Phase 2 Mud sucks, I'm going racing!

yeah i left it on the pass floor board ill have to grab it the next time up! i am free on the mon after the 4th if you are off we can work on some more stuff if you want

88blazeron40s wrote:

yeah i left it on the pass floor board ill have to grab it the next time up! i am free on the mon after the 4th if you are off we can work on some more stuff if you want

I'm actually taking friday the 2nd off instead, I'll be working monday but thanks for the offer. I figure I've got 3 weekends left, it will be close.

Nice build look forward checking it out

Looks pretty good guys just a thought you might want to weld the axle tubes the center sections & do the joints on the shocks bind at full flex

hey bill im game for sat again if your gonna be in the garage

MonsterS10 wrote:

Looks pretty good guys just a thought you might want to weld the axle tubes the center sections & do the joints on the shocks bind at full flex

I did weld the front tubes and will do the rear as well, thanks for the reminder. As far as the shock joints I don't think they bind at full flex. I did center the joint in the tabs before welding so I don't think it will be a problem. now that you brought it up I will be looking closely to find out though.

88blazeron40s wrote:

hey bill im game for sat again if your gonna be in the garage

SWEET! that is awesome! My focus on sat and sun is to get it running. I'm going to put a lot of hours into it this long weekend. Elva is taking Casey to Ocean City so it's just me and Aaron home. Any help is greatly appreciated. I'm hoping to be able to get a test drive in the weekend of the 17th.

Run fuel lines
Linkage install for tranny and Transfer case
Install radiator, coolant pipes, tranny lines
Install brake hard lines and distribution block.
Build header back exhaust
Install Driveshafts, (1 7//8 or 2 1/8 seal surface for tcase yoke?)
Center front axle
Plugs and wires and Fill all fluids

hey bill you wanna shoot for 8am or is 9 better for you

88blazeron40s wrote:

hey bill you wanna shoot for 8am or is 9 better for you

8 is fine for me. Wife is gone for the weekend so I can work as early and late as i need to.

i was thinking early because i need to get back home around 630 or 7 cause the woman and i are gonna go to dinner for our 2 year anniversary

thats great, I'll take any help I can get and a full days work is more than i could ask for. Thanks again. Pork barbque for lunch/dinner tomorrow.

Thanks again Ryan for your help saturday, makes a big difference having a second set of hands.

Run fuel lines - DONE
Linkage install for tranny and Transfer case- DONE
shifter cover and boots install - DONE
Install radiator, coolant pipes, tranny lines - DONE
Install brake hard lines and distribution block. - DONE
Build header back exhaust - DONE
Install Driveshafts, - Almost done, need 2 new pinion nuts
Center front axle - DONE
Plugs and wires - DONE
Firewall - Rear to shoulder height, lexan radiator - DONE
Brakes - install new hard lines and new flex lines. - DONE
Hood - install latch pins - DONE

Fill all fluids - need more radiator hoses
Brakes - Install rear 30" flex line
Oil pan skid - after driveshaft is installed
Limit straps - install
Bump stops - install/ fab mounts
Body panels - cut and paint, mount with tabs, rivets
Paint - cage and body panels
WINCH install fairlead and rope.
Emerg. Brake - Install corvette handle.
ROOF - bend aluminum to fit, drill into cage with self tapping screws
Axle winch - install on front of vehicle.
Fire ext - extinguisher mounts, per rules,
ARB - install pump, run wires, new bulkhead fitting, switches in dash
Spare tire - Fab spare tire mount

Updated list.


Install passenger seat
Install radiator connectors and resevoir
Install brake rear 30” flex line.
Install exhaust
Install Driveshafts
Oil pan skid
Limit straps
Bump stops
Body panels, cut, paint and rivet to tabs
Install winch fairlead and rope
ROOF, bend aluminum and screw to cage
Fire extinguisher mounts
ARB pump, lines and controls
Weld rear tub to center section
Vent baffles all fluids
Fuel filler tube.

Spare tire mount
Headlights, tail lights, cage padding,
tool storage
Axle winch
Ebrake handle and cables.

how did the exhuast work out

88blazeron40s wrote:

how did the exhuast work out

Good. Had to make my own flange on one side and welded the tube into place. had just the right pieces to run it out and back and turn down. screw the mufflers. painted them last night and bought some new gaskets. I'll bolt them in and do some hangers tonight

bill as that one shot of the coil at full bump? it looked like it could compress some more before it bottomed out. if this is the case i would be a little worried about that coil being that close to the tire. Its not letting a whole lot of room for play in that tire.

md4wheelin wrote:

bill as that one shot of the coil at full bump? it looked like it could compress some more before it bottomed out. if this is the case i would be a little worried about that coil being that close to the tire. Its not letting a whole lot of room for play in that tire.

