Project nastypile

[stx4wheeler]

the pattern is the same, but the bolt holes in the ttb cover are larger than in the solid 44. Plus i wanted something thicker than just the ttb, i now have a cover that is prolly 1/4 or a little thicker

[Reckless]

I bet Rowdy gets wood when he sees it, because that is some of the most redneck shiat I have ever seen.

Chubby maybe, wood no

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Chubby maybe, wood no

You quit takin your viagra again, didncha?

[stx4wheeler]

alright the turd sets on 4 wheels again. The guy who had this axle before robbie needs to be kicked in the junk, the axle used different wheel bearings from side to side, but this was all fixed by knocking out all the races and replacing all bearings. The previous owner also took the liberty to cut off the factory studs on the dodge pumpkin that act as the inner u bolt. So hopfully robbie can get me a pic (or the old u bolt) on how it was mounted when he used it.

I have the driverside boatside 80% complete and will try and get a pic or two tomorrow

[CheapJeep]

Yeah...not only did the guy chop off the studs, he also welded the broken stub shaft back together before selling it. I was still in highschool when I bought the set of axles and had no idea what I was getting into.

I talked to Blankenship about the old spring plates for those axles I gave him. Apparently they didn't work and were scrapped.

I found a pic of the setup I used in place of the studs. For the bottom I cut a 3 1/2" diameter by 3 1/2" long piece of pipe in half forming a horseshoe and notched it out for the cast housing gussets. Then welded 2"x3 1/2" 3/8" plates to the lip on both sides of the horseshoe. The upper plate was 7 1/2"x3 1/2" 3/8" plate, using 5/8" grade 8 hardware. It basically sandwiched the spring to the perch/housing. Never had any issues with the setup and ran shims to adjust for the caster angle.

[stx4wheeler]

thanks robbie i looked thru your old thread and found that pic as well as a couple others.

Oh yeah i flipped the front springs around to gain 2" of ground clearance. The current and i believe final wheelbase is right around 113" that seems a little long to me but i think i have enough lift plus the added height of the boatsides it should not be to bad a problem.

[CheapJeep]

No problem man. I didn't bring my laptop home and could only find that one on my photobucket.

The rear diff guard and front cover came out nice. The 8.8" looks alot better without the old shatty collapsed spring perches on there. Not sure if you've noticed the tubes on it but it looks like they are bent slightly upward in pics. It looked the same under my jeep and I never had an issue, maybe it's just deceiving.

[stx4wheeler]

no it isnt deceiving, they are bent pretty good but everything spins freely. I thought about straightening them, but said f-it. I think i am going to weld a small truss on there with integrated anti-wrap bar mount to keep it from bending further

[stx4wheeler]

pics on 4 wheels, and before/after the boatside on the driverside

boatside is made from 3.5" pipe for the upper and then, .120 wall 1 3/4 hrew for the runners

[stx4wheeler]

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[texasxj]

Your not that tall-rather your jeep anyway

[CheapJeep]

Looks sweet!

The name "Nastypile" suites it well.

[stx4wheeler]

alright both boatsides are in place, but havent skinned them yet. Draglink is cut to length just waiting on a new insert. I also tied the boatsides together left to right and this will also function as the main mounting bar for the seats. I have the driver side seat brackets cut and notched they just need to be welded together and holes drilled for the seats. Im hoping to have all of the fab work done this week so that next week can be spent doing brakes/steering/wiring. Karl has started to trim down the clusterfawk of a wiring system.

[stx4wheeler]

cage, seats, and five points are done. Now i need a floor, steering, some sort of bastardized brake system, a rear driveshaft,exhaust, and tighten the front pinion back down, sunday is coming quickly...... hopefully post up some pics of the cage and seats tomorrow.

[KrazyKarl02]

What, no cup holder?