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[Tex]

long story short i just rejoined wegotmud and have a new project it will be extremely slow as i work on the road and its hard to spend time in my shop when i get home cause i cnt put my 2 month old down
specs
2wd
no motor cnt decide bb, sb or diesel
3/4 ton running gear th400 to 205 to 14 bolt
plans
52 up front and 56 out back  

[black07ss]

Welcome back to we got mud!! And Congrats on the 2 month old!!  It don't matter how long you take with your project, the main thing is that when its done, its done right and the way you want it to turn out.  Good luck!.

[Tex]

http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll319/1995z71/the%2085/

[Tex]

update last time i was home i started to paint i wheel wheeled the interior and rhino lined it and put the 14 bolt under it im still on the fence about the lift i got a 8 inch but i want flex cuz i want to mud and trail ride so im thinking 52 and 56 out back it already has a 2 inch body not sure yet

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got a lift cnt put it on yet till i move the truck only have about an inch on clearance in the garage i rhino lined the in trier and undercoated the frame and ripped out the 10 bolt and and 35 and installed the 14 bolt with pizza cutter rollers painted the grill and under hood area still have a ton of cleanup to do wiring to wire wheelin and of course the stuffing the front axle trans ans t case in it and i unbolted the bed sides  and coated both sides of the bed floor plan to just run a homebrewed flat bed

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my little man i know its a build forum but im proud da it         the first pic hes about 10 mins old

[Tex]

well pay roll has been screwed up at work and i havent been home much, but just got my back pay check and made up my mind on the build buying a welder, helmet, new grinder, ect. this weekend as i get weekends off for the first time in over a year and trying to find 63 inch spring for the rear will try to redo rear sup. by inboard shocks and make a custum flat bed, and install longer springs and my shackel flip sat. will see how it gose


question should i move axle a little forward and cut rear of spring hanger off or move springs as far back as i can on the current frame length...?

[Ranger Dave]

if you can move the tires up to the cab. if your going to 44 later  leave enuff room for them. it will make it  short  and jump through them holes like a frog in heat.    cut the rest of the frame off.  you will have one mean ass ride like that.

[Tex]

got tired of sitting in my hotel thinking bout my first weekend off so went to the local harbor frieght hope this stuff fits in the truck with all my clothes and tools plus pretty happy spent less than 150 on all of it

[Tex]

got the 64 in as well as my shackle flip and new shackles  and rear bumper
not sold on the bed floor idea either
still not 100% happy with my shackle angel but want to wait till i install motor trans t cace fuel cell ect. b 4  i go changing it to much

[Tex]

not bad with ifs in the front with a anti sway bar attached 28 inches from ground to bootm of tire still needs shackle angle fixed as well
o and full packs with overloads
axle moved forward id say 4 to 5 inches in the process probly more b 4 its all said and done

[Tex]

next time im home plan to loose the drums for so disks, make shock mounts,probly loose the overload and put a zero rate add-a-leaf- in it place to move axle back  tryed today but old shock maxed out and wnt reach where i want them and maybe weld diff almost 4got work on getting a motor

[TOMAC]

Where's the rust? Lol

[old school truck dude]

Where's the rust? Lol

Yeah and they have sunshine there! Must be nice!

[Tex]

whats this "rust" you speak of
but for real i only had minimal surface rust on pass. floor board