There was about 3/4 inch more compression available there. I'm going to set my bump stops up about 2" in the rear anyway since my driveshaft wont hang that low. i have a 32 degree angle at full droop and the 1350 joints only allow 30. temporary fix.

Rockn93YJ wrote:

md4wheelin wrote:

bill as that one shot of the coil at full bump? it looked like it could compress some more before it bottomed out. if this is the case i would be a little worried about that coil being that close to the tire. Its not letting a whole lot of room for play in that tire.

There was about 3/4 inch more compression available there. I'm going to set my bump stops up about 2" in the rear anyway since my driveshaft wont hang that low. i have a 32 degree angle at full droop and the 1350 joints only allow 30. temporary fix.

im not sure i follow you, what does drive shaft angle and coil compression have to do with each other? The only time you have to worry about full droop is when both coils unload. IE if your frame hangs up and your rear axle drops in a hole.

md4wheelin wrote:

Rockn93YJ wrote:

md4wheelin wrote:

bill as that one shot of the coil at full bump? it looked like it could compress some more before it bottomed out. if this is the case i would be a little worried about that coil being that close to the tire. Its not letting a whole lot of room for play in that tire.

There was about 3/4 inch more compression available there. I'm going to set my bump stops up about 2" in the rear anyway since my driveshaft wont hang that low. i have a 32 degree angle at full droop and the 1350 joints only allow 30. temporary fix.

im not sure i follow you, what does drive shaft angle and coil compression have to do with each other? The only time you have to worry about full droop is when both coils unload. IE if your frame hangs up and your rear axle drops in a hole.

I see why i confused you. I've been working 14 hour days to get this thing done. bump stops will be set to hit about 1" from full compression since I'm using rubber. On the other end of the spectrum the full droop is greater than what my driveshaft will allows so I'll set the limiting straps to keep the angles within it's limitations. sorry.

Updated list.
Install passenger seat DONE
Install radiator connectors and resevoir DONE
Install brake rear 30” flex line. DONE
Install exhaust DONE
ROOF, bend aluminum and screw to cage DONE


Install Driveshafts
Oil pan skid
Limit straps
Bump stops
Body panels, cut, paint and rivet to tabs
Install winch fairlead and rope
Fire extinguisher mounts
ARB pump, lines and controls
Weld rear tub to center section
Vent baffles all fluids
Fuel filler tube.

Spare tire mount
Headlights, tail lights, cage padding,
tool storage
Axle winch
Ebrake handle and cables.
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very nice! that list keeps getting smaller you got this weekend and next week are you gonna be ready for the shakedown run on the 17th

88blazeron40s wrote:

very nice! that list keeps getting smaller you got this weekend and next week are you gonna be ready for the shakedown run on the 17th

It will be done this weekend. If everything works I'll be wheeling next weekend. IF not then fix it that saturday and wheel sunday. (fingers crossed)

Install Driveshafts - DONE
Limit straps - DONE
Bump stops - DONE
Body panels, cut, paint and rivet to tabs - cab panels done
Install winch fairlead - DONE and rope
Fire extinguisher mounts - DONE
ARB pump (DONE), lines and controls
Vent baffles all fluids (DONE) except rear axle, need vent
Fuel filler tube. - DONE

NOT COMPLETED: Struggled today trying to get the vehicle started. The starter would engage and barely turn the motor and then it would not disengage from the flywheel and would not start. Its like the starter was not getting full power and may have been getting jammed in the flywheel. we tried cleaning the frame where the grounds were attached with no luck. Tried shimming the starter with no luck. Next I'll try a new neg. battery cable and run it directly.

Oil pan skid
Weld rear axle tube to center section
Vehicle No Start - need new battery cable to ground
Finish ARB wiring and controls
Axle winch?
Grease Johnny Joints
Tighten Link nuts
Install winch rope
install second fire extinguisher
first aid kit mount
bell housing cover-needs bolts
Paint tub
fix trailer
vehicle numbers.

so nothing worked to get it started yesterday