I dunno if the FL was a joke or not being that I live in SC..but FL makes hella huge truck..either way I laughed [/QUOTE]

OOPS i have no idea why i wrote FL, i thought you lived in FL with no joke intended

 

aha no worries i thought it was funny

ill get some cheap roll arounds or something..but everything will be bolted on..so ill build it all then tear it down and paint everything..cab and motor and bed will come off so it will break down pretty nice and small to fit into a booth

 

ah

 

or thats atleast the plan..dunno what colors..im keeping it black but two tone it up..but dunno what yet..

 

I love it man, when you get it done I'm going to have to come down for a weekend.

 

HOLY ****

 

How am I the last one to post in this thread over a month ago?? Updates?

 

I want that rear axle!

 

he had knee surgery! i cant see too much getting done with that! lol

 

yeah I had knee surgery mid December -- havent done much since then..ill be out of town for about 2.5 weeks in January with work so not much there either..but DOM is waiting..bender is here, need to order the remaining ballistic joints so I can stand bending up some tube and get it sittin on tires...

also I got my transfer case in last month -- NP205 from a 78' highboy

 

for a fabricator, im suprised you didnt' make some sort of mad max style contraption for your leg so you could continue working...

love the truck and the progress, keep it coming!!

 

sux bout the knee surgery (Ive had 3) do all your therapist says and get back to work on this monster

 

haha Im pretty good right now just gotta find time..Im out of town all month..so when i get back its gunna be ***** to the wall..

im ready to get cracking on it..

going tomorrow up to the shop to get some angle cut for the mounts on the subframe nothing special but ill post pics of some of the small brackets i made..and my pile of nuts and bolts..

 

Holypeniswrinkle!

Brenton

 

hey B go back to your hole you crawled out of!

 

I'm working on it!

Brenton

 

i could get some work done on it on the weekends but im do busy being out of town for 4 wheeler rides..

 

And your next one better be down here, since Im calling in for that!

Brenton

 

finally got to work on the beast...

got the tubing bender up and running. all my Ballistic joints will be here Thursday only took a month to get :)



got my truss made on the front axle..well half of it rear isnt on yet. Also my DOM and joints came in for the tie rod bar. The joints are on the wrong side of the knuckle because down there it doesnt rub on lock..I have to do some handy work to the diff cover to clear it but dont wanna start machining on it until I get gears to make sure that they will clear



next few days will be the rear truss and start of subframe..

 

lookin good man

 

thanks! not much done in that picture but getting the bender set up and bending..and 1st time bending something..and of course the lovely process of cutting, notching, grinding to make it fit good...

 

Do you really feel that it is necessary to truss the axle? I mean, that is 3 1/2" OD 1/2" Wall DOM Tube, It will never bend under the weight of a Ranger...

 

If he was actually going to wheel it hard i would absolutley truss it but i dont think he plans to wheel it hard so he would probably be fine.

 

Its probably for show anyway. I mean I'm pretty sure thats his goal with the truck after all.

 

Dude, seriously? That axle is from a SUPERDUTY. It probably had a powerstroke sitting on top of it at some point in its life. Its not gonna bend under a ranger, ever.