anyone want to help me with a design for the cage?
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anyone want to help me with a design for the cage?
Broke a craftsman laser etched half inch drive 7/8 socket today... took it up to sears to replace it and they dont keep the laser etched ones but in sets and when calling warrenty they said there was a month long back order on that specific one... i didnt have much on it so maby they made a bad batch or something... so instead of waiting a month i took the regular one... so now my baddood set has a nonbaddood in it :(
this is how i kept the pinion from turning.... yes that is my shop broom
it was even stronger than the socket
im so excited about the dana60 parts i ordered today... lets just say my 10.25 is gonna be the weak axle out of the pair now :)
or at least more than 1/4.10 as strong as the socket :D
get some pics out in the open for cage sketching.
i took some before... there should be some in this thread... i may have to go look and make sure... but the bronco is motionless for atleast 3 weeks
Its only cool when you give your self a black eye cause the wrench slips off. :)
Breaking a 1/2 drive takes some work I will give you that.
Yah no crap thats impressive, especially for a Tate sized person, no matter how big a cheater bar was used. I've broken 3 15mm 3/8 drive craftsman sockets and a few other sizes, but no 1/2 drive ones. What exactly will make your 60 superior to mine?
try breakin a 3/4 drive. It breaks fingers when it lets go especially on dozier drive flanges!
the faCT That i spent the money to put superior evolution series shafts and ctms along with chromo poly performance drive slugs...will never break my 60
ever
Good timesQuote:
Originally Posted by fbronco86
Longfields woulda been cooler
This another one of my new goodies... like my makeshift cart for it... the wheel kit for it is discontinued so i just put casters on the pallet it came on... the casters are pretty bling too
i was able to get the spacer off on the driver side with the help of the impact... but my wall came up a bit close.. the other side i got the shaft out and the lugs off the spacer but that damn spacer is on there tight and i cant get it loose. the other pic is of the detroit in the 10.25.
and one question... what socket do i use to get the rear hubs apart?
very cool
I woulda put big pneumatic casters on it though...make it easier to roll around in dirt and over cracks, also probably dampen vibrations some
ya i thought about that too but this was a cheap (under 20$) fix for now
yeah you seem to be hard up :flipoff2:
the way i have been spending lately... i get to skimp on some things right
better than being like me and skimping on all of them :D
tate there is a ratcheting lock nut tool that is made for the rear hubs, but if you wanna do it onthe cheap a flat head and a hammer will do the job.
Got the lights welded in and the grill trimmed for the lights. it looks pretty good i guess.
poly performance called and needed me to measure the length of my inners. so i measure them from center of the u-joint and get 37" and 16" and the stubs 12.25"... are these numbers right?... i need to do a little research to make sure cause i would hate for the shafts to get here and be the wrong length
http://fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=57186
here is a link to one of the guys doing efi on m-block motors tate talk to them about what you would need to do it on yours.
I dig the narrowing. You gonna run any fenders (inner or outer) or no?
yes
-outer fender if i can get the spotwelded inner out
got the inner fenders out via airhammer... worked pretty good but my arm is now tired from the beating it took using it
i beat the dent out of the pass fender as good as i could... it looks much better but sill really wavy... i also just set the skins up there to get an idea how it will look... they will fit the front pretty good from what i can tell but since the length of the taper the back is gonna gap some... i just want it to look halfway decent so no biggie... i just need to start bending some tube so i can get these things on for good
there is a whole thread in the fabrication section of FSB on rollcages and designs
edit: i was wrong it is in the build up section, the one by chris85xlt i think is the best
http://www.supermotors.org/clubs/sup...?id=12&s=25417
thanks
well yesterday i risked rolling it in the shop to get the rear axle at a good enough angle to pull the shaft without moving it to the side... it was good fun... and today i wasnt planning on going out there but got tired of doing house cleaning so i went there for 30 min. i was able to get the 10.25 hubs apart with this new tool i got... now all i need is to get me some brackets and i can throw the disc stuff on there
I wouldn't really call that a shop
it is a shop on my budget... i dont live with my parents and mooch off their shop
wow, you sir are brave, I would never crawl under or beside a truck jacked up like that...
It looks alright, not as safe as my hoist/scaffold lift though.... :flipoff2:
idea: why not use the surrounds for the lights and narrow the grill further?
I'll mooch off my Dad's shop until I die.
That would have been awsome if it crashed through the wall into the neighbors unit.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...stallowned.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Shaggy
Tate, the self made man!