new updates to an old build

[jumpin jellybean]

wow welcome back I know my day is coming when I let these baracuda's have at me and what I build but thats okay been in uaw to long and really thick skin Think thats why still married here's wedding cake from first marriage 3_4_2008.1.JPG and here's is one from marriage now 8_30_2008.1.JPG but sweet looking build keep up the good work

[masterfabr]

So far I'm kind of liking it.

[Pacman]

Originally Posted by masterfabr

So far I'm kind of liking it.

Your just saying that!

I like the lines also! I would be inclined to add a tube here:

[masterfabr]

I don't think there's enough clearance for the header behind the seat though. At least not without heat issues.

[voodoochikin04]

i plan on adding more bracing espicially where you drew your line.. but thanks for the advice. also there is about 6 inches of spacing from the header to the back seat, and im gonna put heat shield there.. i made sure there was plenty of clearence. thanks..

[voodoochikin04]

heres what i got done today. i made the front hoop, put in the roof pieces, and took my wheels to the machine shop to get them drilled for the s-10 hubs. i only have 5 feet of tube left. thats enough to make my dash bar. also i found a power rack and pinion on the torched off front end of some buick that was up in one of the sheds. i just plugged the lines and power washed it.. looks good. i noticed that my s-10 hubs fit the splines of the buick cv's. would have been nice to know before i spent all the time making hub brackets. i could have just used those spindles and hubs.. and my s-10 cv's.







i still need to weld in my brace for this piece. what i did for those two tubes with the red, i flattened the ends in the press and drilled holes in each end. that way i can bolt them to my frame for some added support and looks, amnd also remove them for engine removal.


again, sorry for the crappy quality pictures. im in the process of trying to find a good camera to get nice photos.

[Gene]

Welcome back! I think it looks good and encouage you to keep it up!

[voodoochikin04]

well i got the r&p mounted. i just trimmed the rods, still need to weld and sleeve them to my tie rods. as mentioned before it was a power rack, but it turns very easily, im really not familiar with r&p's so hopefully there aren't gonna be any problems.

[voodoochikin04]

im so tired of hitting snags. i guess when i put my rack on and tacked the mounts for it, having the u-joint come out right where my steering shaft needed to be was too good to be true. some how, even while turning the joint, i didnt notice the wheels were going oposite from the way i was turning. there are two ways around this. flip it over so the ujoint comes out on the passenger side, run a couple more u-joints with shafts over to the drivers side and to the steering wheel. or i could change it to rear steer which would require me to hack up my front end to make room. neither one i want to do.. so is there any suggestions? are all racks like this?

[renegadespec1]

I guess you got a rear steer rack and mounted it in the front steer position huh
You might wanna check your bumpsteer as well...unless that rack floats...your gonna have a teensie weensie bit of binding in the front suspension