i got started

Jul 4, 2009
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ok well i finally got started on my project... making the already good blaster fronty end a helluva lot better hehehe, well any who i did some calculations and geometry and figured between 12 and a half and 13 inches of travel with stock shocks, yes i know the added tourque will make emm floppy, o well thats another issue. but i have the bottom right arm 95 percwent done and its lookin awsome the top right is aobut half way then im gonna make a jig make the otherside exactly the same, then start on the upper shock mounts. pics up in a few days unless u want one of the bottom right i can go snap one quickly
 
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bearing holder cut out on the lathe..
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the bottom with the top not wwelded
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what its gonna be like monday, iu need to weld it on lol
 
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jig
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bottom arm in jig
keep in mind the welds are tig welds with mig welds ontop that are gonna hopefully get ground dowm flat to look like 1 piece of metal, and they are 100 percent penitration welds
there ya go non belivers lol
 
man......not to be a hater but i would have tried to fit those tubes together a little better. thats a LOT of space filled in by weld.
 
noober i should have the arms done this week and the next week ill be moving the top shock mount then ill be done im gonna then test then ima have freek send me a spare frame if hes still interested ima do it for him and if he likes it then im gonna be doing a contest for a front and rear end over hal lol, and whoever wins sends me there stuff and i will do there front and rear end full chromoly tubing lol weee
 
noober i should have the arms done this week and the next week ill be moving the top shock mount then ill be done im gonna then test then ima have freek send me a spare frame if hes still interested ima do it for him and if he likes it then im gonna be doing a contest for a front and rear end over hal lol, and whoever wins sends me there stuff and i will do there front and rear end full chromoly tubing lol weee

if all is good then thats a contest i would love to win!! I:I