3.0 killer

You aren't kidding. Feels like its taking forever

Oh well, should be done soon. I'm just glad that neither axle really needed a lot of work. The bearings in both axles were in good shape, so I'm reusing them. I'll replace them later, I gotta get out a wheel again!

Got a couple of buddies coming over next week, we're going to try to finish the rear, and get the front axle under the truck, and the gears set up. Once the front axle is in, all thats left is the steering, shock mounts, shocks, HD diff cover, beadlock centers, and put the interior and the bed on. should make it!

how many weeks till round up ha ha I wish i could get down there and help out

slowly but surely!

Sorry about the crappy cell phone pics.

cutoff


ground down


Its all out!



Welded rear

looks good dude

snowshoebrue wrote:looks good dude

Thanks bro. Still a lot left to do. Good thing I've got plenty of time huh?


front and rear gears are done, front hanger is tacked in place, shackle holes are drilled, and springs are just about ready for mockup.

Interior will go back in tommorow, and front axle will be assembled in the near future, pending arrival of parts.

To do:
Move steering box
mount shock hoops
buy shocks
brakelines
reassemble front axle
purchase steering (links, TREs)
mount bed
fix exhaust
reassemble interior
buy front diff cover
paint (if time)
recenter H1s

yeah, lookin good man. Can't wait to see it..

Done that is..

Got a lot of minor stuff taken care of yesterday, started reinstalling the interior, fixed my exhaust, ran my rear brake lines, bolted on the rear diff cover, and cut out the centers on my H1 wheels. Only thing I got pics of was cuttign out the H1 wheels.

Using a cutoff wheel is a PITA, but they turned out well.

Also got my shocks hoops,
IFS box relocation plates,
and my threaded steering ends.


Ordered my front diff cover, wheel centers, and rock rings from great lakes offroad.

seeing those wheels make me REALLY appreciate my PLASMA cutter... HATS OFF DUDE

Chopperman wrote:seeing those wheels make me REALLY appreciate my PLASMA cutter... HATS OFF DUDE

Yeah, I've been wishing I had a plasma more than once this project.

I've used the cutoff wheel for everything, from cutting those wheel centers out to cutting off my IFS.

My latest toys


Moved the PS box


painted my knuckles


Thats about all I got done today, bought some other small stuff I needed.

TREs and Ujoints are on the way, as are my wheel centers and rock rings. Should be here anytime so I can start putting the axle together.
Still working on the spring packs, I got them figured out, just need to get some spring clamps and new centerpins to put them together.

Damn Jason you're makin some progress! AWSOME!

yup!

Got a bunch of small stuff to pick up tuesday. Waiting on my ujoints, and I'll put the axle back together.

Got to finish putting the springs together, and will hopefully be hanging it this weekend/early next week. Got everything I need to finish it up either here or on the way!

Got my u joints in, and the axles put back together




Also got my inserts cut for my beadlocks. 16" ID water pipe. Just need to grind a little off the inside of the rings. Almost perfect fit, and cost me 1/3 of what buying them from company that makes them for this application would have. $21 a foot (need about 28") and no shipping, cheapest I found anywhere else was $40 a piece, plus shipping.





and got my tie rods in


So far this build I've gotten parts from
4wdfactory.com (awesome service,good prices, great delivery speed) gears, ujoints

Marlincrawler (same) Steering box bracket

Poly Performance (little long to ship, but good prices and parts) DL flanges (came from High Angle and TREs (came from parts mike) rockcrusher diff cover

Ballistic Fabrication (good prices, good quality products, decent shipping times) tube bungs, steering arms

Extremeaxles.com (excellent prices, good delivery speed) SRW hubs

Greatlakeoffroad.com (Awesome guys to work with, can't wait to see the product) front diff cover, wheel centers, rock rings

rockbrawlers (4DEEs is getting me set up with brakelines, can't wait to get them)brakelines

Locally:
Protofab- awesome guys to deal with, great prices on their scrap bin stuff
Remarc- great prices, and really helpful
Summit- guys at the counter have gone out of their way to help me out.
Western Nevada Supply Company- got my wheel inserts from them

looks good man great job, so what is the eta? I have faith in ya that you will make MCR just wondering if you will have time to run her a bit b4 then?

I'm hoping to have it streetable in the next week or so. Gonna try to get it out to moonrocks for a bit of a shake down

youneed HS arms ?

I'll make you a good deal on some dual shear balasitic arm... NEW

I already got some man, but thanks anyway. They not going to work on the D max?

Springs
3 toyota rear leafs, 3 chevy leafs. Nailed the height on the first try





Axle is done


buddy finish welding my hanger


rolling out


fits under the garage door by about an inch

Back in the garage, with bed on the frame


Have to:
mount bed
fill diffs with gear oil
brakes
connect driveshafts
steering

and it'll be driveable. I don't have a lot of room for my steering, so I'm not entirely sure how thats all going to work out. I don't have a lot of up travel room on the drivers side

sick

welp, you passed me up.

rj had a prob with his steering might contact chopperman

My springs aren't arched very much. I think I need to get some springs that have a bigger arch to them, and that'll move them away from my steering arm. Either that, or find a flat pitman arm.

Got my brakelines from the brawlers today, along with the t-shirt 4DEEs hooked me up with!! You guys rock!