner so my hands aren't black all the time. spraying wd 40 on everything just makes a mess and makes everything stick to it. scotch brite and pre-cleano= rust gone
it helps me poop easierQuote:
Originally Posted by afroman006
what kind of bushing/bearing set-up do you have in the bellcrank pivot?
Little bit of an update.
First is the revised rear coilover mounts. Ryan decided the old ones didn't look right.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...8/revised1.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...8/revised2.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...8/revised3.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...8/revised4.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...8/revised5.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...8/revised6.jpg
Next up is a little bit of sheetmetal work. I think I'm going to start calling this thing the Cheroomanche instead of the C-Bone.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...roomanche1.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...roomanche2.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...roomanche3.jpg
and finally, some gratuitous flex shots. Seemed like the thing to do at the time.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x.../stretchy1.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x.../stretchy2.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x.../stretchy3.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x.../stretchy4.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x.../stretchy5.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x.../stretchy6.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x.../stretchy7.jpg
Nice work indeed. First time I have seen somebody use a lift for their flex pics. :D
bad ass. I was just wondering to myself when he would start shhet metal work.
Sick!
baddood
MAD FLEX!!!
you have any pics w/ the axle clearing the front of the motor?
its all pretty close but the pulley goes behind the truss that i built with the back side even with the axle tube centerline. the pulley comes within about an 1.5" of the tube
The bracing on your front axle makes it look like a rockwell. Looks sweet. Angry
:D
damn nice! any idea on what its going to weigh?
more than a normal crawler type buggy, I would like to be under 4,500lbs but it really depends on how I finish it out.
that is crazy badazz but I am still stuck on the phantom rear streer. Was this as much as expected or is it just the angle of the picture. What is the % rear steer? I just know that the positive rear steer as shown sucks while wheeling uphill it tends to drive the rear tires the wrong direction and make the situatiuons worse. I prefer a negative rear steer that pushes the rig into a correction while climbing. Just a preference - neutral rear steer is fine also.
Don't get me wrong - it really doesn't matter that much, this whole thing / concept is super bad asz but that noticable rear steer is just bothering me...
Still sweet stuff:gigem::gigem: