- Location
- Virginia City, NV
Hey Gordo, want my d70-u for your new toy? I'll donate it to you if you can figure out how to get it from here to you.
Um. Heck yes. Are you serious? Ill be down in the bay in the next month. Ill hit you up if you are.
Hey Gordo, want my d70-u for your new toy? I'll donate it to you if you can figure out how to get it from here to you.
Um. Heck yes. Are you serious? Ill be down in the bay in the next month. Ill hit you up if you are.
Yeah, it's yours if you want it. It's a dually axle, I think, so it's pretty wide. But if ya want it, it's yours.
So finally got a chance to get back on this guy yesterday. A while back i picked up a set of mid stiffeners for cheap from sharkmark. They were pretty rusty as they had been sitting a while. I cleaned them up and added some extra wholes. Much drilling involved.
A few of the wholes i added 4 - 1/2” nuts farther back from stock location on each rail for additional crossmembers.
Then to prevent any future rust i added some rust reformer to the backside of both rails.
Got the drivers side fully in and added a gusset to tie the mids into the fronts. Ill add quite a bit more in this area when the long arms get purchased.
Not great so dont look to close. I am way to impatient for frame welding. Ran through 4lbs of wire for the two fronts and this mid. I didnt have enough left to finish the passenger side so i got it fitted in and tacked in. Ill jump back on it tomorrow. Then on to the rear.
Looking really good man. I like how you added those nuts for future mounting potential.
Looks good from here!
I'd like to see how your mini boatsides turn out.
I did mini boatsides with UHMW sheet right before SierraFest. Thought for sure they would get all banged up but ended up with not one scratch on 'em...obviously wasn't wheeling hard enough, haha.
Im using a 180amp lincoln. .030 inner shield. Im getting better and better at it. I just tend to rush and not get things as clean as they should be. Also there are some really tight spots and i cant get a good angle with the nozzle so it just spits everywhere. It gets frustrating.
Im finishing up the rear driver today. For anyone wondering, it took me about 8 hours per side front to back.
Those must have been some long days. 8 hours a side is what I thought it would take me so I’m going to play 10 each side. Is it mostly because of repositioning and cooking, or is there just that much welding?