Project: chopped70

[NOTPRETTY]

Fuel Cell? New rear x member?

[bent70]

Fuel Cell? New rear x member?

I am going to try and keep the stock tank....

New rear crossmember, yea you could say that. I'll go take some pics and post them i na few minutes.

[bent70]

here are a few pics

I added the firewall hoop/support
capped the end of the frame rail and added the rear tube frame

I also recieved my swayaway air shocks/ nitro fill kit from poly performance.

[bent70]

I got bored and added a brace from the tube frame to the slider.

[bent70]

I have the door/bed hoop bent and readyto be burned in, plus some of the braces to come.

[crawlin68]

Nice work man! That thing is going to be sweet. I take it you have your own bender and notcher? Are you going off of some plans for the all of the tubing or just making it as you go?

[NOTPRETTY]

Did you push the front axle forward too?

[bent70]

Nice work man! That thing is going to be sweet. I take it you have your own bender and notcher? Are you going off of some plans for the all of the tubing or just making it as you go?

Yea I have a pro tools 105 and a crappy hf notcher. I started out with an idea, but it went somewhat to shit, so most of it has been make as you go. I like it though so I've been lucky so far.

[bent70]

Did you push the front axle forward too?

I havn't gone any further than my pervious build and am retaining the same suspension up front. So it is forward 4" or so from stock.

[Delta 4 Wheel]

I like the shocks...


Good progress!...keep the updates coming.

[Rokcrln]

Looks great! You are still at the fun part. If you are looking for rear panels here is where I got mine. Great guy to deal with. http://www.kaloffroad.com/flares.htm I just got all my hydro steering parts today but I still need to call Pig and get a nitro kit.

Kevin

[bent70]

I'm not sure what I going to do yet. Either salvage the stock fenders, build new ones out of sheet metal(this would be fun) or make flat ones out of sheetmetal or lexan.

[Rokcrln]

Try and salvage the old ones but do not use flat sheet metal they just dont look right!

[bent70]

I think I might try and bend up some at work just for fun...I see if I can make the rolls and bends tomarrow.

[bent70]

I tried making a skin of the rear fender at work and it came out perfect. I'd show you all a pic, but I used it to catch slag for the plasma cutter and melted it. At least I know I can make the skins if I need them.

I built the 4-link and am finish welding it now. I still need to make gussets and braces for the mounts, but at least I have a suspension to hold the axle now.
Oh and I ended up with 105" wb rather 102".