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 Post subject: Re: The Cow
PostPosted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:31 am 
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Ran into a little problem with the bus. I bought some bushings for the bus thinking it had a 66 beam in it. Well I guess the beam was swapped out at some point and it has a 63 beam in it. The trailing arms are different and the bushings that I bought wont work. So I have to figure out what I want to do from here. Either find later spindles, arms, etc..., buy new bushings that are correct, or machine some sleeves for the arms to make them fit. As of now I am going to try the sleeve route and see if that will work. That didnt slow me down on getting the beam done though. Mano came over this weekend a few times and he was able to get a lot of welding done. Thanks again Mano for all the hard work :thumbs: Now on to pics...
Here is the torsion narrowing welded up(both sides are now done)
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The makings of a beam
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Adjusters welded on
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Finished product
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Beam in
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Not going to hit the beam or center pin on this one :lol:
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Now I just need to get the bushings sorted out first and then I can cut the torsions. Hope to have this sorted here soon. A few other things were done this weekend, but I will post up pics when they are finished.

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 Post subject: Re: The Cow
PostPosted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:47 am 
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Looks good!

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 Post subject: Re: The Cow
PostPosted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 10:14 am 
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Awesome work!! That beam looks great. Gotta love Mano's welding rig.

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 10:18 am 
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Looks Good!

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:29 am 
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That's some first rate welding :thumbs: :thumbs:

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 Post subject: Re: The Cow
PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:19 pm 
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Got the irs coversion going on this pig. I forgot the camera the last few weeks so no progress pics, sorry. The irs pockets were a pain to fit. Needed a lot of trimming. Borrowed a set of irs jigs to do this.
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Upon mock up I noticed one of the bolt holes on the trailing arms was in the wrong spot. Also the hole was threaded, but the way that mine is going to work, I am just going to run a bolt all the way through ( I love it when a plan comes together)

Where the hole was supposed to be
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New hole
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And had to trim a little to clear
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 Post subject: Re: The Cow
PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:21 pm 
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Also did some stepped trailing arms to get a "little" lower.
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Threw a coat of paint on it, but it still needs the shock mount welded on.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:07 pm 
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wow, nice work, that's going to be nuts! 8-)

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:15 pm 
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:55 pm 
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Damn dude, that's some serious customization... That's some nice work :thumbs: :thumbs:

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