project: Sofa King Big 71'

[jasonhall]

Give tim smith a kick in the nuts for me ,if you see him around at kicker.

[nvrsatisfied]

Originally Posted by jasonhall

Give tim smith a kick in the nuts for me ,if you see him around at kicker.

done deal!!!!!!

[nvrsatisfied]

over this last weekend i got the rear axle on some stands for mock up and so that i can start flipping the hubs on it. also during the weekend and last night i got to fininshing up the upper rear part of the sub frame. gotta go in and still add some bracing here and there threw out the sub frame. my buddy started making the 16pcs of pipe ends to put my hyme joints in so the 4-link might not be to far off. got to set some of the springs in for mock up, can't wait to get it off the stands and have it sit by itself. may of sold some of my old 4x4 stuff for the price to cover my steering and pinion brake so now i can start shopping for the front/rear steer supplies now. i will probably be ordering this in the next few days: http://diy4x.com/cart/index.php?rout...&product_id=49 for my pinion brake

[nvrsatisfied]

well last weekend was slow not much work done just worked on more small things. but i got a pic (four link ends for hyme joints) today from my buddy that got me all so one down and 15 to go, just one more small step closer....i just gotta sell some of my old axles and 40'' tall tractor tires/rims and that should get me enough for the hydraulic steering and pinion brakes, so i hope.

all left to do-

1.bung ends---getting worked on
2.rim centers--getting worked on
3.transfer case tranny adaptor
4.hydraulic steering
5.pinion brakes
6. drivelines-i have'em just gotta get it to sit on its own to make to length

i'm sure there are other small things but those are the big basics to get it really going......

[tallhoedude]

NICE PIECES!

what are you doing for pinion brakes?

ive got a line on laser cut brackets,uses a 73-87 chevy truck frt caliper,and a 2005ish 2500 rear brake rotor.
let me know if interested and ill hook you up with the guy who makes the brackets

[nvrsatisfied]

i'm looking at this setup http://diy4x.com/cart/index.php?rout...&product_id=49 for front and rear. i'm pretty pumped something is finally getting machined out. i'm going to sparks, OK. (http://www.mudstockok.com/) this weekend to let off a little steam drink some beers and watch my buddy tear some stuff up and a guy i have been talking to has a monster truck (HAWGWILD) and said i could jump in with him so i'm pretty jacked about that to...

let me know if he beat the price on the brackets and i can go from there......
thanks for the help.

[tallhoedude]

diy4x stuff is very nice.
that kit looks good.my bad i thought you were runnin 5tons.

[nvrsatisfied]

i'm just a little guy . but there is a 85?? model blazer about 100miles south of me with 5tons for cheap and in good shape (guy can't afford to finish) and it is really crossing my mind!? just half to see how this all turns out for now........hoping the paper work goes threw and i can get my 40'x60' w/12'door shop, then go get the blazer and start a new bigger truck....hopes and dreams, hopes and dreams.......

[nvrsatisfied]

got another new pic just about got all of them finished up.....gotta get a left hand tap now......

[LOW DOUGH]

cool!

[nvrsatisfied]

little bit of an update........

ordered a new bit to finish the left hand threads and picking it up today. so the guys might be able to bust out the rest of the fittings and that should get me my link bars ready to go on. sold my old axles and rims/tires. so with that $$$ it will help go towrads the hydraulic steering and that leaves me waiting to here back from a guy about all that stuff. weather has been a little soggy and rainy for the last two weeks or so. i also have to flip the center section of the axle (chunk) 180degrees in the rear so the driveline matches up correct in the rear, so i have been looking into all that home work. i also have to get some 3/8" plates to make the "helmet" that goes over the center section for the top center four link to attach to. last but not least i'm getting all the tab ears/gussests' cut out for the four link from a strip of 4" wide x 3/8" thick that is 10' long.

overall progress is slow but its not stop......

[Dieselwrencher]

Glad to hear you're still working on it. This thing will be a beast sooner or later!

[nvrsatisfied]

thanks, HOPE EVERY ONE HAD A GREAT TURKEY DAY!!!!

since last time.... i'm still doing small things on it and my $$$ for hydraulic steering went mostly to my daily driver because i needed to rebuild the tranny , the shop across the road got a new CNC machine and the flame table that i have been given permission to use hd to be tore down so they could move in the new machine. so here soon it should be back in working order. my bud got all 16total bung fittings done. also got the center chunk rotated and i am about to finish flipping the rear hubs. i am also doing my best at how i did the flip on the chunk and the hubs. i am going to do a thread on it and i will have parts and tips so if it ever comes up you guys will have an idea of what to look forward to.....very easy to do. also went ahead and bought a 4x8 sheet of 3/8" for the rim centers and helmets for the rockwells. But along with hunting, thanksgiving, and family popping up that made me a little busy. also being more pre occupied with hunting this year, that has had most of my time. but i just filled my last tag over the weekend and am pretty much done with the season...can't believe i finished this early, but now the fun begins making a ton of jerky and sausage. ended up getting a 10pt for rifle, 1 doe bow, and beat my 12pt from last year (rifle) with another 12pt (bow) but a lot more mass to the rack and overall weight .

so it looks like i gotta get back in the swing of things!!!!!

[Dieselwrencher]

Very nice! Congrats on the deer!

[phx 4x4]

this thing is gunna look grat when it done

[tallhoedude]

come on man! im throwin mud!!!

[nvrsatisfied]

^^ ya ya i know......

^so where is that wheelie vid we talked about???

[tallhoedude]

Originally Posted by nvrsatisfied

^^ ya ya i know......

^so where is that wheelie vid we talked about???

haha,just had to stir ya up a little in good fun.

yeah,yeah,yeah. i know,no wheelies yet.
i guess i just cant get myself to floor it and dump the clutch.the truck has performed soooo well in the mud,out playing in the backyard and crushing cars and hasnt broken anything.ive been beating it pretty hard and just would hate to break doin somethin that pointless.i know it sounded like a hell of an idea when it came out,but hindsight and lack of desire to tear the ruck apart are winning the battle.

i just finished up my rims for my 67x34x30 goodyear hf4's,theyve got almost 4" deep lugs.
should have some pics and maybe some car crushin vids up next week.

[72 CustomCamper]

Any updates?


Chuck

[Big J'72 GMC]

no doubt.....been waitin forever to see this one done

[chevy2racr]

BUMP

Any News? we wanna see!!!

[jason65]

Me to.

[nvrsatisfied]

hey guys sorry for the dropped thread.... a little update..

we all know how this winter has been going for everyone and this guy here don't work outside in the snow....sorry but ya i'm a baby like that....BUT threw out the off time parts are gathered and i got everything. the weather looks as if it might be making that turn, so i will be on this project. gotta do some spring cleaning in the shop this weekend and get things rolling......

later.......

[Big J'72 GMC]

pull on your big boy pants an get out in that snow, been waiting all winter for this thread to update lol

[nvrsatisfied]

well.....finally got the flame table setup and cut out rim centers, next i will be cutting out a butt load of tabs, and the helmet for the axles.......

the sun is out .....